I am an experienced and results-driven Senior Backend Developer and Solution Architect with over 10 years in designing, building, and scaling backend systems across cloud-native, hardware-integrated, and data-intensive platforms. I have a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams, mentoring engineers, and driving end-to-end technical delivery in agile environments. I am passionate about system architecture, developer enablement, and building high-performing teams — and I’m seeking a Chapter Lead role to further shape engineering culture and technical excellence.

Ayush Nigam S

I am an experienced and results-driven Senior Backend Developer and Solution Architect with over 10 years in designing, building, and scaling backend systems across cloud-native, hardware-integrated, and data-intensive platforms. I have a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams, mentoring engineers, and driving end-to-end technical delivery in agile environments. I am passionate about system architecture, developer enablement, and building high-performing teams — and I’m seeking a Chapter Lead role to further shape engineering culture and technical excellence.

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I am an experienced and results-driven Senior Backend Developer and Solution Architect with over 10 years in designing, building, and scaling backend systems across cloud-native, hardware-integrated, and data-intensive platforms.

I have a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams, mentoring engineers, and driving end-to-end technical delivery in agile environments. I am passionate about system architecture, developer enablement, and building high-performing teams — and I’m seeking a Chapter Lead role to further shape engineering culture and technical excellence.

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Work Experience

Senior Backend Developer at Aofrio
March 1, 2025 - Present
Led the design and development of scalable backend systems for a hardware-integrated SaaS platform. Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to enable seamless hardware-software communication, real-time data processing, and secure API integration. Delivered microservices architecture on AWS using Node.js, MongoDB, Docker, and Kubernetes, while championing CI/CD, system performance, and development best practices. Designed and delivered scalable backend architecture and APIs to integrate hardware components with the SaaS platform, ensuring performance, security, and reliability. Led collaboration with frontend, DevOps, and hardware teams. Architected and deployed containerized microservices with robust CI/CD pipelines. Implemented secure data handling and optimized Postgres databases.
Senior Software Engineer at Orion Health
March 31, 2025 - July 29, 2025
Contributed to the design, development, testing, and deployment phases of the Digital Front Door product. Advocated and implemented best practices, coding standards, and testing methods for web development. Mentored junior engineers to share knowledge and foster skill development. Led the design and implementation of a scalable search and retrieval system for a healthcare service discovery platform, integrating with external data sources to enhance search relevance and performance. Developed and maintained an API gateway within a Healthcare Finder VPC, enabling secure and efficient communication between user interfaces and backend services. Mentored team members to operate at the forefront of technologies.
Software Engineer II (Full stack) at Soul Machines
October 31, 2022 - July 29, 2025
Responsible for contributing to the core product family of Soul Machines and supporting the tool infrastructure. Designed and implemented conversational workflows using Dialogflow CX and AWS Lambda. Led Agile ceremonies and mentored junior engineers to deliver production-grade features. Integrated real-time monitoring and scaling strategies to ensure system reliability.
Conversation Engineer at NZ Police
January 31, 2020 - July 29, 2025
Led conversational experience for Digital Human Ella to enhance public engagement for NZ Police. Helped bring digital humans to life with engaging and enjoyable personalities. Led the conversational team from the ground up to provide actual value to customers. Implemented content supporting clear, effective communication representative of the client brand's voice and personality.
Developer at Sonnar Interactive Ltd
November 30, 2019 - July 29, 2025
Part of AUT Ventures funded startup developing an audio game hub for blind people and voice applications for Google, Alexa, and Bixby. Developed many games and different products for various clients. Organized and participated in Hackathons, winning the AUT X challenge and participated in Bixby premier Dev Challenge.
Lead Engineer at HCL Technologies (BBC)
January 31, 2019 - July 29, 2025
Developed a voice pipeline for the Beeb project involving conversation pipeline (ASR, NLP, TTS) with pluggable components for each service using microservice architecture. Engaged with customers to define technical requirements and design solutions. Responsible for hiring and mentoring junior developers and managing the offshore team.
Software Engineer at JK Technosoft
January 31, 2018 - July 29, 2025
Developed an open-source Bible Translation Manager desktop application based on Electron and Reactjs components for cross-platform desktop apps using Nodejs and Chromium engine. Developed and maintained clean software and unit tests. Estimated work and communicated with the team. Documented work.
Senior Software Engineer at Orion Health
November 1, 2022 - March 1, 2025
Contributed to the design, development, testing, and deployment phases of the Digital Front Door product. Advocated and implemented coding standards and testing methods, and mentored junior engineers to build capability and ensure delivery of business value.
Software Engineer II (Full Stack) at Soul Machines
November 1, 2019 - October 31, 2022
Designed and implemented conversational workflows using Dialogflow CX and AWS Lambda; led Agile ceremonies and mentored junior engineers to deliver production-grade features; integrated real-time monitoring and scaling strategies to ensure system reliability.
Conversation Engineer at NZ Police
August 1, 2019 - January 31, 2020
Led conversational experience for the Digital Human Ella, enhancing public engagement. Implemented content that reflected brand voice and personality, and guided the conversational team to deliver value.
Lead Engineer at HCL Technologies, Noida (BBC)
January 1, 2018 - January 31, 2019
Developed a voice pipeline Beeb; built a scalable microservice architecture with pluggable components for ASR/NLP/TTS across Google, Amazon, and RASA; responsible for hiring and mentoring junior developers and managing offshore team.
Software Engineer at JK Technosoft, Noida
July 1, 2015 - January 31, 2018
Developed a cross-platform Bible Translation Manager desktop application using Electron and React; contributed to design, development, testing, and documentation; collaborated with the team to deliver features.

Education

Post Graduate Diploma at Auckland University of Technology
January 1, 2019 - November 30, 2019
Bachelor of Technology at Manav Rachna International University
July 1, 2011 - July 31, 2015
Post Graduate Diploma (PGDip) – Computer Science at Auckland University of Technology
January 1, 2019 - November 1, 2019
B.Tech – Computer Science at Manav Rachna International University
July 1, 2011 - July 1, 2015

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Healthcare, Government, Professional Services, Other