Ankit Gajra — Software Engineer

I'm a passionate software engineer with 9+ years of experience in backend development, system design, and building distributed, data-intensive systems at internet scale. My journey began with a simple "Hello World". Over the years, it has evolved into architecting scalable platforms used by millions. At Dream11, I’ve designed and managed systems that handle 15M+ concurrent users and 50M+ requests per minute, all while maintaining sub-20ms latency. My focus areas include performance engineering, reliability and large-scale data systems. I’ve helped improve system resilience through observability, load testing and data-driven infrastructure optimization. I began my career as a full-stack developer but soon found my passion in backend systems, distributed architectures, and performance tuning. I specialize in Java, RxJava, and Vert.x with deep experience in MySQL, Aerospike, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch, Redis, Kafka and Spark. Recently I’ve been exploring the intersection of AI and backend engineering. I’ve applied LLMs for automation, built custom agent pipelines and integrated intelligent workflows with backend systems to improve efficiency and orchestration. I thrive in fast-paced, ownership-driven environments where I can collaborate with cross-functional teams and deliver impactful high-quality systems. Whether it’s building APIs, optimizing distributed systems or designing for reliability, I love solving complex engineering problems at scale. Outside of work, you’ll find me gaming, playing cricket, table tennis or hanging out with dogs. When I’m not debugging production or exploring new tech (read: not stuck in the Matrix), I try to travel and experience new places.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Engineer specializing in high-performance, scalable systems for B2C applications.

Location: Mumbai, India

Experience: 9 yrs 7 mos