Nikhil Bansal

Senior Software Engineer

Gurugram, Haryana, India4 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Engineered features boosting user retention by 20%.
Achieved 25% increase in app responsiveness.
Led vulnerability remediation reducing incidents by 30%.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Developer in the Fintech industry with a focus on user engagement and system reliability.

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Skills

Core Skills

Node.js

Other Skills

DebuggingBack-End Web DevelopmentKibanaElastic Stack (ELK)GrafanaElasticsearchAmazon EKSContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Express.jsCassandraProject ManagementTeam ManagementUnit TestingSoftware DeploymentMongoDB

About

In my role at Paytm, I've contributed to the creation and enhancement of high-performance backend solutions, leveraging Node.js to deliver scalable, efficient, and reliable applications. Skilled in designing and implementing RESTful APIs, optimizing database performance, and ensuring seamless integration of features.

Experience

4 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Paytm

3 roles

Senior Software Engineering

Jun 2025 – Present · 11 mos

Software Engineer

Promoted

Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Experienced in engineering innovative solutions to enhance user engagement, streamline operations, and fortify platform security. Recognized for delivering measurable impact through strategic initiatives:
Engineered and launched interactive user engagement features, increasing user retention by 20% and boosting conversion rates by 10% within six months.
Developed decaying logic algorithms to normalize reviews and ratings, improving accuracy by 25% for top and new services.
Upgraded Node.js, achieving a 25% increase in app responsiveness and reducing vulnerability incidents by 40%.
Integrated real-time communications and GDS systems, enhancing service offerings and increasing user satisfaction by 30%.
Streamlined post-booking processes with automation, reducing user escalations by 30% and ensuring seamless customer journeys.
Maintained system stability through proactive production support, resolving critical incidents within SLA targets.
Implemented API improvements, optimizing resource allocation and achieving significant cost savings.

Node.jsDebugging

Back End Developer

Jan 2022 – Jul 2022 · 6 mos

Experienced in enhancing operational efficiency and system reliability through advanced technical solutions:
Developed and integrated logging protocols to capture crucial system events, leveraging Kibana for enhanced operational transparency. Reduced error detection time by 35%.
Utilized ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) to aggregate and analyze logs, decreasing mean time to resolution (MTTR) by 20% and improving system performance insights by 10%.
Led comprehensive vulnerability remediation efforts with Checkmarx, addressing 80+ high and medium severity issues. Achieved a 30% reduction in security breach incidents and enhanced code integrity.
Deployed and fine-tuned Sentinl alerts for proactive issue detection, resulting in a 40% increase in system reliability.

Node.jsBack-End Web Development