Zain Shah

Senior Software Engineer

New Delhi, Delhi, India5 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in backend architecture and scalable systems.
Led high-impact projects at Airbnb for millions of users.
Strong advocate for technical mentorship and collaboration.

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

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Skills

Core Skills

Backend ArchitectureApi Design

Other Skills

JavaSpring BootGraphQLKafkaAWSDatadogPostgreSQLCC++LinuxDatabasesDatabase Management System (DBMS)Data StructuresAlgorithm DesignSoftware Design

About

I'm a backend-focused software engineer with a passion for building scalable systems, designing clean architectures, and solving complex infrastructure challenges. Over the past 2 years at Airbnb, I've led the design and development of high-impact backend services powering collaborative features used by millions of travelers. My expertise spans distributed systems, API design, and real-time data processing, with hands-on experience in technologies like Java (Spring Boot), GraphQL, Kafka, and AWS. I thrive in environments where engineering excellence meets product impact, and I enjoy diving deep into performance tuning, service reliability, and architecture decisions. Beyond code, I’m a strong advocate for technical mentorship, cross-team collaboration, and building systems that are as maintainable as they are scalable.

Experience

5 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 11 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Airbnb

Senior Software Engineer

Feb 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 3 mos · Remote · Remote

Focused on backend architecture and scalable service design for the Wishlist Collaboration feature, enhancing how groups plan trips by enabling shared curation and real-time interaction.
Designed and implemented scalable, fault-tolerant APIs using Java (Spring Boot), supporting millions of wishlist interactions daily.
Led architecture design for real-time collaboration features using WebSockets and event-driven systems (Kafka), ensuring high availability and responsiveness across devices.
Optimized data access patterns with GraphQL and PostgreSQL, significantly improving performance under high concurrency.
Owned backend service integration within Airbnb’s microservices ecosystem on AWS, with deep involvement in deployment, monitoring (Datadog), and incident response.
Collaborated with infrastructure teams to improve CI/CD pipelines and enforce service-level objectives (SLOs) for latency and uptime.
Partnered with security and data privacy teams to ensure compliance with GDPR and internal data governance standards.
Contributed to internal architecture guilds and led design reviews for cross-functional backend initiatives.