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title: "Niraj Kumar - Software Engineer in Pune District | Tal"
description: "Meet Niraj Kumar, Software Engineer | Node.js · AWS Lambda · PostgreSQL | Scalable APIs & Serverless Systems | AWS Certified | Open to SDE Roles based in Pune District."
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# Niraj Kumar on Tal

## Headline

Software Engineer \| Node\.js · AWS Lambda · PostgreSQL \| Scalable APIs & Serverless Systems \| AWS Certified \| Open to SDE Roles

## About

Software Engineer at Cognizant, building production\-grade backend systems on Node\.js, AWS Lambda, and PostgreSQL\. Currently working on an enterprise dealer management platform for Toyota Motor North America \- a system serving thousands of dealerships across the US and Canada\. My work spans RESTful API design, event\-driven serverless architecture, relational data modeling, and Angular frontend integration\. I care deeply about system reliability, clean API contracts, and query performance\. Beyond production work, I have a strong CS fundamentals foundation \- 450\+ DSA problems solved, and active preparation in system design and distributed systems\. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner\. Targeting SDE\-1/SDE\-2 roles at product\-first engineering teams where scale and craft both matter\.

## Location

Pune District

## Work experience

Software Engineer at Cognizant, Sep 2025 \- Present · 9 mos, Pune District, Maharashtra, India, \- Built and shipped RESTful backend services using Node\.js, Express, and AWS Lambda for a dealer management platform serving Toyota Motor North America \(TMNA\) \- 1,500\+ dealerships across North America \- Designed and optimized PostgreSQL schemas with indexing strategies, reducing data retrieval latency on high\-traffic inventory queries \- Implemented an event\-driven email notification service using AWS Lambda triggers, handling transactional and workflow\-based events in production \- Engineered client\-side PDF and Excel export features in Angular by processing DOM\-rendered data, enabling self\-serve reporting for dealers \- Diagnosed and resolved production incidents across application layers, improving system uptime and reliability \- Contributed to Agile sprint cycles including planning, peer code reviews, and production deployments in a cross\-functional team

Intern at Cognizant, May 2025 \- Aug 2025 · 4 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, \- Developed Angular UI components for Home Page, Favourites and Contact Page, integrating REST APIs and improving frontend responsiveness \- Built RESTful APIs using Node\.js and Express for a MEAN\-based rental system with authentication and booking workflows \- Implemented secure database integration and supported API debugging, performance tuning, and deployment in an Agile environment

Technical Head at ECell MMMUT, Mar 2022 \- Nov 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

## Education

B\.Tech, Electrical Engineering, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology

High School, Science, Mahant Ram Rup Goswami College, Bettiah

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