Apr 2020 – May 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka

• Drove modernization, scalability, and reliability initiatives for critical advertising infrastructure, ensuring high availability during peak traffic events.
• Modernized and ensured reliability of the Redis backup-restore system to support newer Linux kernels and guarantee 99.99% SLA compliance for a core service.
• Engineered rapid recovery solutions for ad event data loss, enabling traffic backfill and preventing erroneous advertiser charges, protecting revenue integrity.
• Improved operational agility by migrating static source configs to a dynamic configuration system, enabling near-instant updates and reducing rollout time by 80%.
• Built a configurable control plane to throttle Redis updates across multiple source-types, effectively reducing memory pressure by 50%.
• Enhanced system performance by decoupling read/write logic and implementing feature logging across 3 services, resulting in a 30% increase in read throughput.
• Led capacity planning for high-traffic events, ensuring 99.99% uptime during peak QPS periods.
• Owned incident management for sev-2/3 incidents, leading root cause analyses (RCAs) and coordinating deployments across teams to resolve and prevent future issues.

Oct 2019 – Mar 2020 · 5 mos · Noida Area, India

• Led backend architecture and fostered engineering excellence for multiple production applications, mentoring junior developers to elevate team output and standardize best practices.
• Technical Leadership:** Led the backend architecture and design for six production MVPs, making scalable and robust technical decisions to envision future requirements.
• Mentorship & Code Quality:** Mentored 4+ junior developers through code reviews, task delegation, and coaching, significantly accelerating their productivity and onboarding.
• Process Improvement:** Established and enforced engineering best practices, including the adoption of Black for code formatting, Git pre-commit hooks, and standardized PR templates.
• Client & Scrum Leadership:** Led client scrum calls, providing project updates, delivering demos, and providing accurate estimates for deliverables.

Jun 2018 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos · Noida Area, India

• Developed core features and scalable backend services for high-impact consumer and influencer platforms, contributing to rapid product iteration and market fit.
• MOE Assist Platform:** Developed key features for the creator campaign & billing dashboard used by 175K+ influencers and 30K+ brands, including a collaborative project management system, invoice generation/tracking, and admin dashboards.
• Third-Party Integrations:** Integrated critical services including Google Calendar (scheduling), Gmail (invoice notifications), and Stripe (recurring payments) to create a seamless user experience.
• Scalable Backend Development:** Engineered a scalable multi-tenant backend using Django REST Framework (DRF), PostgreSQL, Celery, and Redis to serve a rapidly growing user base.
• Stralla & Taste App Development:** Built high-performance, real-time features for news and dining apps, including an optimized feed API with Elasticsearch for Stralla and a social backend with real-time notifications for The Taste App.

Aug 2017 – May 2018 · 9 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Developed full-stack solutions and backend microservices for AI and IoT products, focusing on system integration, optimization, and cross-functional collaboration.
• AI Voice Assistant (Muffin):** Built microservices for meetings, reminders, and calendar integrations, implementing Google OAuth and optimizing database performance.
• IoT Development:** Engineered a cross-platform desktop application for flashing files to Arduino via USB, managing the full development cycle from backend to client delivery.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:** Worked closely with AI and design teams to deliver production-ready systems for real-time user interaction.