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Backend Engineer | Kafka · Go · Distributed Systems | Open to new roles

About

Backend engineer with 2 years building high-throughput distributed systems in production. Cut analytics latency 90% (90min → 9min) via Kafka + ClickHouse. Built a 10,000 TPS POS microservice. Currently building a real-time risk decisioning platform in Go with gRPC + Kafka. Strong in: Go, Python, Kafka, gRPC, Redis, ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, distributed locking, multi-tenant IAM. Targeting backend infra roles in fintech, payments, or high-scale systems. Open to Bangalore-based or remote opportunities.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Software Engineer at SupplyNote, Sep 2024 - Present · 2 yrs, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, Took complete ownership of the POS microservice, integrating diverse systems and leveraging Kafka to streamline order processing and support thousands of daily transactions. Improved application performance by designing and implementing scalable reporting systems that process 10M+ records per report, reducing generation time from 90 minutes to under 10 minutes using ClickHouse, MongoDB, and Python job management. Enhanced data reliability by setting up a Debezium connector to stream 100k+ transactions every 15 minutes from MongoDB to Kafka, enabling real-time schema transformations for efficient retrieval. Continuously optimize system performance and user experience across the application.

Software Engineer at UniStack, Nov 2023 - Sep 2024 · 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, End-to-end owner of 5 key modules, driving development from design to deployment. Built a Keycloak-based Identity and Access Management (IAM) module to handle complex role and authorization management across 8 different products. Developed the buyer app backend and protocol layer that connects existing client apps to the ONDC protocol. Improved catalogue service performance by implementing RabbitMQ-based task queues, ensuring stability while handling data from 1000+ sellers. Created a ticketing system with a web UI for raising, tracking, and resolving issues across the ecosystem. Built a Node.js connector for logistics, enabling sellers to view dynamic fares and track shipments until delivery.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology Surat

Public links

github: https://github.com/GaurAkshat1008