Niyaz Ahmad

Software Engineer

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India4 yrs 1 mo experience

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Key Highlights

Expert in building scalable backend systems.
Proven track record in cost optimization.
Strong focus on cloud-native architecture.

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

Contact

niyazahamad195@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Api GatewaysCloud-native ServicesCaching StrategiesProduction-grade EngineeringDistributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentMonitoring And AnalyticsDevopsMachine Learning

Other Skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS)GitlabRate-limitingMulti-cloud deploymentsRedisIn-memory cachingBatch processingAmazon S3GitLab SchedulerPython FastAPIAutomationJavaApache KafkaDynamoDBCost optimization

About

Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience building scalable backend and distributed systems at Avalara and Paytm. Specialized in API gateways, caching strategies, fault-tolerant architectures, and cloud-native services handling high-throughput traffic. Strong focus on system design, reliability, cost optimization, and production-grade engineering.

Experience

4 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

1 yr 4 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 10 mos

Current Experience

Avalara

Software Engineer 2

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos · Remote

Scaled an internal Active-Active API Gateway to support 10K+ TPS. Spearheaded the implementation of advanced rate-limiting, path-translation and IP security layers to ensure high availability across multi-cloud deployments.
Simulated Redis failures during chaos testing and implemented an in-memory cache fallback to maintain availability with graceful degradation during dependency outages.
Designed and developed a batch processing pipeline to handle large JSON payloads, generate consolidated outputs, and upload results to Amazon S3, with execution automated via GitLab Scheduler for reliability and repeatability.
Engineered a self-service API specification review platform using Python FastAPI, Claude-Sonnet 4.6, and Inspect AI, automating validation at scale and reducing manual review effort by 95%.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)GitlabAPI GatewaysCloud-native Services

Paytm

2 roles

Software Engineer

Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · Remote

Implemented cache-aside Redis caching solution with LFU eviction policy to replace DynamoDB DAX, ensuring strong data consistency and saving $2500 per month in cost.
Revamped an existing notification services in Java(Spring-Boot), implemented memory-saving optimization for both application and kafka servers, resulting in enhanced performance and resource efficiency with 40% reduction of server cost.
Successfully executed the integration of merchants onto the Paytm PG, incorporating customized features such as peon notifications through post requests, personalized email, SMS, and push notification functionalities.
Implemented Grafana dashboard with Prometheus integration for real-time and historical system monitoring, enabling data-driven business decisions.

JavaApache KafkaDistributed SystemsBackend Development

Software Engineer Intern

Apr 2022 – Jul 2022 · 3 mos · Remote

Implemented Unit and Integration testing on multiple services.
Worked on technical support tasks, bug fixing etc.

JavaSpring BootBackend Development

Superbio

2 roles

Backend Development Intern

Nov 2021 – Mar 2022 · 4 mos · Remote

Implemented subscription and earnings feature for content-creators in Java(Spring-Boot).
Integration with multiple SAAS products to have speed and seamless delivery of features.

Spring BootJavaBackend Development

DevOps Intern

Sep 2021 – Oct 2021 · 1 mo · Remote

Designed and built AWS cloud infrastructure from scratch using ECS Fargate for efficient, scalable server deployment.
Implemented CI/CD using AWS CodePipeline and built optimized Docker images for streamlined feature delivery.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)DockerDevOps