saurav kumar — Software Engineer
Principal Member Technical Staff (Staff / Principal Software Engineer) with 14+ years of experience designing and scaling cloud-native, distributed systems on AWS. I specialize in system design, backend architecture, microservices, performance optimization, and scalability, building platforms that operate reliably at enterprise scale. I have led architecture and technical direction across banking, analytics, e-commerce, and enterprise platforms, owning critical decisions around availability, cost efficiency, and production readiness. My work has delivered significant performance improvements and large-scale cloud cost optimizations through pragmatic system design and engineering rigor. I also have hands-on experience building LLM-powered systems, including resume data extraction pipelines and secure, governed chat systems, integrating AI responsibly into backend platforms. I actively leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate design, refactoring, and review cycles while maintaining high code quality. I thrive in Staff and Principal IC roles focused on architecture ownership, cross-team technical leadership, mentoring senior engineers, and long-term platform evolution.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-heavy Fullstack Engineer specializing in cloud-native solutions.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 14 yrs 8 mos
Skills
- Microservices
- Aws
- Full-stack Development
- Application Development
- Backend Architecture
Career Highlights
- 14+ years in cloud-native distributed systems.
- Expert in microservices and backend architecture.
- Proven track record in performance optimization.
Work Experience
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Education
Master's degree at Indira Gandhi National Open University
Bachelor's degree at Indira Gandhi National Open University