Headline

SDE at Amazon | Senior Software Engineer | Backend & Distributed Systems | Payments, High-Scale APIs | Java, AWS, Microservices

About

Senior Software Engineer with 10 years of experience building large-scale backend and distributed systems used by millions of users. Strong background in system design, API architecture, reliability, and end-to-end ownership of complex software solutions. • Led design and implementation of scalable backend services supporting multiple business domains across 20+ marketplaces • Designed high-availability microservices and APIs handling high-throughput, low-latency workloads using Java and AWS • Solved complex data consistency and workflow orchestration problems in distributed environments • Drove architectural decisions, design reviews, and cross-team technical alignment • Mentored engineers and contributed to raising engineering quality and best practices Experienced across domains including commerce, platform services, and compliance-driven systems.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Software Development Engineer at Amazon, Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Senior backend engineer owning large-scale distributed systems with end-to-end responsibility from design to production. • Owned technical design for seller growth backend systems, powering recommendations and insights across multiple marketplaces • Designed event-driven pipelines integrating seller action signals into platform services, enabling real-time and batch processing at scale • Built resilient, high-volume data pipelines, improving data freshness and reliability for downstream dashboards • Drove system design decisions balancing scalability, latency, and operational simplicity while reducing long-term technical debt • Led backend-first unified workflow architecture, eliminating fragmented frontend logic and enforcing correctness via backend validation • Implemented backend enforcement using plugin-based validation frameworks, integrating multiple internal services • Delivered a high-impact regional feature launch, improving conversion by ~25% while maintaining 99.9%+ reliability • Mentored engineers through design and code reviews, raising ownership and execution standards 🔧 Tech: Java, AWS, Distributed Systems, Event-Driven Architecture, Microservices

Software Development Engineer at Amazon, Jul 2021 - Jul 2024 · 3 yrs 1 mo, On-site, Backend engineer contributing to scalable services and platform modernization initiatives. • Designed and developed scalable backend services supporting high-traffic retail workflows • Migrated legacy services to native AWS architectures, improving scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency • Implemented self-service capabilities in internal systems, reducing operational dependency and defect turnaround time • Optimized backend workflows and infrastructure usage, contributing to resource and cost optimization • Built monitoring, alarms, and dashboards to improve system observability and on-call response 🔧 Tech: Java, AWS, Microservices, REST APIs, Monitoring

Application Engineer-II at Amazon, Mar 2019 - Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos, On-site, Production support engineer with strong focus on automation and systemic fixes. • Diagnosed and resolved complex production issues across distributed backend systems using logs and metrics • Built automation scripts and internal tools to eliminate recurring operational issues and manual effort • Automated data pipelines and weekly reporting workflows, improving data availability and operational efficiency • Partnered with teams to drive root-cause fixes for systemic issues 🔧 Tech: SQL, Automation, Scripting, Distributed Systems Debugging

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Anna University Chennai

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General, University of Madras