Aug 2024 – Mar 2025 · 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Led cost optimization initiatives by embedding observability across systems, using Honeycomb and Datadog to analyze workloads and cut resource overhead.
• Designed system architectures for new features, breaking down complex requirements into modular and scalable components for engineering teams.
• Architected hot and cold data storage solutions using Elasticsearch and elastic storage, enabling efficient archival and retrieval of high-volume data at scale.
• Guided technical direction across teams, ensuring reliability, scalability, and long-term sustainability of the platform.

Oct 2022 – Aug 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• Took ownership of the comms stack, migrating SMS, email, and notification systems out of a clunky setup into microservices that could scale, integrating with multiple external providers.
• Helped break the monolith into microservices, shipping pieces faster, scaling them independently, and making deploys far less painful.
• Solved tough problems that went beyond writing code, digging into systems, architecture, and ops to make things work in production.
• Partnered across teams to design and deliver platform-level systems that supported BNPL growth at scale.
• Shipped features on the single checkout platform, making the BNPL experience smoother and faster for customers.

Sep 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• Integrated SMS, email, and notification flows with external providers to improve the communication system.
• Contributed to platform stability and delivery while gaining in-depth knowledge of the domain and core functionalities.

Dec 2018 – Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Koratty, Thrissur · On-site

• Built and maintained core services for a high-traffic global e-commerce platform.
• Enhanced order management and saved items functionality using Node.js and TypeScript, improving reliability under peak traffic.
• Migrated from DynamoDB to PostgreSQL to support transactional consistency and richer querying, optimizing performance for critical workflows.
• Introduced Golang-based ETL pipelines, streamlining catalog data migration from external APIs into in-house systems.
• Guided and trained junior developers, ensuring code quality, knowledge transfer, and faster onboarding of new team members.

Aug 2016 – Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Cochin , India · On-site

• Built a real-time chat platform with Node.js + WebSockets on Cassandra, ensuring reliable low-latency communication for SaaS applications.
• Developed an in-house document vault using DataStax Graph + Cassandra with Gremlin queries, enabling fast, relationship-driven document retrieval at scale.
• Designed dynamic service routing with NGINX + Lua scripting, improving resilience and performance under heavy load.
• Applied distributed NoSQL and graph data models to deliver scalable systems capable of handling complex relationships and high-throughput demands.