Ankur Pandey

CTO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India7 yrs experience

Key Highlights

  • Expert in microservices architecture and scalable backend design.
  • Mentored over 10 engineers in software development best practices.
  • Proven track record in high-growth startup environments.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Engineer specializing in Fintech and SaaS with a strong focus on microservices.

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Skills

Core Skills

MicroservicesGo (programming Language)Data EngineeringPython (programming Language)SecurityProduct DevelopmentUser EngagementIntegration

Other Skills

AWS LambdaAWS Step FunctionsAmazon DynamoDBAmazon SQSAmazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)Amazon Web Services (AWS)CeleryClickHouseDjangoDjango Rest FrameworkFastAPIFlaskGin FrameworkGitGolang

About

Backend Engineer with 6+ years of experience in high-growth startups, specializing in microservices architecture, scalable backend design, and mentoring young engineers.

Experience

7 yrs
Total Experience
1 yr 4 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 7 mos
Current Experience

Stockgro

All things Tech

Nov 2024Present · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • High-Performance Ad Platform Development: Built scalable ad serving platform using Golang and Gin Framework, implementing roaring bitmap in-memory store for ultra-fast audience targeting and real-time bid processing, achieving sub-50ms response times.
  • Distributed Task Management: Architected Zookeeper-based task distribution system across Kubernetes StatefulSets, enabling horizontal scaling of microservices processing with automatic failover and dynamic load balancing
  • Advanced Data Storage & Analytics: Implemented ClickHouse with MergeTree engines for real-time analytics pipelines, optimized ranked queries for complex aggregation workloads, and designed partitioning strategies for billion-record time-series datasets
  • Event-Driven Architecture: Applied Outbox Pattern for reliable event publishing across distributed microservices, ensuring data consistency and transactional guarantees in high-throughput systems
  • System Design & Low-Level Optimization: Designed scalable Go microservices architecture using advanced design patterns (Factory, Observer, Strategy), implemented custom memory pools and goroutine management for concurrent request processing
  • Redis Advanced Implementations: Deployed Redis probabilistic algorithms including Redis Streams for event processing pipelines, HyperLogLog for approximate counting, and Lua scripting for atomic multi-key operations
GolangGin FrameworkKubernetesZookeeperClickHouseRedis+2

Belong

Founding Engineer & Senior Tech Lead

Jul 2024Oct 2024 · 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Collaborated with my previous manager on the ongoing development of the MVP, with my commitment focused solely on the project until its successful release.
  • Assisted in building a core engineering team of six talented individuals, fostering collaboration and innovation within the group.
  • Designed and developed a centralized tenant-based authentication system along with various supporting microservices.
  • Developed Kong plugins for robust identity token verification, enhancing security and reliability in the architecture.
GraphQLNestJSMicroservicesPython (Programming Language)AWS LambdaKafka+5

Betterhalf

Tech lead

Dec 2022Jul 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Leadership & Architecture:
  • Mentored 10+ engineers in LLD and HLD, fostering growth and alignment.
  • Transitioned from monolith to microservices, adopting MongoDB, Serverless, and Cloud Task to ensure scalability.
  • Designed multi-tenant microservices, including a payment gateway supporting multiple gateways for rapid scaling.
  • Data Engineering & Optimization:
  • Optimized SQL partitioning for 1.5M daily recommendations.
  • Led a large-scale ETL migration, maintaining data integrity.
  • Product Development & Innovation:
  • Built APIs for personalized campaigns, increasing engagement by 42%.
  • Developed a dynamic pricing engine driving 35% growth in paid conversions.
  • Architected a wedding product suite (vendor listings, planning tools, CRM workflows), integrating multi-source lead data ingestion and generating ₹100 Cr / $11M in order value.
  • Custom Solutions & Enhancements:
  • Created dynamic homepage APIs for a matchmaking app, boosting user engagement.
  • Built a microservice wrapper for a live streaming platform with multi-tenant architecture, ensuring smooth integration.
MicroservicesPython (Programming Language)Go (Programming Language)CeleryFastAPIServerless Computing+2

Niyo (niyo solutions inc.)

Software Engineer

Nov 2020Nov 2022 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Played a pivotal role in developing, deploying, and managing a scalable Mutual Fund platform service, resulting in a 30% increase in delivery rate and a 25% reduction in integration efforts.
  • Engineered backend platform microservices using Python and AWS Lambda to be consumed by the BFF (Backend For Frontend) layer, leveraging essential AWS resources like SNS, SQS, Step Functions, Lambda, S3, and CloudWatch to improve system reliability and performance. These optimizations achieved a 40% cost reduction compared to traditional IaaS/PaaS solutions.
  • Designed and delivered a complete microservice for a lending product with GraphQL and Kafka, contributing to a 20% increase in new user onboarding. Additionally, enhanced an in-house Python framework optimized for AWS Lambda, supporting rapid, reliable deployments.
  • Developed a real-time gamification service using Firebase Realtime Database for a oneapp, improving user retention and driving higher engagement.
  • Engineered EPFO integration for a core feature within the NiyoX app, streamlining user access to EPFO information directly in-app. This integration was implemented within a tight timeframe, winning Niyothon 21 for its impactful, user-focused solution.
GraphQLNestJSMicroservicesPython (Programming Language)AWS LambdaKafka+4

Kofluence

3 roles

Senior Software Engineer

Jul 2020Nov 2020 · 4 mos

  • Built Transaction management lifecycle
  • Payment Integration
  • Data Warehouse Migration
MicroservicesPython (Programming Language)

Software Engineer

Jul 2019Jul 2020 · 1 yr

  • Writing and deploying micro-services to support mobile and web applications using Flask and DRF
  • Social media integration
  • Writing cronjobs for related tasks
  • Designing schema and data models
  • Maintaining and analysing data from different social media platforms
  • Built the ops dashboard for campaign management
Python (Programming Language)

Software Developer Intern

Mar 2019Jun 2019 · 3 mos

Python (Programming Language)

Snippt media private limited (codemycompany, fieldproxy)

Full-stack Developer (Intern)

Jan 2019Mar 2019 · 2 mos · Chennai

Python (Programming Language)

Education

SRM IST Chennai

Bachelor of Technology — Information Technology

Jan 2015Jan 2019

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