Kush Gupta

Co-Founder

Mumbai, India2 yrs experience

AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Expert in backend development and distributed systems.
Proven track record in optimizing system performance.
Strong leadership experience in technical communities.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Engineer specializing in FinTech and cloud-native architectures.

Contact

kushgupta0117@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Distributed SystemsJavaSoftware ObservabilityMicroservicesDjango Rest FrameworkWeb DevelopmentBack-end Web DevelopmentChatbot Development

Other Skills

Apache KafkaEvent Driven ProgrammingSpring BootKubernetesAmazon Web Services (AWS)MySQLProblem SolvingObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)RabbitMQRedisPython (Programming Language)FlaskCollaborative Problem SolvingGo (Programming Language)ClickHouse

About

Kush Gupta is a results-driven Software Engineer specializing in backend development, cloud-native architectures, and distributed systems. With hands-on experience in Java, Golang, Python, and microservices, he has contributed to high-impact engineering projects that improved system performance, observability, and scalability. His work spans cloud platforms like AWS and GCP, containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, and databases including ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Redis. Kush has a strong foundation in system design, API development (REST/gRPC), and DevOps tooling. A former Google DSC Lead, he has also led technical communities, organized large-scale developer events, and collaborated with global startups. He is passionate about building robust software systems and driving operational excellence in fast-paced environments. His natural habitats: Kubernetes clusters, REST endpoints, and the deep end of the swimming pool. . . . . . Open to backend, platform, and infrastructure engineering roles where performance, scalability, and impact matter. #BackendEngineering #SoftwareEngineer #GolangDeveloper #PythonDeveloper #CloudEngineering #DevOps #DistributedSystems #Golang #Go #Python #MicroservicesArchitecture #AWS #GCP #Kubernetes #OpenToWork #PlatformEngineering #Observability #SystemDesign

Experience

2 yrs

Total Experience

8 mos

Average Tenure

7 mos

Current Experience

Flyra

Software Engineer - Founding Team

Nov 2025 – Present · 7 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Remote

Building Flyra

Distributed SystemsApache KafkaJavaEvent Driven ProgrammingSpring BootKubernetes+6

Hiver

Software Development Engineer

Aug 2025 – Nov 2025 · 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Scaled and optimized a distributed event-driven architecture and sync engine for high-throughput systems.
Enhanced monitoring efficiency by 40% via alert query fixes, Sentry optimizations and Redis load-balancing.

Distributed SystemsEvent Driven ProgrammingApache KafkaRabbitMQSoftware ObservabilityKubernetes+6

Cyware

2 roles

Software Engineer

Jun 2024 – Aug 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Collaborated across teams & delivered 3 major features and handled multiple issues during on-call and maintenance windows.
Patched 25+ bugs in Platform Services, enhancing reliability & performance across the organization.
Actively participated in peer code reviews, ensuring code quality, adherence to best practices, and knowledge sharing across the team.
Resolved problems with data migration pipelines and improved stability.

Go (Programming Language)Django REST FrameworkDistributed SystemsKubernetesPython (Programming Language)ClickHouse+6

SWE Intern (Backend)

Dec 2023 – Jun 2024 · 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Augmented improving IOC (Indicators of Compromise) parsing and ingestion by 600% for Cyware Collaborate, enabling faster alert management and response to security threats.
Worked closely with QA Teams to ensure high quality releases, and resolved over 50+ functional and product issues.

Go (Programming Language)Django REST FrameworkFlutterDocker SwarmJenkinsPython (Programming Language)+2

Esparta outsourcing llc

Software Development Intern

Jun 2022 – Dec 2022 · 6 mos · Minnesota, United States · Remote

Responsible for developing projects from overseas clients, including website and bot development, adding or improving features of already released apps and services, and issue resolutions.
Worked on improving client onboarding pipelines, and automated the manual process which otherwise took over 15 minutes.
Collaborated with several clients and timely delivered upon their expectations, feedback and budgets.

Web DevelopmentRobotic Process Automation (RPA)Amazon Web Services (AWS)Client Relations

Bill ok

2 roles

Back End Developer Intern

May 2022 – Jul 2022 · 2 mos

Fixed several critical bugs, and made the product more robust and scalable. Python, Django, AWS

Django REST FrameworkBack-End Web DevelopmentGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)Python (Programming Language)Amazon Web Services (AWS)RESTful WebServices+1

Intern

Jan 2022 – Mar 2022 · 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Remote

Worked on building a chat bot for Chartered Accountants, allowing for smoother data upload into Accounting Software.
Conducted a feasibility and effort estimation study for integrating WhatsApp with the BillOK Platform.

Chatbot DevelopmentMySQLRoot Cause AnalysisPython (Programming Language)REST APIs