Headline

Senior Software Engineer | Java • SpringBoot • Hadoop • Big Data | 7+ Years Backend Development | Ex-Morgan Stanley | Building Billion-Scale Solutions at Flipkart

About

Greetings! 🌟 I'm Gaurav Ghongde, a seasoned Backend Developer with 7+ years of practical experience. I specialize in crafting elegant solutions to intricate problems. 🚀 Proficiencies: Adept in Java, Python, Spring Boot, Microservices, Angular, and a comprehensive suite of Big Data Technologies and Cloud solutions. 💡 Career Highlights: Executed a cost-saving overhaul of Adobe Omniture, resulting in a yearly saving of $20k at Flipkart. Orchestrated the seamless transition to the Google Cloud Platform, mastering technologies like Dataproc Cluster and BigQuery. 🛠️ Side Hustles: Engineered "Minify," an Android app boasting 1.5k+ downloads and recognition from Times of India. Conceived "Devnet," our in-house Q&A hub, fostering collaborative knowledge-sharing across teams. Eager to discuss technology, challenges, or potential collaborations. Let's connect and explore synergies! 🌐

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

antigravity

claude code

cursor

gemini

notion

openai

Work experience

Software Development Engineer III at Flipkart, Sep 2025 - Present · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Software Development Engineer II at Flipkart, Mar 2022 - Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid, --> Working in Flipkart's Central Platform Group, played a pivotal role in downsampling Adobe Omniture by implementing the in-house alternative "Euclid," resulting in a substantial annual cost savings of 20,000 USD. Euclid manages and processes petabytes of clickstream data, deriving insights for analytical teams steering key decisions --> Led the migration of on-premise infrastructure to Google Cloud Platform, gaining hands-on experience with Google Cloud Technologies like Dataproc Cluster, Cloud Storage, Compute Engine, and BigQuery. --> Alongside acquiring significant expertise in big data tools such as Apache Spark, Druid, Hadoop, Hive, Hbase, and Yarn. --> Led the implementation of Lambda architecture, creating a D-1 Batch processing pipeline in parallel to Real-time Clickstream pipeline, achieving a 99% increase in data accuracy for historical use cases. --> Engineered a robust end-to-end Disaster-Recovery Events Processing alternate pipeline from the ground up, a vital component in scaling operations for Flipkart's prestigious Big Billion Days event.

Senior Associate Technology at Morgan Stanley, Sep 2021 - Mar 2022 · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, --> Led an initiative to migrate an entire legacy codebase to the latest Java version, leveraging technologies such as Spring Boot. Recognized for improving operational efficiency and client satisfaction. --> Enhanced commodities trade processing efficiency using techniques like multithreading and algorithmic enhancements with Java backend optimizations, reducing errors by 18%.

Analyst, Software Developer at TIAA, Jul 2020 - Sep 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos, Pune, Maharashtra, India, --> In Retirement Service & Client Onboarding Domain, gained 2+ years of experience in designing and developing Microservices using Spring Boot & Angular with the deployment in OpenShift along with working on Git, Jenkinsfile, Dockerfile, and other CI/CD pipeline tools. --> Developed the Salary Deferral Management module from scratch, eliminating time-consuming manual work for the Production Support & Data Correction team. Also, adapted a pre-existing multi-dependent remittance service logic to accommodate new client requirements for Assumption University. --> Optimized the efficiency of the Remittance Spark Standard File Browser UI module by 80% using RxJs features in Angular 8.

Trainee, Software Developer at TIAA, Jul 2019 - Jul 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Engineering, Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust'S. Pimpri Chinchwad College Of Engineering

Public links

github: https://github.com/gauravghongde