Ajay Panthagani

Software Engineer

Hyderabad, Telangana, India4 yrs 1 mo experience

Key Highlights

4+ years of experience in backend engineering.
Expert in optimizing distributed architectures.
Passionate about solving complex backend problems.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Engineer specializing in scalable systems and microservices.

Contact

ajay.panthagani@ninjavan.co LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

MicroservicesPerformance OptimizationRole-based AuthenticationApi Development

Other Skills

AlgorithmsApache KafkaAudio ProcessingBeautiful SoupC++CI/CDClojureContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Data StructuresDesign PatternsEvent-Driven ArchitectureExpress.jsGo (Programming Language)GolangGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)

About

Backend engineer with 4+ years of experience building scalable, high-performance systems using Golang, Java, and Kafka. Proven track record at Gojek and Ninja Van optimizing distributed architectures, reducing latency, and improving infrastructure reliability. Skilled in system design, microservices, observability, and clean code. Passionate about solving complex backend problems at scale.

Experience

4 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

2 yrs

Average Tenure

2 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Ninja van

Software Engineer 2

Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

Making pickups easier in the First Mile
Involved in all aspects of software engineering, from design, development, and deployment

Goto group

Associate Software Engineer

May 2022 – Apr 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Collaborated on the implementation of Micro-services utilizing Event-Driven architecture for Fraud
Prevention and Risk Management initiatives
Designed and implemented a comprehensive role-based authentication and authorization service for
organization-wide internal tools, ensuring secure access and data protection
Optimized service performance significantly, reducing response time from 78ms (99th percentile) to
50ms (99th percentile) at a load of 55,000 requests per minute (RPM)
Played a key role in optimizing organizational service costs by actively contributing to company-wide
initiatives and architecting solutions for enhanced cost efficiency
Advocated for and implemented Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices, fostering a team-wide
commitment to this approach. This initiative led to substantial improvements in code coverage and a marked decrease in software bugs.
Engaged in proactive production support activities and developed performance dashboards on platforms
such as Grafana and New Relic, enhancing service level transparency and operational visibility

MicroservicesEvent-Driven ArchitectureRole-Based AuthenticationPerformance OptimizationTest-Driven DevelopmentProduction Support+1

Pariksha

Software Engineer Intern - Backend

Jul 2021 – Mar 2022 · 8 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Remote

Built a service that matches student to teacher utilizing shared attributes and features.
Improved API response time by optimizing slow SQL queries
Wrote Unit Tests & maintained good code coverage