Niraj Thakur on Tal
Headline
Senior Member of Technical Staff at Salesforce | Backend Lead | M.Tech BITS Pilani | Java & Cloud-Native Systems
About
I am a Backend Engineer with over 11 years of experience building the systems that power modern enterprise applications. From automating metadata configurations at Salesforce to modernizing mainframe infrastructures at BNY Mellon, my focus has always been on high-scale architecture, performance optimization, and developer efficiency. Throughout my career at companies like BMC Software and SAS R&D, I’ve specialized in transforming complex business requirements into performant RESTful ecosystems. I take pride in building "invisible" infrastructure—the kind that reduces manual processes from weeks to hours and cuts diagnostic latency by over 80%. Currently, I’m deep in the Health Cloud and Life Sciences domains at Salesforce, architecting solutions that streamline compliance and improve patient care coordination. Core Expertise: Backend: Java (Spring Boot, Hibernate), Microservices, REST API Design. Infrastructure: Kubernetes (k3s), Docker, Cloudflare Tunnels, CI/CD. Data: PostgreSQL, SQL, Schema Design & Query Optimization. Innovation: LLM-integrated development (Cursor, Claude Code), System Modernization. I’m always interested in discussing distributed systems, cloud-native evolution, or the future of backend engineering. Let's connect! Feel free to contact me: err.nirajthakur@gmail.com
AI stack
claude code
cursor
openai
Work experience
Senior Member of Technical Staff at Salesforce, Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Staff Specialist Product Developer at BMC Software, Sep 2021 - Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India
Senior Software Engineer at SAS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED, Sep 2017 - Sep 2021 · 4 yrs 1 mo, Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area
Application Developer at BNY Mellon | Pershing, Dec 2014 - Aug 2017 · 2 yrs 9 mos, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Education
Master of Technology - MTech, Computer Software Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering, Shri Ramdeobaba Kamla Nehru Engineering College, Katol Road
