Abdul Aleem

Senior Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India6 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

6+ years of experience in backend engineering.
Expertise in cloud-native products and distributed systems.
Proven track record in real-time monitoring and observability.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Engineer with expertise in Cloud Computing and Data Streaming.

Contact

abdul.aleem@ibm.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Cloud Native DevelopmentSystem MonitoringDistributed SystemsMicroservices DevelopmentReal-time Data ProcessingPerformance OptimizationMonitoring Solutions

Other Skills

Agile DeliveryAgile MethodologiesAlgorithmsApache KafkaArchitectural DesignAsynchronous ProcessingC (Programming Language)C++Cloud Native StorageCompetitive ProgrammingCore JavaData StructuresDockerEclipseGit

About

Innovative and results-driven Backend Engineer with 6+ years of experience building cloud-native products, distributed storage systems, and high-performance microservices. Skilled in Java, SpringBoot, and event-driven architectures with hands-on expertise in real-time monitoring, observability, and stream processing frameworks like Pravega. Adept in Java, Spring Boot, Python, Kafka, GCP, system design, and architectural patterns, with hands-on experience in Kubernetes, Airflow, and real-time monitoring. Strong collaborator with experience driving execution, improving reliability, and delivering impactful features in fast-paced product engineering environments.

Experience

6 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Ibm

Senior Software Developer

Feb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bangalore · Hybrid

Developed and maintained the Cloud Native Storage (CNS) operator to manage
components, perform startup checks, and ensure healthy cluster operations.
Refactored operator logic to streamline storage workflows, reducing latency by 25%
while enhancing scalability and reliability.
Extended operator responsibilities to monitor service health and validate resource
allocation through automated provisioning checks.
Introduced metrics for system health monitoring and built real-time visualizations
that improved detection and resolution of performance issues.
Reduced infrastructure costs and improved system efficiency by tuning thread
configurations, autoscaling policies, and load-balancing strategies.
Built real-time dashboards using Grafana and Prometheus, improving incident
response time by 50% and enhancing system observability.
Provided architectural leadership and mentorship to a 4-member engineering team,
fostering code quality and Agile delivery.

Cloud Native StorageKubernetesGrafanaPrometheusAgile DeliveryCloud Native Development+1

Dell technologies

Software Engineer 2

Nov 2021 – Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos · India

Delivered 25+ PRs and 35+ commits to Pravega distributed storage system,
strengthening core segment store reliability and improving large-scale stream
processing.
Engineered a fraud detection microservice on top of Pravega streams, enabling
real-time anomaly detection with seamless data persistence
Enhanced performance and scalability of streaming workloads by optimizing
checkpointing, scaling policies, and storage interactions.
Collaborated in Agile teams with code reviews and peer-driven design discussions,
driving high-quality contributions to distributed systems.