Feb 2025 – Aug 2025 · 6 mos

• As the Head of Engineering at BuxBox, I lead a cross-functional team in building and scaling high-performance financial systems. I’m responsible for driving technology strategy, overseeing core architecture, and aligning engineering outcomes with business growth goals.
• Key Contributions:
• 🚀 Revenue Scaling: Optimized the core transaction service, increasing daily revenue from ₹90L to ₹5Cr, achieving this with zero downtime during production migrations.
• 🛠 Infrastructure Modernization: Upgraded our DB architecture from T-series to M-series, significantly improving throughput and reliability.
• ⚡ System Performance: Introduced ClickHouse for OLAP workloads and Redis for caching layers, resulting in enhanced system responsiveness and query performance.
• 🧱 Microservices Migration: Decomposed legacy monolith into containerized microservices, deployed on AWS EKS, enhancing scalability and maintainability.
• 🔐 Compliance & Security: Led infrastructure-level implementation of PCI DSS compliance, ensuring regulatory adherence and robust data protection.
• 🤖 AI/ML Initiatives: Proposed and deployed machine learning models for threat detection and user profiling, improving fraud detection and personalized user segmentation.
• 🤝 Strategic Leadership: Collaborated with founders and stakeholders to drive the product roadmap and introduce new revenue channels through engineering innovation.
• 👥 Team Growth: Spearheaded hiring and mentorship programs, scaling the engineering team and building a high-performance engineering culture.

Mar 2023 – Jul 2023 · 4 mos · Goa, India

• Worked as an external consultant to modernize Ginni Systems’ data analytics infrastructure, focusing on performance, scalability, and cost optimization.
• Key Contributions:
• 📊 OLAP System Revamp: Designed and implemented a cost-efficient OLAP solution using ClickHouse, reducing data processing expenses by 40% and improving query performance by 50%.
• 🔄 Toolchain Migration: Led successful migration from SpiceDB and Amazon QuickSight to ClickHouse, eliminating legacy bottlenecks and cutting dependency costs by 30%.
• 🤝 Cross-Team Collaboration: Partnered with product managers, analysts, and engineers to align analytics goals with operational needs and ensure seamless integration.
• 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship: Provided hands-on mentorship to junior engineers, improving code quality and best practice adherence through reviews and technical guidance.

Mar 2022 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · Hybrid

• As Lead Backend Engineer at Classplus, I was responsible for architecting scalable backend systems, mentoring engineers, and implementing core infrastructure improvements that directly impacted user experience and cost efficiency.
• Key Achievements:
• 👥 Team Leadership: Led a team of 10+ engineers, improving delivery efficiency and reducing time-to-market by 20% using Agile methodologies.
• ⚡ Scalable Systems: Designed and deployed a notification service capable of handling 1M+ transactions/min, reducing latency by 30% and increasing reliability by 25%.
• 💰 Cost Optimization: Achieved a 40% reduction in infrastructure expenses by optimizing MongoDB clusters and refactoring data access patterns.
• 🔧 DevOps Enablement: Championed the adoption of Docker, Kubernetes, and Jenkins, achieving 99.99% uptime for critical services.
• 🧱 Microservices Migration: Spearheaded transition from monolithic architecture to microservices, cutting deployment time by 50% and enabling better scalability.

Jan 2017 – Mar 2022 · 5 yrs 2 mos

• As Founder and CEO of Kitcode.io, I built and launched an AI-powered coding platform designed to enhance programming education through NLP-driven feedback and personalized learning.
• Key Highlights:
• 🚀 Product Launch: Designed and launched the AI-powered platform, generating ₹6 lakhs in revenue within 2 weeks and acquiring 150+ users.
• 🧠 NLP Architecture: Worked with Ph.D. researchers to optimize natural language processing algorithms, reducing system response time by 25%.
• 👥 Team Leadership: Managed an 8-person team across engineering and marketing, overseeing all stages from development to go-to-market execution.
• 🌐 Market Strategy: Conducted in-depth market research to align product development with user demand and industry gaps.
• 🏆 Recognition: Successfully incubated by NASSCOM for the innovative AI capabilities of the platform.