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SDE1 Backend @Zepto | Golang | Java | Distributed Systems | NIT Allahabad’25

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Backend Engineer passionate about building high-performance distributed systems at scale. Recent graduate from MNNIT Allahabad with approximately 1 year of production experience scaling microservices that process millions of transactions daily. 🎯 CURRENT STATUS Currently exploring opportunities in backend engineering and distributed systems following recent organizational changes at Zepto. Available to join immediately. 💼 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE At Zepto, I progressed from Software Engineer Intern to Control Team Pod Leader, owning three critical microservices (Beacon, Image Matching Interface, Admin Backend) that power end-to-end order flows across 500+ Dark Hubs. 🚀 KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Built real-time communication systems using Go and WebSocket that eliminated 884K+ polling requests per minute • Engineered multi-tenant microservices streaming 10K+ orders/sec with 99.9% uptime • Scaled systems to support 20K+ concurrent users with <1ms latency • Reduced production incidents by 40% through CI/CD implementation and comprehensive monitoring • Maintained 80%+ test coverage across all services • Cut production rollout time by 60% with GitHub Actions and canary deployments 💻 TECHNICAL EXPERTISE Languages: Go, C++, Java, JavaScript, SQL, Python Backend: Microservices, RESTful APIs, WebSocket, gRPC Databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis Message Queues: Kafka, Redis Pub/Sub DevOps: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Docker Monitoring: Grafana, New Relic 📫 LET'S CONNECT I'm actively seeking opportunities where I can contribute to building reliable, scalable backend systems. If you're hiring backend engineers or know of relevant opportunities, I'd love to connect! Open to: Backend Engineer, Full Stack Engineer, Distributed Systems roles Notice Period: Till 28th Nov, 2025

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Software Engineer l at Zepto, Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Led three critical microservices (Beacon, Image Matching Interface, Admin Backend) powering end-to-end order flows across 500+ Dark Hubs. Key Achievements: • Owned and optimized order processing systems handling 50K+ orders/sec with 99.9% uptime • Developed TV Portal real-time dashboard with <1ms latency serving real-time updates • Deployed grievance resolution system reducing issue resolution time from 5 days to 8 hours • Integrated OnePipeline CI/CD with GitHub Actions, cutting production rollout time by 60% • Established comprehensive monitoring with Grafana and New Relic, reducing production incidents by 40% • Maintained 80%+ test coverage across all services Technologies: Go, Kafka, Redis, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, WebSocket, gRPC, GitHub Actions, Grafana, New Relic

Intern - Engineering at Zepto, Jan 2025 - Jul 2025 · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Built and scaled real-time event distributed systems for Zepto's Kitchen Management System (KMS) and internal platforms. Key Achievements: • Built real-time communication in KMS using WebSocket and Go, eliminating 884K+ polling requests/min • Scaled systems to support 20K+ concurrent users • Engineered multi-tenant Beacon microservice streaming 10K+ orders/sec with 99.9% uptime • Integrated with Kafka for seamless order streaming to Thor and KDS interfaces • Boosted service reliability by 95% through graceful shutdowns, panic recovery, and config validation • Improved HRMS performance by 70% through database optimization and read/write separation

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology