Hi, I'm Harsh Bodgal, a software engineer focused on building scalable, cloud-native applications. Over the past 5+ years, I've designed and shipped full-stack solutions across fintech, edtech, and sustainability domains using Python, Java, Node.js, and React. I thrive on crafting robust APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures with Kafka, while prioritizing performance, reliability, and clean, maintainable code. I enjoy collaborating with product, design, and ops to deliver impactful features and solid observability. From secure payment flows to real-time messaging and cost-optimized cloud deployments, I'm motivated by shipping high-quality software that users rely on every day.

Harsh Bodgal

Hi, I'm Harsh Bodgal, a software engineer focused on building scalable, cloud-native applications. Over the past 5+ years, I've designed and shipped full-stack solutions across fintech, edtech, and sustainability domains using Python, Java, Node.js, and React. I thrive on crafting robust APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures with Kafka, while prioritizing performance, reliability, and clean, maintainable code. I enjoy collaborating with product, design, and ops to deliver impactful features and solid observability. From secure payment flows to real-time messaging and cost-optimized cloud deployments, I'm motivated by shipping high-quality software that users rely on every day.

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Hi, I’m Harsh Bodgal, a software engineer focused on building scalable, cloud-native applications. Over the past 5+ years, I’ve designed and shipped full-stack solutions across fintech, edtech, and sustainability domains using Python, Java, Node.js, and React. I thrive on crafting robust APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures with Kafka, while prioritizing performance, reliability, and clean, maintainable code.

I enjoy collaborating with product, design, and ops to deliver impactful features and solid observability. From secure payment flows to real-time messaging and cost-optimized cloud deployments, I’m motivated by shipping high-quality software that users rely on every day.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Software Engineer at D1 Notes
April 1, 2025 - Present
Owns development of core marketplace features including coach discovery, booking workflows, and subscription management using Next.js and Node.js; implemented feature flagging and analytics instrumentation, increasing feature adoption by 30% in production. Designed and implemented secure payment and payout flows integrating Stripe Connect, handling escrow-style transactions, refunds, and split payouts; enforced PCI-compliant practices, idempotent APIs, and webhook-based event processing to ensure financial accuracy and reliability. Built scalable real-time messaging and notification systems using Redis and WebSockets; introduced background job processing and rate limiting to support high-concurrency chat and booking updates, reducing message latency by 40%. Deployed services on AWS (ECS Fargate, RDS, S3, CloudFront) using Terraform; implemented CI/CD pipelines and centralized observability with OpenTelemetry and CloudWatch, improving deployment frequency by 35% and maintaining 99.9% up
Software Engineer at Microsoft
November 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
Constructed and implemented a cloud cost analysis and forecasting platform on Microsoft Azure leveraging Azure Cost Management APIs and Azure Monitor metrics, achieving 95% prediction accuracy and enabling proactive budget controls. Optimized Azure DevOps pipelines by refactoring pipelines, parallelizing test jobs, and right-sizing build agents; reduced pipeline runtime and delivered substantial annual compute savings. Engineered distributed TypeScript services and automation tooling to enforce cost governance policies and anomaly detection across environments; integrated dashboards with Power BI and implemented policy-as-code controls, improving visibility and compliance.
Software Engineer at One Community Global
March 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
Formed and developed a cloud-native resource management dashboard using Next.js (App Router) and TypeScript with server-side rendering and optimized caching strategies; improved Time to Interactive (TTI) by 25% and enhanced Core Web Vitals performance metrics. Architected backend services using Python (FastAPI) and Node.js, implementing event-driven patterns with Kafka for real-time processing. Orchestrated and deployed containerized applications on AWS (EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3) using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code; implemented GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, security scanning (Snyk), and blue-green deployments. Implemented observability and reliability engineering practices including OpenTelemetry tracing, centralized logging with ELK, and monitoring via Datadog; improved incident detection time by 40% and maintained 99.9% service availability.
Software Engineer at Innodel Technologies
February 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021
Programmed a real estate–backed digital mortgage banking platform supporting loan origination, underwriting, and collateral management using Java Spring Boot; implemented transactional workflows for financial processing. Configured and optimized PostgreSQL schemas for mortgage accounts, amortization schedules, escrow management, property valuations, and repayment tracking; improved query performance by 30% through indexing, normalization, and query tuning. Containerized microservices using Docker and deployed on Kubernetes with rolling updates and horizontal pod autoscaling; implemented Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana, ensuring 99.95% system availability.
Software Engineer at Khaddargram International
January 1, 2018 - February 29, 2020
Created a scalable React-based front-end with reusable components and centralized state management, reducing page load time by 35% and increasing mobile user engagement. Released and managed the application on AWS (EC2, S3, RDS), achieving 99.9% uptime and reducing infrastructure costs through right-sizing and auto-scaling. Established unit and integration testing workflows using Jest; integrated automated test suites into CI pipelines, improving release reliability. Devised RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express with JWT-based authentication and optimized SQL queries, improving API response times by 25% and ensuring secure endpoint management.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science at California State University, Fullerton
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024
Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology at Ganpat University, Mehsana, India
August 1, 2014 - August 1, 2018
Master of Science in Computer Science at California State University, Fullerton
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024
Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology at Ganpat University, Mehsana, India
August 1, 2014 - August 1, 2018

Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
January 11, 2030 - March 26, 2026
AWS Certified AI Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - March 26, 2026
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026
AWS Certified AI Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Education, Professional Services