Headline

Senior Software Engineer (Backend) | Distributed Systems | Fintech | Java · Golang · Kafka · Kubernetes

About

Backend Engineer specialising in distributed systems and fintech infrastructure. Currently at Tap Invest, where I own backend architecture for core investment products — SIP engines, multi-gateway payment systems, and event-driven analytics at scale. Since joining Tap Invest as SDE-1 and growing into SDE-2: → Designed a SIP investment solution that drove 40% revenue growth → Re-architected the payments layer across multiple gateways, increasing success rates by 30% → Built a configurable rewards engine that improved conversion by 50% → Delivered Bond Scanner from zero to production in 2 months → Leading backend mentorship for 5 interns, taking them from zero to production-level engineering Core stack: Java · Golang · Spring Boot · Kafka · Kubernetes · MySQL · Redis · Docker I care about system reliability, failure handling, and building backend infrastructure that scales without breaking. Previously at Zopsmart, where I led frontend development for Kroger's retail platform before deliberately transitioning to backend engineering — a move toward systems ownership, not away from frontend.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Senior Software Engineer - Backend at Tap Invest, Aug 2026 - Present · 3 mos, Bengaluru

Software Development Engineer - 2 at Tap Invest, Apr 2025 - Aug 2026 · 1 yr 5 mos, Bengaluru

Software Development Engineer - 1 at Tap Invest, May 2024 - Apr 2025 · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Software Developer at ZopSmart, Feb 2022 - May 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Data Science and Business Analytics Intern at The Sparks Foundation, Jul 2021 - Aug 2021 · 2 mos, Andhra Pradesh, India

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science, Sree Vidyanikethan Education Trust (SVET), Tirupati

Public links

github: https://github.com/Ananthasai451