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Software Engineer @Skoob.ai | Backend Systems | Ex-Gap Inc | Building Scalable Production Infrastructure

About

I am a Software Engineer currently working at Skoob.ai, building scalable production-grade systems using FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and Redis. At Skoob, I own end-to-end backend features from schema design to deployment including discussion systems, AI-powered content pipelines, and secure in-app payment architectures (IOS transaction flows). I design asynchronous background workflows for transcript extraction, snippet generation, and analytics processing, ensuring reliability, idempotency, and low-latency API performance in production environments. Previously, I worked on vector database infrastructure at LaunchX Labs, where I optimized vector indexing performance by 30% and built SDK-level integrations across AI frameworks such as LangChain and LlamaIndex. My focus there was performance engineering, testing reliability, and developer experience. At Gap Inc., I engineered an internal order management system that reduced stuck orders by 40% and automated operational workflows, improving cross-team efficiency. My work centers around scalable backend design, distributed system thinking, and performance-driven engineering for production environments. Core Stack: Python • FastAPI • Java • Spring Boot • PostgreSQL • Redis • Docker • GCP • REST APIs • Vector Databases • System Design

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

codex

gemini

openai

perplexity

railway

Work experience

SDE - I at Skoob.ai, Nov 2025 - Present · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Led backend architecture for the Discussion feature, designing scalable REST APIs and relational schema to support high-concurrency user interactions. • Built and shipped the Shorts feature, implementing podcast segmentation with audio chunking, OpenAI-based transcription pipelines, and Claude-powered snippet generation. • Architected secure in-app payment systems (including iOS flows) ensuring transactional consistency, idempotency, and fault tolerance. • Designed background task pipelines using asynchronous workers for transcript processing, snippet generation, and analytics workloads. • Optimized PostgreSQL queries and indexing strategies (pgvector + relational joins), reducing API latency and improving read efficiency. • Implemented Redis-based caching layers to minimize database load and improve response times on frequently accessed endpoints. • Built SQL-driven data extraction pipelines powering internal analytics and reporting systems. • Containerized services with Docker and deployed on GCP, maintaining CI-ready production builds. Tech: Python, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL, pgvector, Redis, Docker, GCP

Software Engineer at Gap Inc., Jul 2024 - Aug 2024 · 2 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, • Engineered and deployed a full-stack Order Management System using Spring Boot and React to monitor order lifecycle and prevent operational bottlenecks. • Reduced stuck orders by 40% by implementing automated validation workflows and backend state tracking mechanisms. • Automated internal OMS processes, saving approximately 10 hours per week in manual operational effort. • Integrated Bill of Lading (BOL) processing and auto-invoice generation pipelines, reducing document preparation time by 50%. • Enabling 70% of order issues to be resolved without direct OMS team intervention. Tech: Java, Spring Boot, React, SQL, Docker

Android Developer intern at Unorthodox Professionals, Oct 2023 - Jan 2024 · 4 mos, Remote, • Developed and shipped 2 Android applications using Kotlin, MVVM architecture, and Jetpack components, validated by 20+ active test users. • Refactored legacy UI modules and optimized lifecycle handling, reducing application crash rate by 20%. • Integrated Django-based backend APIs for seamless client-server communication and real-time data synchronization. • Implemented Firebase Authentication, Realtime Database, and AdMob analytics for user management and performance tracking. Tech: Kotlin, Android SDK, MVVM, Firebase, Django REST APIs

Member at Zine Robotics & Research, May 2022 - Dec 2022 · 8 mos

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electronics and communication engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology Kota

Public links

github: https://github.com/OWAIS-THEGREAT

leetcode: https://leetcode.com/owais6