Kishan Kumar

Backend Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India4 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Achieved $200K annual savings through payment gateway migration.
Enhanced user experience with a 30% increase in customer retention.
Developed a personalized video recommendation engine improving engagement.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Engineer with expertise in Fintech and EdTech solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Backend DevelopmentCloud ComputingSoftware Development

Other Skills

A/B TestingAWSAdyenAlgorithm DevelopmentAlgorithmsAsynchronous ProcessingBashC (Programming Language)C++CI/CDCascading Style Sheets (CSS)Computer NetworkingComputer ScienceData AccuracyData Modeling

About

I am a passionate Software Engineer with a strong focus on leveraging technology to create impactful and scalable solutions. With 4 years of hands-on experience in a wide range of programming languages and frameworks, I have worked extensively with tools and technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, Ruby on Rails, Python, C++, Javascript, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, SQS and modern database systems like Postgres, MySQL. My expertise spans backend development, real-time systems, and scalable infrastructure, allowing me to design and implement robust systems tailored to solving real-world problems. With a commitment to continuous learning and professional development, I stay at the forefront of the ever-evolving tech landscape. I am excited about opportunities to contribute to projects that require creative problem-solving, technical rigor, and a focus on delivering value.

Experience

4 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 8 mos

Current Experience

Flexcar india

Backend Engineer

Oct 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

◦ Successfully executed the migration of payment gateways and invoice processors from Adyen/Zuora to Stripe, achieving significant operational improvements and annual cost savings of $200K
◦ Built and optimized a robust algorithm to detect refuel events for a Fuel Rewards program, contributing to enhanced user experience and a 30% increase in customer retention by providing credits on gas refueling
◦ Led the seamless migration of IoT device vendors from Powerfleet to Octo and AutoPi, maintaining data accuracy, ensuring operational continuity, and optimizing device performance
◦ Implemented efficient data modeling and asynchronous processing pipelines for ingesting real-time car telemetry data streaming via IoT devices to support analytics for usage, billing, and driving behavioral insights

JavaSpring BootRuby on RailsPythonC++AWS+8

Vedantu

Software Engineer

Jul 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

◦ Built an intelligent video content recommendation engine that personalized learning videos for students using real-time engagement data improving average session duration by 25% and reducing recommendation latency
◦ Introduced an in-service A/B experimentation framework that enabled real-time comparison of different recommendation algorithms using engagement metrics such as click-through rate, watch time, and conversion
◦ Revamped the demo class allocation workflow with Redis pipelines and connection pooling for low-latency data access, cutting average student join time from 3 minutes to 20 seconds, scaling during high-traffic demo sessions

RedisA/B TestingReal-Time Data ProcessingVideo Recommendation SystemsSoftware DevelopmentCloud Computing