Kanishka Aggarwal

Software Engineer

Delhi, India5 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To Switch

Key Highlights

Expert in backend system development and optimization.
Proficient in multiple programming languages and frameworks.
Strong leadership experience in tech community engagement.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fullstack Developer with experience in SaaS and E-commerce industries.

Contact

kanishka.aggarwal@blinkit.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

DjangoReact.jsSqlPythonJavaQuality AssuranceFront-end DevelopmentCommunity ManagementCommunication

Other Skills

AWSAlgorithmsAmazon CloudWatchAmazon SQSAmazon Web Services (AWS)Apache KafkaCSSCascading Style Sheets (CSS)Competitive ProgrammingDrupalElementorEvent ManagementGitGrafanaHTML5

About

I am a results-driven individual with a passion for leveraging technology to solve complex business challenges. With a background in Computer Science and Engineering, I have gained diverse experiences in software development, research and system migration. I possess experience with an array of programming languages such as C, C++, Java, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XML, and Python. My familiarity with frameworks like React, Material UI, Bootstrap, Tailwind, Django, and JUnit enables me to create robust and user-friendly applications. I am proficient in developer tools like Git, Figma, Diffy, Screaming Frog, AWS, and development environments like VS Code, PyCharm, and IntelliJ.

Experience

5 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

9 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Blinkit

Software Development Engineer

Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Built scalable backend system and onboarding SDK used across Seller and Vendor dashboards, standardizing catalog workflows and eliminating redundant development across teams.
Refactored core services and pipelines, including a Golang-to-Django rewrite and Node.js upgrades (v14 → v18), improving system reliability, developer velocity, and reducing runtime errors; replaced Temporal workflows with Celery tasks for better fault tolerance and lower infrastructure cost.
Completed frontend build optimizations by migrating from react-scripts → CRA → Vite, cutting CI/CD build times from 45 minutes to 5, significantly accelerating development cycles and reducing deployment friction across teams.
Enhanced platform observability and operational efficiency by migrating from Opsgenie to PagerDuty, cleaning up Grafana alerts, reducing noise during on-call, and streamlining asset workflows and catalog automation—freeing up engineering bandwidth and improving system resilience.

DjangoReact.jsPostgreSQLAmazon Web Services (AWS)Amazon SQSApache Kafka+3

Zs

Business Technology Solutions Associate

Jul 2023 – Mar 2024 · 8 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

Worked on migration of Incentive Compensation (IC) System from a third party software to Zaidyn.
Implementing IC System aimed at computing quarterly rewards for a sales team comprising around 5,000 representatives

SQLMicrosoft ExcelPython (Programming Language)Python

Amazon

Software Development Engineer Intern

Jan 2023 – Jun 2023 · 5 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

Migrated vendor settings from marketplace architecture to regional level and implemented request-reply logging.
Built frontend and backend for account settings. Additionally, wrote unit tests with complete coverage and developed a
CI/CD integrated project.
Created LLDs, data models, setup documentations. Also, performed end-to-end (E2E) testing and code refactoring

React.jsLow-Level DesignJavaGitAmazon CloudWatchCascading Style Sheets (CSS)+3

Green sparrow solutions

Frontend Developer

Jul 2022 – Dec 2022 · 5 mos · Remote

Implemented and enhanced frontend for 5+ USA/UK based eCommerce and EdTech websites.
Performed Quality Assurance, Quality Check, UI Regression Testing on website inventories

Quality AssuranceScreaming FrogElementorGitDrupalHTML5+3

Dsc bvp

2 roles

Google Developer Student Club Lead

Promoted

Jul 2021 – Jun 2022 · 11 mos

Mentored an executive team of 20+ members.
Organised 30 Days OF Google Cloud and 3+ Android Study Jam Sessions.

Community ManagementProgram ManagementEvent Management

Development Team Member

Oct 2020 – Jun 2021 · 8 mos

Organized hackathon and competitive coding contest.
Conducted a session on Ideathon.

Gigwalla india

Software Development Engineer Intern

Jul 2021 – Oct 2021 · 3 mos

Worked on a Lecture Management System to provide optimized communication channels and collaboration spaces.
Implemented UI and created frontend APIs to fetch and update data.

React.jsNext.jsJavaScriptHTML5Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)