Hemanshu Sondhi — Software Engineer

Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience architecting scalable distributed systems at Amazon, serving millions of users globally. I specialize in cloud architecture, AI/ML integration, and high-performance microservices that process 150,000+ transactions per second. Currently, I build next-generation features for Prime Video Sports and enterprise AI solutions, combining technical expertise with business impact to drive measurable results. TECHNICAL EXPERTISE Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (Fargate, DynamoDB, Bedrock, API Gateway, Lambda, SQS), Apache Spark, Apache Airflow, MySQL, HDFS Programming & Development: Java, Python, JavaScript, Scala, TypeScript, C, C++, REST APIs, Microservices Architecture AI & Data: Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Big Data Processing Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, DevOps, Large Scale Distributed Systems CAREER IMPACT * Emmy Award recipient as Lead Developer for Prime Video Sports Key Moments, boosting viewer engagement 25% across millions of users * Built Fintalk AI chatbot that reduced executive decision-making time by 60% through integration of 10+ data sources * Led development of fault-tolerant microservices achieving 99.99% uptime during global live events with sub-second response times * Delivered 100x performance improvement, reducing processing time from 300 hours to 3 hours for 800M+ records covering 33% of US population at Alphonso * Enhanced AmazonPay BillPay for 100M+ monthly users, driving 10% engagement increase through API optimization WHAT I BRING TO YOUR TEAM? I excel at translating complex technical challenges into scalable solutions that drive business growth. My experience spans the full software development lifecycle, from system design and architecture to deployment and optimization. I collaborate effectively with product managers, UX designers, and engineering teams to deliver results. Whether optimizing query response times from 15 seconds to 5 seconds or reducing development effort by 80% through smart architecture decisions, I focus on solutions that create lasting technical and business value. WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR? I am seeking Senior Engineering roles where I can leverage my expertise in cloud architecture, AI integration, and distributed systems to build innovative products at scale. I am particularly interested in opportunities in streaming media, AI/ML platforms, enterprise software and fintech. Let's connect if you're building something impactful! --- IIT BHU Computer Science Graduate | New York, NY | Available for Senior Engineering Roles

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-heavy Fullstack Engineer specializing in Fintech and Streaming Media.

Location: New York, New York, United States

Experience: 7 yrs 8 mos

Skills

Cloud Architecture
Ai Integration
Microservices Architecture
Api Development
Big Data Processing
Distributed Systems

Career Highlights

Emmy Award recipient for Prime Video Sports development
Achieved 100x performance improvement for data processing
Reduced decision-making time by 60% with AI chatbot

Work Experience

Amazon

Software Development Engineer (1 yr)

Software Development Engineer (3 yrs 2 mos)

Software Development Engineer (1 yr 5 mos)

Alphonso Inc.

Software Engineer (2 yrs 1 mo)

Nutanix

Software Engineering Intern (2 mos)

SunSure

Intern (1 mo)

Education

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) at Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi

Hemanshu Sondhi

Software Engineer

New York, New York, United States7 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Emmy Award recipient for Prime Video Sports development
Achieved 100x performance improvement for data processing
Reduced decision-making time by 60% with AI chatbot

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-heavy Fullstack Engineer specializing in Fintech and Streaming Media.

Contact

hemanshu.sondhi@amazon.com +918285609459 LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Cloud ArchitectureAi IntegrationMicroservices ArchitectureApi DevelopmentBig Data ProcessingDistributed Systems

Other Skills

AIAPI integrationAPI optimizationAWSAgile methodologiesAlgorithmsCC++Caching strategiesCloud ComputingCorporate FinanceData StructuresData architectureDatabasesDevOps automation

About

Experience

Amazon

3 roles

Software Development Engineer

Mar 2025 – Present · 1 yr

Corporate Finance - Fintalk:
Created Fintalk (an AI-powered chatbot) enabling corporate leadership to query complex financial data
across 3+ internal systems, reducing decision-making time by 60%
Integrated 10+ diverse data sources (PDF reports, finance tools, internal databases) via secure APIs,
delivering real-time, compliant financial insights to 50+ leadership stakeholders.
Enhanced chatbot performance with prompt engineering, reducing average query response time from 15s to 5s and increasing adoption rate among leadership by 40%.

AWSAPI integrationAIchatbot developmentCloud ArchitectureAI Integration

Software Development Engineer

Jan 2022 – Mar 2025 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Prime Video Sports - Key Moments and Nextup:
Architected Key Moments to surface highlights during live sports playback and NextUp to deliver
end-of-stream recommendations, enhancing viewer engagement increasing viewer engagement by 25%.
Built highly available, fault-tolerant microservices handling 150K transactions per second(TPS) during
global live events, achieving 99.99% uptime and sub-second response times through caching strategies.
Partnered in an agile environment with 3 cross-functional teams: playback, personalization, recommendation, and feed processing to integrate seamlessly into Prime Video’s pipeline ensuring sub-second response times.

MicroservicesCaching strategiesAgile methodologiesCloud ArchitectureMicroservices Architecture

Software Development Engineer

Aug 2020 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

AmazonPay - BillPay:
Owned the non-checkout experience of BillPay, streamlining bill discovery and payments for 100M+ monthly users, driving a 10% increase in engagement.
Reused and extended existing REST APIs to deliver scalable, low-latency services, reducing development effort by 80% and cutting average response time by 40ms, in collaboration with product and UX teams.

REST APIsAPI optimizationUser engagement strategiesCloud ArchitectureAPI Development

Alphonso inc.

Software Engineer

Jun 2018 – Jul 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

◦ Programmatic Segments:
◦ Engineered a scalable data architecture to process 800M+ viewership records (covering 1/3rd of the US population), incorporating a priority-based scheduler for complex DAG workflows.
Enhanced data pipelines using DevOps automation and workflows to reduce runtime from 300 hours
to 3 hours (100x improvement) while building an alerting framework for transparency and reliability.
Built an internal client-facing UI supporting 100+ concurrent users, enabling seamless job registration and
management and reducing manual coordination effort by 50%
◦ Tracker: Designed and developed an end to end system to handle logs from 200 active servers using a distributed
queueing system, and storing in noSql Database. Built a web app to visualize the logs.
◦ Exposure: Scala, Java, NodeJS, kafka, spark, HDFS, airflow, mySql, mongoDb, angularJs, expressJs

Data architectureDevOps automationNoSQL databasesBig Data ProcessingDistributed Systems

Nutanix

Software Engineering Intern

May 2017 – Jul 2017 · 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Developed a Selenium-based UI automation framework in Java for the VM Migration product, reducing
manual testing time by 50% and gaining hands-on exposure to Selenium, SaltStack, and Docker.

UI automationJavaSelenium

Sunsure

Intern

May 2016 – Jun 2016 · 1 mo · Delhi · On-site

Designed and deployed a SCADA-based monitoring system for 50+ solar inverters using Raspberry Pi
microcontrollers, Django backend, and AWS services; reduced fault detection time by 40% through real-time data logging and database integration.

SCADA systemsRaspberry PiDjango