Saurav kumar on Tal
Headline
SDE2 Amazon| Ex-SDE@Walmart | Java | SpringBoot | Node | JavaScript | Spark | BigData | Scala | 1000+ solved on Leetcode | Expert@Codeforces
About
I'm a Software Development Engineer with ~4 years of experience building scalable backend systems, developer platforms, and enterprise applications that power products used by millions of users. Currently, I work at Amazon, contributing to the VegaOS platform for Amazon Devices. My work focuses on improving the developer experience by building reliable platform capabilities, streamlining CI/CD workflows, expanding SDK functionality, and developing automation that improves release stability and engineering productivity. Prior to Amazon, I spent over three years at Walmart Global Tech, where I designed and developed large-scale backend services and full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, React, Kafka, Redis, SQL, NoSQL, and GCP. I built secure APIs, implemented authentication systems, optimized services handling datasets exceeding 10 million records, and developed tools that significantly improved operational efficiency for engineering teams. Beyond traditional backend engineering, I'm deeply interested in Distributed Systems, System Design, Platform Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence. I have worked on projects involving Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and prompt engineering, exploring how AI can solve real-world engineering problems and improve developer productivity. What excites me most is solving challenging engineering problems that require balancing scalability, performance, maintainability, and simplicity. Whether it's designing reliable microservices, improving developer workflows, optimizing large-scale data processing, or building intelligent AI-powered applications, I enjoy creating systems that make a measurable impact. Outside of software engineering, I'm passionate about continuous learning. I actively study computer science fundamentals, distributed systems, software architecture, and human psychology, believing that understanding both technology and people leads to building better products and stronger engineering teams. I'm always open to connecting with fellow engineers, discussing system design, distributed systems, backend architecture, AI applications, and opportunities to build impactful technology.
AI stack
claude code
codex
cursor
grok
kiro
githubcopilot
Work experience
SDE2 at Amazon, Sep 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo, Karnataka, India
Software Engineer at Amazon, Sep 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo, • VegaOS Platform Development for Amazon Devices – Contributing to VegaOS, the operating system powering Amazon devices such as Fire TV Stick, Echo, and other smart device ecosystems. – Working on platform-level enhancements and VegaSDK capabilities impacting developer productivity and release stability across device experiences. • Developer Experience (DevEx) Initiatives – Designed and streamlined CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure workflows to enable smoother package inte- grations into VML. – Improved internal developer workflows by reducing onboarding friction, simplifying release pipelines, and enabling faster parallel package landing processes. – Developed automation test coverage for critical platform workflows and proactively resolved release blockers. – Improved release confidence and reduced manual verification effort through automated validation strategies and meeting the QA bar. • CustomViewComponent Stable Path Props and Events – Implemented support for multiple native props through the stable rendering path for CustomViewCom- ponent. • React Native 0.83 Upgrade – Contributed to the migration and stabilization efforts for the React Native 0.83 upgrade across platform components.
SDE III at Walmart Global Tech India, Sep 2024 - Sep 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid
Software Engineer at Walmart Global Tech India, Aug 2022 - Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid
Software Engineer at Walmart Global Tech India, Jan 2022 - Jun 2022 · 6 mos, Bengaluru
Assistant Badminton Coach at Sports Villa Badminton Academy, Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
Education
Bachelor's degree, Instrumentation Technology/Technician, RV College of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, RV College of Engineering
Public links
github: https://github.com/sauravzt7
leetcode: https://leetcode.com/leet_saurav
codeforces: https://codeforces.com/profile/buzzinga__
youtube.com: https://youtube.com/@sauravawesome
