Backend & cloud engineer specializing in scalable distributed systems, Kubernetes, and production-grade infrastructure, with a strong ownership mindset.

Sandeep Patel

Backend & cloud engineer specializing in scalable distributed systems, Kubernetes, and production-grade infrastructure, with a strong ownership mindset.

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Backend & cloud engineer specializing in scalable distributed systems, Kubernetes, and production-grade infrastructure, with a strong ownership mindset.

Experience Level

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Language

Aragonese
Advanced
Javanese
Advanced

Work Experience

Software Engineer at TraQez Private Limited
October 1, 2024 - Present
Designed backend scanner APIs in Node.js with PostgreSQL + Redis for high-speed data handling. Enabled direct registry scanning without pulling images; added Kubernetes cluster/pod/service scanning. Developed APIs for vulnerability, container, and registry scanning integrated with Kafka queues. Optimized database queries and connection pooling using PgBouncer for scalability under heavy load. Implemented PostgreSQL master-slave with PgBouncer and Redis master-slave setup with Redis Sentinel. Automated scaling of Microsoft Azure VMs based on CPU/memory load (scale-out up to 10 nodes). Deployed ML model and server Docker images on Azure Kubernetes Service using Pulumi. Scaled cluster resources dynamically based on real-time usage metrics and implemented autoscaling. Built a fine-tuned vulnerability detection AI model using scikit-learn, Hugging Face, and pandas.
Backend Developer at Golden Memory
September 1, 2023 - October 1, 2024
Built a YouTube-like video and reels platform from scratch with a basic recommendation system. Designed HLS-based video streaming with FFmpeg + chunked storage on Amazon S3 and CDN delivery. Leveraged Apache Kafka to achieve a high-throughput, event-driven streaming pipeline. Deployed the platform on web and Google Play store with user management and authentication.
Backend Developer (Intern) at Fusion Tech Process Consulting
July 1, 2022 - August 1, 2023
Developed a Chrome Extension to automate website logins using ECDSA for secure credential handling. Built and deployed a proxy server using Mockttp to allow or block websites based on user preferences; generated and injected SSL certificates to secure browser connections. Automated hosting through containerization. Used Nginx for load balancing across 15 Docker containers, resulting in throughput increase from 700 to 11,000 (≈15x improvement). Implemented Apache Kafka to enhance real-time event streaming. Tech: Node.js, Apache Kafka, Docker, Nginx, Prometheus, Grafana, Redis, Postgres, Azure.
Intern at Fusion Tech Process Consulting
July 1, 2022 - August 1, 2023
Developed a Chrome Extension to automate website logins using ECDSA; built a proxy server with Mockttp to allow/block websites and inject SSL certificates; containerized hosting with Nginx load balancing across 15 Docker containers, achieving 15x throughput; implemented Apache Kafka to enhance RPS; Tech: Node.js, Apache Kafka, Docker, Nginx, Prometheus, Grafana, Redis, Postgres, Azure.
Open Source Contributor at idurar-erp-crm
September 1, 2023 - September 1, 2023
Rectified backend server logic, updated code to resolve bugs and enhance performance (Merged PR).
Frontend Developer at Fusion Tech Process Consulting
July 1, 2022 - August 1, 2023
Developed a Chrome Extension to automate website logins using ECDSA for end-to-end encryption. Built and deployed a proxy server with Mockttp to allow/block websites; server also generates/injects SSL certificates to secure browser connections. Automated hosting via containerization; used Nginx for load balancing across 15 Docker containers, achieving throughput improvement from 700 to 11,000 (≈15x). Implemented Apache Kafka to enhance real-time event streaming. Tech: Node.js, Apache Kafka, Docker, Nginx, Prometheus, Grafana, Redis, Postgres, Azure.

Education

Bachelor of Technology at IIT Jammu
July 1, 2020 - May 1, 2024
Bachelor of Technology at IIT Jammu
July 1, 2020 - May 1, 2024
Bachelor of Technology at IIT Jammu
July 1, 2020 - May 1, 2024

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education
    paper Video Streaming App

    Built a YouTube-like video and reels platform from scratch. Created a AI recommendation system.
    • Designed HLS-based video streaming with FFmpeg + chunked storage on Amazon S3 and CDN delivery.
    • Used Apache Kafka to achieve high throughput and event-driven streaming pipeline.
    • Deployed platform on web + Google Play store with user management and authentication.
    • Tech: Node.js, Redis, MongoDB, Kafka, FFmpeg, S3, React.js, React Native, CDN

    paper Vulnerabilities Finder

    • Designed all backend scanner APIs in Node.js, integrating PostgreSQL + Redis for high-speed data handling.
    • Enabled direct registry scanning without pulling images; also added Kubernetes cluster/pod/service scanning.
    • Developed APIs for vulnerability, container, and registry scanning integrated with Kafka queues.
    • Optimized database queries and connection pooling using PgBouncer for scalability under heavy load.
    • Implemented PostgreSQL master-slave with PgBouncer and Redis master-slave setup with redis sentinel.