Nithish J Prabhu

Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India9 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led backend solutions for a flagship game.
Migrated services to Kubernetes for cloud modernization.
Mentored developers to elevate engineering standards.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-focused Software Engineer in the Gaming industry with expertise in cloud modernization.

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Skills

Core Skills

MicroservicesCloud ModernizationGolangScalabilityHigh-performance SolutionsScalable ServicesBackend Development

Other Skills

AWS GlueAlgorithmsAmazon AthenaAmazon DynamodbAmazon S3Amazon Web Services (AWS)Apache KafkaBloggingCassandraCross-functional Team LeadershipData StructuresDesign PatternsETL PipelinesElastic Stack (ELK)Event-driven Systems

About

As a Software Development Engineer III at Games24x7, I lead backend solutions for a flagship game and contribute to cloud modernization by transitioning services to Kubernetes. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, I ensure production excellence through operational reviews, incident resolution, and system reliability. Currently pursuing an MSc in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at BITS Pilani, I strive to integrate scalable architecture expertise with intelligent systems. Passionate about mentoring developers, I focus on elevating engineering standards and delivering impactful, high-performance backend solutions.

Experience

9 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

7 mos

Current Experience

Coupang

Staff Software Engineer

Nov 2025 – Present · 7 mos · Bengaluru · Hybrid

Games24x7

3 roles

SDE 3

Promoted

Apr 2023 – Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Leading backend solutions for a new flagship game Ludo.
Led cloud modernization by migrating services from EC2 to Kubernetes and optimizing infra costs with Graviton-based base images.
Drove production excellence through weekly operational reviews, ensuring fast incident resolution and minimal downtime.
Mentored and coached developers, provided ongoing feedback to enable professional growth.
Raised engineering standards by establishing coding best practices, participating in code reviews, and guiding architectural decisions.
Collaborated cross-functionally with product, marketing, TPMs, and platform teams to successfully plan and launch projects.

JavaMicroservicesKubernetesCloud ModernizationOperational ExcellenceCross-functional Team Leadership

SDE 2

Promoted

Apr 2020 – Oct 2025 · 5 yrs 6 mos

Developed scalable, high-performance solutions for critical features, ensuring reliability and seamless experience for 100M+ players across 5.5B+ games played on the platform.
Revamped the internal Connection service for personalized user communication, re-architected in Golang which increase in the improvements.
Contributed to multiple high-scale revamp and optimization projects in event-driven systems, collectively handling high scale events per minute.
Led the design and development of a retention-critical system like Expirable Cash used across games.
Lead design, development of acquisition-focused features like “Bring a Friend” contributing in improving acquisition.
Owned and managed multiple mission-critical backend services, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance in production environments.

GolangEvent-driven SystemsHigh-performance SolutionsScalability

SDE 1

Feb 2019 – Apr 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

Developed scalable, reusable platform services including Friends, Leaderboard, and Chat, ensuring easy integration across multiple games such as RummyCircle, My11Circle, and SNL.
Improved an internal event-driven system by adding features for hyper-personalized user targeting, resulting in increased user engagement and retention.

Scalable ServicesEvent-driven Systems