Engineered and scaled backend microservices for client Tapzo/OneDirect (India's leading super-app) from scratch, handling 50M+ daily transactions and achieving 5-7k TPS during peak times. Designed event-driven architecture using Apache Kafka, Redis, REST and gRPC APIs; implemented resilient distributed systems, CI/CD pipelines, and real-time notifications. Led end-to-end workflows, collaborated with QA and performance teams, and migrated legacy file-drop workflows to streaming pipelines, reducing latency and improving throughput. Partnered closely with frontend, data, and product teams to drive reliability, scalability, and customer experience. Implemented monitoring and alerting with Prometheus, Grafana and Splunk; worked with Kubernetes clusters for automated deployment and health checks.

Senior Software Engineer (Backend Engineer) at Rajish (E-commerce Startup)

February 1, 2024 - Present

Developed and improved a microservice-based distributed order fulfilment platform using Java, Spring Boot and MySQL to process high-volume seller orders across multiple marketplaces. Designed and implemented event-driven architecture enabling parallel processing of millions of inventory updates across global marketplaces; replaced legacy file-drop workflows with resilient streaming pipelines; integrated with leading 3rd-party couriers and e-commerce platforms; ensured end-to-end lifecycle events, retry logic, and failure recovery with guaranteed consistency.

Independent Career Sabbatical at Independent Career Sabbatical

June 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024

Relocated from India to USA and dedicated full-time effort to advanced distributed systems/algorithms study.

Senior Software Engineer (Senior Associate Consultant) at Bosch

June 1, 2023 - June 1, 2023

Engineered and scaled backend microservices for client Tapzo/OneDirect, building a distributed order fulfilment platform from scratch. Built RESTful APIs, implemented an event-driven architecture with Redis and Kafka to support 50M+ daily transactions under high concurrency. Integrated with 15+ external systems (PayU, RazorPay, Ola, Uber, MakeMyTrip, etc.), ensured low latency, fault-tolerant communication, and robust error recovery. Strengthened platform reliability and scalability with modernized pipelines (Kafka-based events, Redis-backed caching) and monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk). Collaborated closely with front-end and product teams to align end-to-end workflows and SLA adherence.