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Ashutosh B.

Engineering Leader | Principal Backend Engineer | Designing Resilient, High-Throughput Cloud Infrastructure

Bengaluru

9+ years of work experience

Amazon
Aug 20251 yr 1 moPresent

Amazon
Aug 20251 yr 1 moPresent

HPE R&D
Aug 2026Aug 2026 - NowPresent

Bengaluru

Career Break
Oct 202410 mosJul 2025

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Microsoft
Jul 20222 yrs 2 mosAug 2024

Bengaluru

Pioneered the end-to-end creation of an internet-scale dynamic scoping feature for Azure planned maintenance, extending service accessibility across 64+ global regions. This enhancement directly improved service reliability for over 250 million active resources and processed 100 million configuration updates daily. Innovated service architecture by transitioning from a dated DB queue-based polling model to a streamlined, highly scalable notification system. This optimization resulted in a 40% reduction in backend latency and increased system throughput by 5,000 transactions per second (TPS). Elevated service dependability and fortitude, guaranteeing alignment with S360 standards and paramount industry practices. Achieved a 99.999% uptime (five 9s) for critical services, significantly exceeding previous SLA targets by 15%. Spearheaded transformative endeavors to refine the performance and scalability of backend microservices. Optimized resource utilization, leading to a 20% cost reduction in infrastructure while handling peak loads of 10,000 concurrent requests. Drove strategic cross-organizational initiatives, partnering with 10+ critical partner teams and numerous Product Management leaders and engineers to define and deliver product roadmap features, directly enabling new revenue streams/critical business capabilities through seamless integration of the MRP service across Azure's platform. Elevated organizational technical capabilities by directly mentoring over 20 senior/staff-level engineers across the organization through formal programs and architectural reviews, fostering deep expertise in distributed systems design, and contributing to the development of future technical leaders. Exerted principal-level technical leadership, defining the architectural vision for multiple concurrent large-scale projects and leading org-wide initiatives that enhanced software quality and security posture, resulting in a 15% reduction in critical vulnerabilities.
Walmart Global Tech India
Apr 20211 yr 3 mosJun 2022

Bengaluru

Orchestrated the creation of a RESTful catalog search service from inception to deployment. This service enabled efficient product catalog management and search capabilities for over 100 million products, handling 8,000 queries per second (QPS) with an average response time of 80 milliseconds. Led design and development of high-performance itemset services for Walmart's advertisement technology team, leveraging Scala and Apache Spark. Processed and analyzed over 20 terabytes of raw data daily to generate insights for advertising, resulting in an average of 1 million itemset recommendations per hour.
Netskope
Apr 20174 yrsMar 2021

Bengaluru Area, India

Architected and engineered robust backend microservices to handle tenant, configuration, user, and certificate management, ensuring seamless operation at internet scale for over 10,000+ enterprise customers and 50 million users. Engineered high-performance REST API services using Flask and Express, seamlessly integrating with MongoDB, MariaDB, and Redis for optimal transactional data management. These services handled an average of 3,000 requests per second, with peak loads reaching 15,000 requests per second. Spearheaded the transformation of configuration management services, optimizing for internet-scale traffic by modularizing into a microservices architecture. This re-architecture improved system throughput by 35% and reduced operational costs by 18%. Led the conception and execution of pivotal features within provisioner services, driving end-to-end delivery and deployment. Implemented cutting-edge containerization techniques, migrating 10+ legacy VM-based services to Kubernetes. This transition enhanced scalability by 40% and improved resource utilization, leading to 25% infrastructure cost savings. Demonstrated proficiency in swiftly resolving critical production and customer challenges, utilizing observability tools to reduce average incident resolution time by 30% and maintain 99.99% service availability. Provided mentorship and strategic leadership to 5 junior/mid-level engineers, contributing to a 20% increase in team productivity. Directed the development lifecycle of various key product features, from ideation to deployment, contributing to a 15% increase in feature adoption.

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Education

SunBeam Institute of Information Technology, Pune-Karad

Diploma in advanced Computing, Computers

SunBeam Institute of Information Technology, Pune-Karad

20082008
Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya

B.E, Computer Science

Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya

20034 yrs2007

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Headline

Engineering Leader | Principal Backend Engineer | Designing Resilient, High-Throughput Cloud Infrastructure

