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Sagar Sharma

Senior Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India10 yrs 5 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Reduced API latencies by up to 87% at Mindtickle.
  • Designed high-performance, scalable backend systems.
  • Awarded multiple High-Quality Release Awards.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Developer specializing in SaaS and Fintech solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

MicroservicesBack-end Web Development

Other Skills

AWS CloudWatchAWS EventbridgeAWS LambdaAlgorithmsAmazon CloudWatchAmazon S3Amazon SQSAngularJSCSSCascading Style Sheets (CSS)Core JavaCouchbaseDBMSDatadogDesign Patterns

About

With over 9.5 years of hands-on experience building high-performance, scalable backend systems, I specialize in Java-based microservices architecture, distributed systems, and cloud-native development. I’ve consistently delivered reliable and optimized solutions across domains like SaaS, Fintech, and Media Tech—solving complex engineering problems with clarity and impact. 🔧 Key Highlights: ∙ Designed and optimized critical backend systems, reducing API latencies by up to 87% at Mindtickle. ∙ Built scalable gRPC and REST services, modernized legacy platforms, and set up robust alerting and monitoring pipelines using Terraform and cloud-native tooling. ∙ Experienced in high-throughput systems using Java, Go, Spring Boot, Redis, Couchbase, PostgreSQL, and Kafka. ∙ Strong foundation in Data Structures & Algorithms, OOP principles, and system design—with a focus on clean, maintainable, and scalable code. ∙ Passionate about delivering real-world solutions that drive product value and improve engineering efficiency. 🏆 Awarded multiple High-Quality Release Awards and have actively contributed to impactful product features from architecture to deployment. My tech toolkit includes Java, Go, Spring Boot, gRPC, AWS, Docker, Redis, MySQL, and more. I’ve worked extensively on microservices, cloud-native applications, and performance optimization across the stack. I thrive in fast-paced environments, love tackling complex challenges, and bring a practical, problem-solving mindset to every team I join.

Experience

10 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 10 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 3 mos
Current Experience

Paypal

Senior Software Engineer

Mar 2025Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Mindtickle

Software Development Engineer II

Oct 2022Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • ∙ Designed the high-level architecture and data model for the Multi-Day ILT (Instructor-Led Training) project, enhancing system architecture. Developed a gRPC service to replace the legacy REST service, enabling admins to efficiently schedule events across multiple days.
  • ∙ Led the Capturing Auto Attendance Threshold project, empowering admins to configure and mark learner attendance based on customizable session threshold percentages, streamlining attendance management and increasing operational efficiency.
  • ∙ Enhanced GQL API performance by reducing p99 latency by 87% (from 4.64s to 600ms) through result precomputation and optimization of read operations, drastically improving response times.
  • ∙ Achieved an ~85% reduction in p99 API latencies (from 1.47s to 222ms) by optimizing goroutine utilization, database queries, and asynchronous event handling, delivering a faster and more responsive system.
  • ∙ Implemented and maintained a monitoring system using Datadog and CloudWatch for AWS Lambda and gRPC servers, leading to
  • a ~63% reduction in PagerDuty alerts (from 171 to 63), improving operational monitoring and incident management.
PostgreSQLREST APIsAWS LambdaAmazon SQSGo (Programming Language)Docker+16

Warner bros. discovery

2 roles

Software Development Engineer II

Nov 2021Oct 2022 · 11 mos

  • • Developed the Manifest Filtering library to optimize viewing experience across platforms by generating dynamic HLS and DASH VOD manifests.
Go (Programming Language)JavaDesign PatternsBack-End Web DevelopmentObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)gRPC+1

Senior Backend Developer

Mar 2020Oct 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • • Integrated Jio partner with Discovery's services for seamless consumer access to content on mobile and desktop platforms.
Design PatternsBack-End Web DevelopmentObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)

Indiaideas.com limited

Software Developer

Apr 2018Feb 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Developed recurring payment system for merchants to register mandates for debiting payments from customers' linked payment methods for subscriptions.
  • Implemented JUnit Maven testing framework for API testing, integrating test cases for various payment gateway services.
JavaDesign PatternsBack-End Web DevelopmentObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)Spring Boot

Fincash.com

Software Engineer 1

Aug 2016Apr 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos · Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Developed entire 'Mutual Fund Order Placement and Payment' module by integrating it with various BSE Web Services. This module places both SIP and LUMPSUM orders in the system as well as in BSE; after which the client is able to complete the payment through their gateway.
  • Developed 'Client Registration' module, which completes the registration process and FATCA details of the customer in BSE using Web Service integration.
  • Integrated 'Birla Sun Life REST API', which enables the customers to do their KYC for Mutual Fund investment.
  • Integrated 'Twilio API Service', which sends the message to customer while completing the transaction.
  • Implemented entire 'Portfolio Statements' module where the customer is able to view and download various reports like Capital Gain, Transaction, and Summary Report, etc.
  • Technologies Used: Scala, Play, Slick, Spring-WS, Angular2, MySQL
ScalaDesign PatternsBack-End Web DevelopmentObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)

Nomura research institute financial technologies india pvt. ltd.

2 roles

Associate Software Engineer

Aug 2015Jul 2016 · 11 mos · Kolkata Area, India

  • Developed SQL tool that is being used for generation and management of numerous database scripts for different projects in the organization. Some of the features involve building of DDL and DML scripts, consolidation of multiple scripts into a production level script, and integration with JIRA for better management and tracking.
  • Technologies Used: HTML, CSS, AngularJS, JAVA, Spring MVC, Spring Core, MySQL, JSP, Spring Data JPA.
JavaDesign PatternsBack-End Web DevelopmentObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)Spring Boot

Trainee

Jan 2015Apr 2015 · 3 mos · Kolkata Area, India

  • Built a Function Point Analysis Tool where the primary work was to build an application
  • that will measure the size of the software project in terms of its total function point and
  • calculate the total manpower required for building that project within specified time and
  • then generate the report based on the type of report selected by the user.
  • Technologies Used: HTML, CSS , JavaScript, JAVA, Spring MVC, JDBC, JSP, Servlet
Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

Education

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

Bachelor’s Degree — Computer Science

Jan 2011Jan 2015

Rose Mary Convent School, Bathinda

High School

Jan 2010Jan 2011

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