Software/Cloud Engineer with over 3 years of experience designing and scaling distributed, event-driven systems and serverless domains. My expertise lies in AWS services, backend development i.e. Node.js, TypeScript, Spring Boot.

Nitin Saxena

Software/Cloud Engineer with over 3 years of experience designing and scaling distributed, event-driven systems and serverless domains. My expertise lies in AWS services, backend development i.e. Node.js, TypeScript, Spring Boot.

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Software/Cloud Engineer with over 3 years of experience designing and scaling distributed, event-driven systems and serverless domains. My expertise lies in AWS services, backend development i.e. Node.js, TypeScript, Spring Boot.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Cloud Engineer at Shake Shack (via LTIMindtree)
August 1, 2025 - Present
Led development of a serverless communications domain using AWS Lambda, SES, Step Functions and third-party APIs to enable real-time and scheduled notifications. Implemented reliable SMS delivery by integrating Sinch API, handling peak volumes up to 1M messages with reduced delivery latency. Created Template Management Service with Lambda and DynamoDB to centralize 50+ templates. Built in-store kiosk integration with PostgreSQL and Lambda for customer recognition; achieved ~96% visibility into user journeys via mParticle analytics and prevented duplicate SMSs using Redis. Also integrated Facebook Lead Ads via Graph API to capture leads and drive Shake Shack campaigns.
Software Engineer at Principal Global Services (via LTIMindtree)
August 1, 2022 - July 31, 2025
Implemented a scalable microservices architecture using AWS Lambda, SQS, and EventBridge to enable seamless data synchronization across a life insurance platform supporting 1M+ concurrent users. Conducted AWS Well-Architected Framework reviews to identify reliability, security, and operational gaps and implemented targeted fixes. Developed RESTful APIs in Node.js/TypeScript on AWS for client data requests. Designed disaster recovery with DynamoDB PITR and cross-region replication, achieving an RTO under 10 minutes. Accelerated deployments by 80% and reduced errors by 80% via CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions. Enhanced platform reliability with CloudWatch alarms for real-time incident detection and automated alerting; authored unit and integration tests (Mocha) achieving 85% automated test coverage.

Education

B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at SRM Institute Of Science And Technology
May 1, 2018 - May 1, 2022

Qualifications

GitHub Foundations Certification
June 1, 2024 - January 8, 2026
AWS Certified Developer Associate
November 1, 2022 - January 8, 2026
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
October 1, 2022 - January 8, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment