Ankur Pal

Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India10 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Engineered systems processing 50K+ orders/sec with 99.9% uptime.
  • Reduced production incidents by 40% through CI/CD implementation.
  • Developed real-time systems achieving <1ms latency.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Engineer specializing in high-performance distributed systems within the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

MicroservicesBackend EngineeringReal-time SystemsDistributed Systems

Other Skills

GoKafkaRedisMongoDBPostgreSQLWebSocketgRPCGitHub ActionsGrafanaNew RelicSystems DesignHigh-Level DesignApache KafkaAmazon ElastiCacheCI/CD

About

Backend Engineer passionate about building high-performance distributed systems at scale. Recent graduate from MNNIT Allahabad with approximately 1 year of production experience scaling microservices that process millions of transactions daily. 🎯 CURRENT STATUS Currently exploring opportunities in backend engineering and distributed systems following recent organizational changes at Zepto. Available to join immediately. 💼 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE At Zepto, I progressed from Software Engineer Intern to Control Team Pod Leader, owning three critical microservices (Beacon, Image Matching Interface, Admin Backend) that power end-to-end order flows across 500+ Dark Hubs. 🚀 KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Built real-time communication systems using Go and WebSocket that eliminated 884K+ polling requests per minute • Engineered multi-tenant microservices streaming 10K+ orders/sec with 99.9% uptime • Scaled systems to support 20K+ concurrent users with <1ms latency • Reduced production incidents by 40% through CI/CD implementation and comprehensive monitoring • Maintained 80%+ test coverage across all services • Cut production rollout time by 60% with GitHub Actions and canary deployments 💻 TECHNICAL EXPERTISE Languages: Go, C++, Java, JavaScript, SQL, Python Backend: Microservices, RESTful APIs, WebSocket, gRPC Databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis Message Queues: Kafka, Redis Pub/Sub DevOps: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Docker Monitoring: Grafana, New Relic 📫 LET'S CONNECT I'm actively seeking opportunities where I can contribute to building reliable, scalable backend systems. If you're hiring backend engineers or know of relevant opportunities, I'd love to connect! Open to: Backend Engineer, Full Stack Engineer, Distributed Systems roles Notice Period: Till 28th Nov, 2025

Experience

10 mos
Total Experience
10 mos
Average Tenure
10 mos
Current Experience

Zepto

2 roles

Software Engineer l

Jul 2025Present · 10 mos · On-site

  • Led three critical microservices (Beacon, Image Matching Interface, Admin Backend) powering end-to-end order flows across 500+ Dark Hubs.
  • Key Achievements:
  • Owned and optimized order processing systems handling 50K+ orders/sec with 99.9% uptime
  • Developed TV Portal real-time dashboard with <1ms latency serving real-time updates
  • Deployed grievance resolution system reducing issue resolution time from 5 days to 8 hours
  • Integrated OnePipeline CI/CD with GitHub Actions, cutting production rollout time by 60%
  • Established comprehensive monitoring with Grafana and New Relic, reducing production incidents by 40%
  • Maintained 80%+ test coverage across all services
  • Technologies: Go, Kafka, Redis, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, WebSocket, gRPC, GitHub Actions, Grafana, New Relic
GoKafkaRedisMongoDBPostgreSQLWebSocket+6

Intern - Engineering

Jan 2025Jul 2025 · 6 mos · On-site

  • Built and scaled real-time event distributed systems for Zepto's Kitchen Management System (KMS) and internal platforms.
  • Key Achievements:
  • Built real-time communication in KMS using WebSocket and Go, eliminating 884K+ polling requests/min
  • Scaled systems to support 20K+ concurrent users
  • Engineered multi-tenant Beacon microservice streaming 10K+ orders/sec with 99.9% uptime
  • Integrated with Kafka for seamless order streaming to Thor and KDS interfaces
  • Boosted service reliability by 95% through graceful shutdowns, panic recovery, and config validation
  • Improved HRMS performance by 70% through database optimization and read/write separation
WebSocketGoKafkaRedisMongoDBPostgreSQL+2

Education

Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology

Bachelor of Technology - BTech — Electronics and Communication Engineering

Dec 2021Jun 2025

St. Joseph Montessori School

ISC - Intermediate — PCM

Apr 2019Jul 2020

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