AJAY UNNI

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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India6 yrs 10 mos experience

Key Highlights

Expert in building scalable backend services.
Innovative contributions to data security at Nightfall AI.
Proven track record of optimizing software performance.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-focused Software Engineer with expertise in SaaS and data security.

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Skills

Core Skills

Amazon Web Services (aws)JavaGo (programming Language)Large-scale Data ProcessingSpring BootQuarkus

Other Skills

Amazon KinesisAmazon RedshiftAmazon EC2PostgreSQLApache KafkaCockroachDBAmazon AuroraMySQLapacha kafkaPHPLaravelREST APIsData StructuresSoftwareAndroid Development

Experience

6 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 5 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr

Current Experience

Samsung india

Chief Engineer

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Building and scaling backend services for Samsung’s Brazil EMI platform, enabling compliant, high-volume consumer financing workflows and real-time loan processing.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)JavaAmazon KinesisAmazon Redshift

Nightfall ai

Software Engineer

Dec 2023 – Apr 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

I contributed significantly to data security innovations at Nightfall AI through various projects.
Launched Historical Scan for Salesforce, scanning 8M+ objects/files to identify sensitive data across customer organizations.
Developed Nightfall Exfiltration for Salesforce, which provided automated alerts and remediation for unusual activities.
Enabled deep commit-level scanning for GitHub, enhancing security across repositories and branches.

Go (Programming Language)Large-scale Data ProcessingAmazon EC2PostgreSQLApache KafkaCockroachDB+1

Myntra

Software Engineer

Dec 2021 – Dec 2023 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Developed and launched a sample management portal to track over 50,000 seasonal samples, resulting in annual savings of > ₹2 Cr.
Optimized vendor portal workflows, enhancing inventory health and increasing vendor NPS by 6%.
Improved API performance to achieve 99.9% availability with sub-500ms latency, ensuring a seamless user experience.
Enhanced error handling and UI messaging to boost observability and overall user satisfaction.

JavaSpring BootMySQLapacha kafka

Oyo

Software Engineer

Aug 2020 – Nov 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Designed a user behavior tracking service that boosted engagement by 25% and minimized bounce rates.
Developed a secure email system that mapped 95% of emails to verified user IDs, enhancing security.
Re-architected legacy PHP services into a Java microservice.
Collaborated across PHP, Laravel, Java, and Quarkus in a distributed architecture environment.

JavaQuarkusPHPLaravelApache Kafka