Rahul Gupta

Senior Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India3 yrs 10 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Led high-impact projects at Google and Flipkart.
Achieved 99.95% uptime SLA for critical systems.
Mentored engineers to promotion-ready levels.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-heavy Fullstack Engineer in E-commerce and Cloud Infrastructure.

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Skills

Core Skills

MicroservicesDistributed SystemsProactive MonitoringDistributed Caching

Other Skills

Software InfrastructureSoftware DesignData StructuresRedisPostgreSQLDeployment ManagementGoogle Cloud DataflowMentoringDesign Team CoordinationGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)Elastic Stack (ELK)KubernetesComputer Science EducationSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)MongoDB

About

Senior Software Engineer with 3+ years of experience designing and scaling backend systems at Google and Flipkart. Proven expertise in microservices architecture, distributed systems, and leading high-performing engineering teams. Passionate about building reliable, scalable solutions that impact millions of users globally. IIT Delhi graduate with a strong track record of technical excellence and mentorship.

Experience

3 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 11 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs

Current Experience

Flipkart

Senior Software Engineer

Jun 2024 – Present · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Led redesign of checkout system backend serving 50,000+ daily transactions and 200+ million users
Managed team of 5 engineers; coordinated with product, design, and data teams on critical initiatives
Architected payment gateway integration, reducing failed transactions by 35% and improving user experience
Designed event-driven real-time inventory management system handling 10x traffic during seasonal sales
Optimized checkout API response time from 800ms to 200ms through intelligent caching and architecture improvements
Achieved 99.95% uptime SLA for critical transactional systems; managed on-call rotations
Mentored junior engineers to promotion-ready level through structured code reviews and knowledge sharing

Software InfrastructureSoftware DesignMicroservicesDistributed Systems

Google

2 roles

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

Jul 2022 – May 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos · On-site

Led team of 3 engineers in developing microservices for Google Cloud Platform infrastructure
Optimized database query performance, achieving 23% latency reduction for Google Cloud primary databases
Designed and implemented proactive monitoring and alerting systems, reducing downtime by 40%
Promoted to Senior Software Engineer after 18 months (ahead of standard timeline)
Awarded "Innovation Award" for novel approach to handling distributed system traffic anomalies
Mentored interns with 4.8/5 mentor rating; fostered inclusive team culture

MicroservicesProactive Monitoring

SDE

Jun 2020 – Jul 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo · On-site

Google Internship offer converted to SDE1
Optimized email search database queries achieving 23% latency reduction for systems serving 1.8B+ users and handling millions of daily queries
Designed and deployed distributed caching architecture reducing database load by 40% while improving system reliability and user performance
Moved to Pune to built and Led cross-functional team of 1-2 engineers on microservices migration; mentored interns and junior engineers on system design best practices
Implemented monitoring and alerting infrastructure that reduced system downtime by 40% through proactive incident detection

MicroservicesDistributed Caching