Narendra M.

Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India4 yrs 11 mos experience

Key Highlights

Reduced core API latency by 70%
Managed over 1 million requests weekly
Active participant in competitive programming

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Software Engineer with expertise in SaaS and high-concurrency systems.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ruby On RailsMongodbJavaSpring BootAws Ec2

Other Skills

Adobe PhotoshopAlgorithmsAmazon EC2Amazon Web Services (AWS)Analytical SkillsApplication Programming Interfaces (API)Back-End Web DevelopmentC (Programming Language)C++Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)Competitive ProgrammingComputer ScienceConfluenceContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Data Structures

About

Backend Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience building robust, scalable backend services and optimizing AI evaluation workflows. Skilled in Go, Ruby, NodeJS, Python, and modern DevOps tools with a strong foundation in cloud infrastructure, microservices, and data pipelines. Proven track record of delivering high-impact features such as reducing core API latency by 70% and automating complex data ingestion and AI workflows. Currently working as Software Development Engineer II at Wayground (formerly Quizizz) on the Search and Discovery team, designing scalable backend architectures and driving AI-powered content curation pipelines. Previously contributed as SDE II at Apollo.io on data catalog projects focusing on user intent signals and handled 1M+ requests per week. Also experienced in transactional communication systems at Walmart with modern technologies including Spring Boot, Cassandra, Kafka, React, and NodeJS. Active participant in competitive programming communities with maximum ratings of 1587 on Codeforces and 1926 on Codechef, and represented college in ACM ICPC regionals (2020). Adept at working asynchronously in remote distributed teams, with excellent communication and ownership skills. Passionate about continuous learning, open-source contributions, and mentoring emerging engineers.

Experience

4 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

1 yr

Average Tenure

1 yr

Current Experience

Wayground (formerly quizizz)

Software Engineer II

Jun 2025 – Present · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Search and Discovery Team

Apollo.io

Software Engineer 2 (Backend)

Jun 2023 – Jun 2025 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Collaborated with the CTO to lead quality initiatives for intelligent place alias detection, enhancing search query coverage by 10%.
Spearheaded the First Party Intent Project, managing over 1 million requests weekly.
Focused on improving core data quality through the application of LLMs.
Utilized technologies such as Ruby on Rails, MongoDB, and Docker to drive project success.

RubyRuby on RailsMongoDBAlgorithmsSnowflakeNoSQL+2

Walmart global tech india

2 roles

Software Engineer II

Jul 2022 – Jun 2023 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Managed transactional communications at scale across multiple SmartComms teams, enhancing operational efficiency.
Reduced latency of commlet services by implementing bulk APIs, significantly minimizing network calls.
Independently integrated various connectors with backend email services, improving system interoperability.
Utilized technologies such as ReactJS, Redux, NodeJS, ExpressJS, Java, and Spring Boot to deliver robust solutions.

Programming LanguagesApplication Programming Interfaces (API)Computer ScienceRepresentational State Transfer (REST)GitJava+12

Software Engineer Intern

Jan 2022 – Jul 2022 · 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Programming LanguagesApplication Programming Interfaces (API)Computer ScienceRepresentational State Transfer (REST)GitProgramming+9

Wonderhood

Frontend Developer Intern

Oct 2021 – Dec 2021 · 2 mos

Programming LanguagesApplication Programming Interfaces (API)Computer ScienceRepresentational State Transfer (REST)GitProgramming+7

Games24x7

Software Engineer Intern

May 2021 – Jul 2021 · 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Developed a Proof of Concept (POC) for Vitess to enable horizontal scaling of MySQL databases.
Successfully integrated a backend stage application with Vitess, enhancing database performance.
Utilized technologies such as AWS EC2, Git/Github, and Spring Boot to streamline development processes.
Contributed to Games24x7, a dynamic startup focused on innovative gaming solutions in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Programming LanguagesApplication Programming Interfaces (API)Computer ScienceRepresentational State Transfer (REST)GitJava+13

Crio.do

Externship

Mar 2021 – Apr 2021 · 1 mo

This externship was the third stage of Crio Winter of Doing(CWoD) 2021.
Worked on building a credit card management system similar to Cred with a team member.
Responsible for building the whole backend from scratch.
Around 190 were selected among 10,000+ developers after 2 stages.

Programming LanguagesGitJavaProgrammingDesignWeb Applications+6