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SDE 1 @ Amazon / BCTC | Backend Engineer | Ex-Groww , Samsung | ICPC Regionalist (’23, ’24) | Codeforces Specialist | CodeChef 4★ | IIITG CSE ’25

About

Backend Engineer with hands-on production experience at Amazon, Groww and Samsung R&D Delhi. I focus on building reliable, high-performance systems and bring strong problem-solving skills from competitive programming. [ENGINEERING HIGHLIGHTS] At Amazon: Contributing to Amazon Payment Risk Team At Groww: Working on high-concurrency order management systems using Java Spring Boot and MySQL. Focused on improving transaction reliability, reducing latency, and strengthening system observability. At Samsung R&D Delhi: Built core components for Tizen-based digital appliances using C# .NET. Contributed to legacy system migration and deployed on-device AI models for predictive insights. [COMPETITIVE PROGRAMMING] ICPC Regionalist — Chennai ’23, Amritapuri ’23, ’24 Codeforces — Specialist (Max: 1463) CodeChef — 4★ (Max: 1807) [TECH STACK] Languages: Java, C++, JavaScript, C#, Python Backend: Spring Boot, Node.js, Microservices Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis Open to SDE-1 opportunities where system performance, scalability, and real-world impact matter.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

gemini

kiro

openai

windsurf

ChatGPT

Work experience

Software Development Engineer 1 at Amazon, May 2026 - Present · 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Software Development Engineer at BCT Consulting, May 2026 - Present · 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Software Development Engineer (Backend) at Groww, Oct 2025 - Apr 2026 · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Contributing to Foundations-Core team, building core services for order management system (OMS), using Java and Spring Boot. • Enhancing and optimizing REST APIS and MySQL queries, improving reliability and latency across high-traffic backend modules. • Developed Java backend Cron Jobs for automated reconciliation pipelines using DuckDB, along with GCS-based scheduled data transfers, improving data consistency and reducing manual operational effort. • Improving observability and performance by integrating Honeycomb and O11y for tracing, metrics, and faster issue resolution.

Software Developer at Samsung Electronics, Jan 2025 - Jul 2025 · 7 mos, Delhi, India, • Designed and implemented C#/.NET software components for Common Apps (Settings, Home Screen, Quick Panel, Indicator) for TIZEN-based Digital Appliances (Washer, Refrigerator etc.) • Fixed defects in the Common Apps modules using log analysis and regression testing, significantly reducing the bug backlog and uncovering critical issues. • Deployed on-device AI modules with lightweight models for predictive insights in appliances, increasing feature adoption. • Migrated legacy codebase from Flux to One UI Framework, improving UI consistency and reducing maintenance overhead. • Cleared Software Competency Test (SWC Test – Advanced & Professional level).

Programming Club Coordinator at Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati, Jul 2022 - Dec 2022 · 6 mos, Guwahati, Assam, India, • Composed and delivered sessions on various Competitive Programming topics and Algorithmic Solving. • Devised membership growth strategies, boosted club activities, and fostered a community avid coders.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science, Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati

Student, Std, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya - JNV

Public links

github: https://github.com/riteshgupta19

leetcode: https://leetcode.com/ritesh_gupta97

codeforces: https://codeforces.com/profile/ritesh_gupta97