Harsha N

Senior Software Engineer

Mysore, Karnataka, India4 yrs 10 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Engineered backend systems for 7+ million users daily.
Reduced data update latency from days to near real-time.
Mentored engineers and drove backend architecture discussions.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Engineer specializing in SaaS with a focus on scalable systems.

Contact

harsha.n@clarivate.com 9740538138 LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Backend DevelopmentSystem DesignDatabase ManagementApi DevelopmentMachine Learning

Other Skills

ALPAWS LambdaAgile MethodologiesAmazon AuroraAmazon CloudFrontAmazon DynamodbAmazon EBSAmazon EC2Amazon ECSAmazon Relational Database Service (RDS)Amazon S3Amazon SQSAmazon Web Services (AWS)AngularArtificial Intelligence (AI)

About

I’m a Senior Backend Engineer specializing in designing and scaling high-performance systems using Python, FastAPI, Django, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and AWS. I focus on reliability, clean architecture, and building backend services that handle real-world scale and business-critical workflows.At Clarivate, I engineered and improved backend systems serving 7+ million users daily. Highlights include moving internal microservices from feedback-based sync calls to Kafka event streaming, which reduced data update latency from days to near real-time. I also designed Elasticsearch-based publication matching that minimized duplicate entries by 15%, improving data quality across research intelligence products.I enjoy mentoring engineers, driving backend architecture discussions, and translating business problems into scalable technical solutions. Recently, I have been working on GenAI-powered retrieval pipelines (RAG) and API orchestration around LLMs to enhance knowledge discovery workflows.👉 **Tech Skills:** Python, FastAPI, Django, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL, Kafka, AWS, Docker, CI/CD, Microservices, System Design, REST APIs, GenAI (RAG, Embeddings, Vector DBs), Elasticsearch.📩 Always open to discussing backend engineering roles, scalable data platforms, and GenAI system architecture.

Experience

4 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 10 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Clarivate

3 roles

Senior Software Engineer

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos

As a Senior Software Engineer, I focus on building scalable, high-impact features to enhance the user experience and data accessibility on the platform.
1) Designed and developed an end-to-end publication filtering feature using Elasticsearch, enabling precise name and organization-based search.

ElasticsearchBackend DevelopmentSystem Design

Software Engineer

Promoted

Apr 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

As a Software Engineer, I played a key role in modernizing infrastructure, optimizing workflows, and mentoring junior developers to drive product excellence and operational efficiency. Highlights include:
1)Led the technical upgrade of the Aurora RDS database from engine version 13.11 to 16.3, reducing downtime by 15% through strategic use of blue/green deployment.
2) Revamped the publication claim workflow with a status-based system, resulting in an 80% boost in customer satisfaction and streamlined user experience.
3) Mentored junior engineers, accelerating their onboarding and fostering meaningful contributions to high-impact projects.

Aurora RDSPublication Claim WorkflowDatabase ManagementBackend Development

Associate Software Engineer

Aug 2021 – Apr 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

As an Associate Software Engineer, I contributed across the full software development lifecycle, building scalable features and enhancing platform reliability for millions of users. Key accomplishments include:
1) Developed and maintained a robust Django REST API that served over 7M+ users daily with 99.9% uptime, ensuring a highly available and performant backend.
2) Consolidated Publons functionality within the Web of Science platform, which led to a 2x increase in user sign-ins and a 20% uplift in average session duration.
3) Created and deployed an automated publication update system, eliminating duplicate profiles and boosting customer satisfaction by 15%.
4) Collaborated across teams to deliver end-to-end solutions, contributing to backend services, Angular-based front-end features, and quality assurance processes.

Django REST APIAutomated Publication Update SystemBackend DevelopmentAPI Development

Xcelerator

Graduate Engineering Trainee

Apr 2020 – May 2020 · 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

During my internship, I gained hands-on experience with machine learning by working on real-world datasets, applying various models, and evaluating their performance. Key contributions include:
1) Performed end-to-end data workflows, including dataset extraction, cleaning, preprocessing, and training across multiple machine learning models.
2) Conducted performance evaluation of trained models using metrics such as accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score.
3) Developed and deployed machine learning projects including a movie review classification system and sentiment analysis of tweets using the Twitter API, applying NLP techniques to analyze user-generated content.

Machine LearningNLP