Shashank Gupta — Software Engineer

I’m a Lead Engineer with 9+ years of experience modernizing legacy systems into cloud-native, serverless, and event-driven architectures. My core focus is driving engineering strategy that directly impacts revenue, reliability, and scalability—with a strong foundation in FinOps and Application Modernization. At PowerSchool, I lead engineering initiatives that power global education platforms, owning the architecture and scale of high-volume data systems. 🚀 What I Do Scale: Architected a distributed data pipeline ingesting 1B+ records into OpenSearch, reducing query latency by 90%. FinOps: Migrated legacy Java workflows to AWS Serverless + Kinesis, cutting infrastructure cost by 50%. Strategy: Built the company-wide Micro-Frontend “Golden Path”, enabling teams to decouple monoliths and ship faster. Governance: I believe in writing before coding—driving alignment through RFCs, ADRs, and clear SLOs for data reliability. 🧩 Core Strengths 🏗 Architecture: Event-Driven Systems, Distributed Systems, Microservices, Strangler Fig Pattern ☁️ Cloud: AWS (Lambda, Kinesis, DynamoDB, OpenSearch), Terraform, Serverless Framework 👥 Leadership: Technical Mentorship, Cross-Team Architecture, Engineering Governance 💻 Tech Stack: Node.js, TypeScript/JavaScript, PHP, Python, Golang (working knowledge), React.js 🎯 What Drives Me Building “Golden Paths”—standardized, secure, and scalable developer workflows that help teams ship high-quality software with confidence. 🏅 Certifications AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate AWS Certified AI Practitioner

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Architect specializing in Education Technology with a focus on scalable, serverless solutions.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 9 yrs 9 mos