Sobhan Ghosh

Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs experience

Key Highlights

  • Expert in distributed systems and microservices architecture.
  • Significant contributions to Airbnb's payment platform.
  • Proven track record in KYC workflow optimization.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with strong backend development skills and experience in cloud computing.

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Skills

Core Skills

Distributed SystemsMicroservicesBack-end Web DevelopmentSoftware Development

Other Skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS)Cloud ComputingJavaGitCore JavaSpring BootNoSQLAgile MethodologiesLow-Level DesignArchitectural DesignCloud ServicesMultithreadingTechnical ArchitectureAgile & Waterfall MethodologiesData Structures

About

With over two years at Altimetrik, my expertise in distributed systems has been pivotal in developing innovative features for Airbnb's payment economics. Our team is driven by a mission to enhance user experience through seamless financial transactions. My role involves ideating and architecting systems that align with Altimetrik's mission, bringing a blend of technical acumen and strategic foresight to our diverse team. At Airbnb, my responsibilities encompass brainstorming, system design, feature development, and ensuring high-quality releases. Leveraging tools like Trebuchet and ERF, my focus is on delivering controlled deployments, enhancing the platform's performance, and mentoring peers to foster a culture of excellence and innovation. My recent work reflects a deep commitment to product improvement and team development, contributing to the robustness of our payment solutions.

Experience

12 yrs
Total Experience
2 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr
Current Experience

Wissen technology

Senior Principal Engineer

Jun 2025Present · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Distributed SystemsMicroservicesAmazon Web Services (AWS)Cloud ComputingJavaBack-End Web Development

Clear street

2 roles

Senior Principal Engineer

Jun 2025Present · 1 yr

  • Improved KYC workflow robustness by enhancing Clear & WorldCheck integration behavior and failure handling, reducing KYC failures from ~60% to ~5% through resilient retry/fallback logic and tighter validation controls.

Senior Principal Engineer

Jun 2025Present · 1 yr

  • Built scalable Snowflake data pipelines to export and model COPS application data of daily loads of ~10GB/day for analytics and reporting, enabling business and operations teams to track onboarding funnel and system outcomes.

Altimetrik

Staff Engineer

Dec 2022May 2025 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Working in AirBnb payment economics building new features and implementing various ideas in the system
  • Ideation & System Design: Brainstorm new ideas and contribute to the investigation
  • phase to develop system architecture and create Product Requirement Documents
  • (PRDs).
  • Feature Development: Implement new product features by writing clean, efficient, and
  • maintainable code while ensuring adherence to best coding practices.
  • Testing & Quality Assurance: Perform unit testing and integration testing to validate
  • functionality and maintain high code quality.
  • Deployment & Release Management: Leverage Trebuchet and ERF for controlled
  • deployment of changes, ensuring smooth and risk-free rollouts.
  • Monitoring & Optimization: Participate in continuous monitoring using tools like
  • Datadog, Kibana, and Grafana to ensure system reliability, performance, and early
  • issue detection.
GitCore JavaSpring BootMicroservicesBack-End Web DevelopmentNoSQL+13

Airbnb

Staff Software Engineer

Dec 2022May 2025 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Designed and implemented Delayed Capture in Airbnb’s payment platform, enabling region-aware capture timing optimization and delivering ~$3.5M/year merchant fee savings for Asia Pacific.

Enfusion

Senior Associate

Oct 2021Dec 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • Business Requirement Development: Design and implement business requirements in
  • the Monolith application, a fin-tech platform primarily used by hedge fund managers.
  • System Stabilization: Identify and fix existing bugs to enhance system stability,
  • performance, and reliability.
  • Team Mentorship: Guide and mentor a small team, fostering knowledge sharing and
  • skill development to improve overall productivity.
GitSpring BootBack-End Web DevelopmentNoSQLAgile MethodologiesSoftware Development+4

Oracle india ltd.

Senior Member of Technical Staff

Apr 2020Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Contributed to the development of Oracle Queue Service as part of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), supporting reliable asynchronous messaging and event-driven workflows.

Oracle

Senior Member Of Technical Staff

Apr 2020Oct 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • Low-Level Design: Prepare detailed Low-Level Design (LLD) to meet functional
  • requirements, ensuring scalability and maintainability.
  • Application Enhancement: Enhance the application platform based on evolving
  • business needs, improving performance, usability, and efficiency
GitSpring BootOracle SQL DeveloperBack-End Web DevelopmentUnixSoftware Development+3

Subex

4 roles

Technical Analyst

Promoted

Dec 2018Apr 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Billing System Enhancement: Improve the billing system to align with evolving
  • business requirements, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
  • Module Development: Develop new modules like Sales and Auto-RateSheet-Import
  • using a multithreaded architecture, significantly reducing manual work and decision-
  • making efforts to 90%.
GitSpring BootBack-End Web DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentJavaArchitectural Design+6

Technician

Dec 2017Apr 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Played a key role in a award winning high-priority stabilization drive (“Warhouse”), resolving 800+ production/legacy bugs in 5 days, significantly improving product stability and customer confidence.

Technician

Promoted

Dec 2017Apr 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Built RateSheet Import & Generate automation that converted 100% manual complex Excel-based calculations into a guided UI-driven process.

System Analyst

Dec 2017Dec 2018 · 1 yr

GitBack-End Web DevelopmentUnixSoftware DevelopmentJavaPostgreSQL+2

Cgi

Software Engineer

May 2014Dec 2017 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

  • Billing System Enhancement: Enhanced the system to generate versatile billing
  • reports based on user requirements for Deutsche Bank, improving reporting flexibility
  • and accuracy..
  • Backend System Enhancement: Strengthened the backend system to improve the
  • accuracy and efficiency of a telecom billing application, ensuring seamless operations.
Pro*COracle SQL DeveloperBack-End Web DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentJavaSpring MVC+1

Education

Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College

Bachelor of Technology

Jun 2009Jul 2013

Deshbandhu Group

High School Diploma

Deshbandhu Group

High School Diploma

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