Milind Desai — Software Engineer

I’m a Software Engineer with 7+ years of hands-on experience building and scaling distributed backend systems in high-traffic production environments. My core strength lies in designing reliable microservices and data pipelines that handle large-scale workloads while improving performance, cost efficiency, and operational stability. I work extensively with Java, Spring Boot, AWS, and cloud-native architectures to build and modernize backend platforms. At Amazon and in prior roles, I’ve delivered measurable impact by processing millions of daily transactions, reducing log-processing latency by 25%, improving deployment velocity by ~30%, and driving $9K/month in AWS infrastructure cost savings through system optimization and decommissioning. At the intersection of backend engineering and distributed systems, I have: • Built microservices-based DAG execution and workflow orchestration systems processing millions of daily retail and pricing transactions • Migrated monolithic workflows to distributed microservices, improving fault isolation and increasing deployment velocity by ~30% • Designed and optimized log-processing and data ingestion pipelines, reducing processing time by 25% and improving throughput • Decommissioned redundant infrastructure, delivering $9K/month in AWS cost savings and reducing operational overhead by ~20% • Led cross-team RCA efforts for high-severity defects, deploying safeguards that reduced stale-data incident recurrence by ~90% • Partnered with 15+ engineering teams to align API contracts, data flows, and migration sequencing across distributed systems I collaborate closely with platform engineers and on-call teams to ensure systems are scalable, observable, and resilient under real-world traffic. My experience spans microservices architecture, performance optimization, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD fundamentals, and production debugging in high-availability environments. Beyond coding, I bring strong ownership, structured problem-solving, and clear technical communication. I enjoy building backend systems that teams can trust in production, scale confidently, and evolve without compromising reliability. Actively seeking full-time roles: • Software Engineer (Backend / Distributed Systems) • Backend / Platform Engineer • Software Engineer – Infrastructure / Microservices Open to opportunities where I can own services end-to-end and deliver measurable impact across performance, reliability, and cost. Happy to connect with recruiters and teams building scalable, high-impact platforms.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Engineer specializing in E-commerce and distributed systems.

Location: Seattle, WA, USA

Experience: 5 yrs 8 mos