About

With over 16 years of experience in software design and development, I have a proven track record of leading teams in creating and delivering comprehensive software solutions across diverse domains. My leadership experience includes guiding cross-functional teams through agile development practices, ensuring alignment, and producing high-quality products from concept to execution. Backend Development Expertise: I develop scalable backend microservices for internet-scale applications. My background includes designing resilient microservices architectures. I've successfully implemented RESTful APIs and gRPC, enabling efficient communication between services and supporting millions of concurrent users and transactions. Core Skills: Problem-Solving & Analytical Skills: I approach complex challenges methodically, utilizing data structures and algorithms to devise efficient solutions. Communication Skills: My ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively fosters team collaboration and improves stakeholder engagement. Technical Proficiencies: Programming Languages: C, C#, C++, Python, Scala, NodeJS, Perl, Shell scripting Key Concepts: Data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming (OOP) Web Services: RESTful, Microservices, RPC, gRPC Architecture: Distributed and scalable systems Frameworks/Libraries: Flask, Express, Kafka, Zookeeper, Celery, Apache Spark, Apache Hive Databases: SQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes Monitoring Tools: Sumologic, Datadog, SignalFx Version Control & Security: GitHub, OpenSSL, PKCS11

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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claude

kiro

Work experience

Software Engineer at Amazon, Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

Software Engineer at Amazon, Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

Specialist software engineer at HPE R&D, Bengaluru

Full-time parenting at Career Break, Oct 2024 - Jul 2025 · 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft, Jul 2022 - Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Pioneered the end-to-end creation of an internet-scale dynamic scoping feature for Azure planned maintenance, extending service accessibility across 64+ global regions. This enhancement directly improved service reliability for over 250 million active resources and processed 100 million configuration updates daily. Innovated service architecture by transitioning from a dated DB queue-based polling model to a streamlined, highly scalable notification system. This optimization resulted in a 40% reduction in backend latency and increased system throughput by 5,000 transactions per second (TPS). Elevated service dependability and fortitude, guaranteeing alignment with S360 standards and paramount industry practices. Achieved a 99.999% uptime (five 9s) for critical services, significantly exceeding previous SLA targets by 15%. Spearheaded transformative endeavors to refine the performance and scalability of backend microservices. Optimized resource utilization, leading to a 20% cost reduction in infrastructure while handling peak loads of 10,000 concurrent requests. Drove strategic cross-organizational initiatives, partnering with 10+ critical partner teams and numerous Product Management leaders and engineers to define and deliver product roadmap features, directly enabling new revenue streams/critical business capabilities through seamless integration of the MRP service across Azure's platform. Elevated organizational technical capabilities by directly mentoring over 20 senior/staff-level engineers across the organization through formal programs and architectural reviews, fostering deep expertise in distributed systems design, and contributing to the development of future technical leaders. Exerted principal-level technical leadership, defining the architectural vision for multiple concurrent large-scale projects and leading org-wide initiatives that enhanced software quality and security posture, resulting in a 15% reduction in critical vulnerabilities.

Staff Engineer at Walmart Global Tech India, Apr 2021 - Jun 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos, Bengaluru, Orchestrated the creation of a RESTful catalog search service from inception to deployment. This service enabled efficient product catalog management and search capabilities for over 100 million products, handling 8,000 queries per second (QPS) with an average response time of 80 milliseconds. Led design and development of high-performance itemset services for Walmart's advertisement technology team, leveraging Scala and Apache Spark. Processed and analyzed over 20 terabytes of raw data daily to generate insights for advertising, resulting in an average of 1 million itemset recommendations per hour.

Staff Engineer at Netskope, Apr 2017 - Mar 2021 · 4 yrs, Bengaluru Area, India, Architected and engineered robust backend microservices to handle tenant, configuration, user, and certificate management, ensuring seamless operation at internet scale for over 10,000+ enterprise customers and 50 million users. Engineered high-performance REST API services using Flask and Express, seamlessly integrating with MongoDB, MariaDB, and Redis for optimal transactional data management. These services handled an average of 3,000 requests per second, with peak loads reaching 15,000 requests per second. Spearheaded the transformation of configuration management services, optimizing for internet-scale traffic by modularizing into a microservices architecture. This re-architecture improved system throughput by 35% and reduced operational costs by 18%. Led the conception and execution of pivotal features within provisioner services, driving end-to-end delivery and deployment. Implemented cutting-edge containerization techniques, migrating 10+ legacy VM-based services to Kubernetes. This transition enhanced scalability by 40% and improved resource utilization, leading to 25% infrastructure cost savings. Demonstrated proficiency in swiftly resolving critical production and customer challenges, utilizing observability tools to reduce average incident resolution time by 30% and maintain 99.99% service availability. Provided mentorship and strategic leadership to 5 junior/mid-level engineers, contributing to a 20% increase in team productivity. Directed the development lifecycle of various key product features, from ideation to deployment, contributing to a 15% increase in feature adoption.

Education

Diploma in advanced Computing, Computers, SunBeam Institute of Information Technology, Pune-Karad

B.E, Computer Science, Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya