Pankaj Yadav

Software Engineer

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India11 yrs 2 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over a decade of experience in backend engineering.
  • Expert in scalable and resilient system design.
  • Proven track record of cost-saving optimizations.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Engineer specializing in scalable systems across diverse industries like Gaming and Automotive.

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Skills

Core Skills

GoKubernetesKafkaData TransformationAwsMicroservicesAutomationApi DevelopmentBlockchain

Other Skills

Amazon EKSAmazon Web Services (AWS)Apache KafkaAutomotiveAzure StorageCSVChaos EngineeringChatGPTDockerEdtechGamingGitGo (Programming Language)HyperledgerJava

About

Backend Engineer | 10+ Years | Scalable Systems | Go, AWS, Kafka | Gaming | Resilience Engineering I'm a backend-focused software engineer with over a decade of experience building scalable, resilient, and high-performance systems across domains like gaming, automotive, and edtech. Previously at Fisker and Classplus, I led efforts to reduce infrastructure costs, improve performance (20–30%), and built core backend features like user services, payment integrations, and data transformation pipelines using Kafka, Protobuf, Parquet, and more. I thrive in environments that demand clean architecture, performance tuning, and a hands-on approach to backend engineering. Whether it's optimizing a microservice, migrating data formats for efficiency, or leading a team through complex architectural decisions—I'm all in. Core Skills: Go, AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes, Redis, MySQL, Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, Chaos Engineering

Experience

Loco

Senior Software Developer

Dec 2024Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · Hybrid

Go (Programming Language)KubernetesChaos EngineeringGamingGo

Fisker

Lead Backend Engineer

Aug 2023Dec 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

  • ❖ Migrated Kafka messages from JSON to Protobuf, achieving 15-20% cost savings and a 20-30%
  • performance increase.
  • ❖ Automated conversion of vehicle signal data from CSV to Parquet, reducing storage overhead (up to
  • 75%) and achieving 20-25% cost savings.
  • ❖ Developed a feature to limit concurrency based on environment variables, reducing memory usage and
  • preventing performance degradation.
DockergolangGo (Programming Language)AutomotivegRPCAzure Storage+5

Classplus

2 roles

Lead Engineer

Promoted

Apr 2022Jul 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • ❖ Part of the winning team in a hackathon competition organised by
  • Classplus, demonstrating the ability to collaborate with other developers
  • and solve complex challenges.
  • ❖ Designed and implemented a CLI tool using ChatGPT to streamline the creation of unit test cases, reducing the time required to write tests by 60% and improving overall code quality.
  • ❖ Utilized Cloud Foundry for efficient building on top of Kubernetes Achieved
  • server cost optimisation up to 40% by optimising codes and network calls.
  • ❖ Successfully increased payment success rate to 15-20% by changing
  • architecture, implementing new features, and improving error handling.
  • ❖ Collaborated with the DevOps team to monitor and optimize database queries and APIs. Optimized queries by creating indexes, rewriting SQL statements, and tuning database parameters. Worked with the development team to refactor code and optimise API endpoints, resulting in a 40% improvement in API response time. Established performance benchmarks and conducted load testing to ensure system scalability and availability. Created dashboards and alerts to enable proactive monitoring and issue resolution.
EdtechAmazon Web Services (AWS)MongoDBDockerJenkinsChatGPT+9

Backend Developer

Apr 2020Mar 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • ❖ Designed and configured Jenkins pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes.
  • ❖ Led the separation of user services from a legacy codebase into a new microservices architecture.
  • ❖ Designed and implemented a coupon service from scratch. Developed RESTful APIs to generate, apply, and validate coupon codes, resulting in a 30% increase in customer acquisition and retention. Integrated the service with payment gateway providers.
  • ❖ Designed and developed a customer banner feature to enable customers to promote courses on their website. Collaborated with product owners and marketing teams to identify the requirements and deliver a user-friendly solution.
EdtechAmazon Web Services (AWS)MongoDBDockerJenkinsGo (Programming Language)+7

Smartfarms agritech private limited

Founding Engineer

Sep 2019Apr 2020 · 7 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • ❖ As the first engineer in the SmartFarms team, I had the opportunity to work
  • directly with the CEO in designing and developing a technology platform focused on revolutionising the agriculture industry. I was responsible for building the backend infrastructure, designing data models, and implementing APIs to support the platform's growth. In addition, I played a critical role in hiring and mentoring the engineering team as the company scaled.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)MongoDBDockerGo (Programming Language)MicroservicesGit+6

Valuecoders

Senior Software Developer

Apr 2018Sep 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • ❖ Designed and implemented a robust blockchain architecture, using best practices for smart contract development, consensus algorithms, and security.
  • ❖ Led a team of blockchain developers and resolved their technical and architectural problems, resulting in the successful deployment of a blockchain-based solution. Conducted code reviews, design reviews, and performance reviews to ensure high-quality code and optimal system performance
  • ❖ Acted as a technical consultant and assisted clients in resolving their technical and architectural queries, resulting in increased customer satisfaction and retention.
  • ❖ Led a training program and successfully trained 8 interns.
  • ❖ Conducted proof-of-concept (POC) projects on various blockchain technologies, including Ethereum, Hyperledger, and Corda, to demonstrate the feasibility and potential of blockchain solutions to clients.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)MongoDBDockerGo (Programming Language)GitgRPC+6

Oodles technologies pvt ltd

Associate​ ​Consultant Developer

Oct 2014Mar 2018 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • ❖ Employed Beacon technology to implement location tracking of both
  • vehicles and customers.
  • ❖ Developed a wrapper for Spring Data MongoDB to utilize auto-generated
  • integer IDs, and successfully conducted stress tests with 20,000 concurrent hints per second.
  • ❖ Developed a custom tool using Java to automate the collection of app details from various app stores, including Play Store, App Store, and Amazon Apps. The tool collected information such as app name, category, description, rating, and reviews.
  • ❖ Integrated PayPal as a payment option and Braintree as a payment gateway, enabling customers to make payments securely and conveniently. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and implement a payment processing system that was scalable, reliable, and secure.
  • ❖ Collaborated with client to develop a CCTV project. Integrated Wowza Streaming Engine to handle live video streams and Wowza Streaming Cloud to handle video storage and retrieval. And uses JW Player to play live and recorded video feeds from CCTV cameras.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)MongoDBDockerMicroservicesGithyperledger-Fabric+4

Education

Indira Gandhi National Open University

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) — Computer Science

Jan 2010Jan 2015

Indira Gandhi National Open University

BCA — Computer Science

Jan 2007Jan 2011

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