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Somya Srivastava

Senior Backend Engineer @ Fleek (YC) | Java · Spring Boot · Distributed Systems · Search & Ranking | ex-Goldman Sachs, Tekion

Bengaluru

6+ years of work experience

Fleek
Jun 20242 yrs 3 mosPresent

Bengaluru

Software Engineer on the Backend team at Fleek: B2B marketplace for pre-owned and surplus fashion. I work on search, personalization, experimentation infrastructure, and the systems that move inventory across thousands of resellers and B2B buyers. Selected work: • Built Cart infrastructure from scratch, replacing Shopify dependency — reduced latencies by up to 55% across all cart operations. • Architected the backend-driven homepage (Java + Spring Boot) with dynamic blocks — collapsed 20+ configs into <6 modular components serving thousands of DAUs. • Built an experimentation platform using LaunchDarkly + backend traffic segmentation — enabled 20+ concurrent A/B tests with 0.4% contamination rate. • Designed an Elasticsearch personalization engine ranking 80K+ products via user attributes and brand-category boosting — achieved 84% CTR, 17% indirect CVR, 3.8% direct CVR. • Owned split-shipping experimentation end-to-end — surfaced a 30%+ checkout drop-off when shipping exceeded 30% of item price, directly informing pricing strategy. • Built the QC platform from scratch — reduced PQ complaints from 40% to 8%, cut resolution time by 65%. • Implemented shipping pricing microservice — moved margin from -10% to break-even, reduced CX complaints by 80%. Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Elasticsearch, MySQL, Redis, Kafka, AWS, LaunchDarkly.
Tekion Corp
Feb 20231 yr 5 mosJun 2024

Bengaluru

Backend engineer on the Platform Analytics team at Tekion — building data infrastructure for the auto retail OS used across thousands of dealerships globally. Selected work: • Built a real-time lookup layer replacing full Elasticsearch index scans — reduced storage by 55% and improved query latency by 30%. • Automated OEM accounting sync via event-driven services — cut completion time from 3 days to 45 minutes. • Integrated Kafka event notifications with the Report Builder for real-time user updates. Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Elasticsearch, Kafka, MySQL, distributed systems.
Goldman Sachs
Jun 20211 yr 9 mosFeb 2023

Bengaluru

Software Engineer in the Recruiting Engineering org at Goldman Sachs. Built and shipped internal tools used by recruiters across the firm globally — automation, data services, and modernizing legacy systems. Selected work: • Migrated legacy services to AWS microservices and integrated GraphQL APIs for the firm's internal HR platform. • Built an OCR resume parser for the background-check pipeline — reduced processing time by 40%. • Owned the fingerprint processing system for US onboarding end-to-end — authored the PRD and ERD, shipped to production. Stack: Java, Python, AWS, GraphQL, REST, microservices.
Goldman Sachs
Jan 20216 mosJun 2021

Goldman Sachs
Jun 20202 mosJul 2020

Summer internship in the Recruiting Engineering team. Gathered and documented requirements directly from end users, then built tooling to process and store recruiting data — the project converted into a return offer for a full-time role. Highlight: Won the Goldman Sachs Accelerate Hackathon (2020) — competing against 50+ teams firm-wide. Stack: Java, BI Publisher, REST APIs.
3RC Consulting, Corp.
May 20194 mosAug 2019

Web development internship — migrated the company backend to Node.js and integrated Google Sheets & Maps APIs to automate internal data workflows.
GitHub
@somya1105

Somya’s AI Stack

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Education

Shiv Nadar University

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science

Shiv Nadar University

20174 yrs2021

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Headline

Senior Backend Engineer @ Fleek (YC) | Java · Spring Boot · Distributed Systems · Search & Ranking | ex-Goldman Sachs, Tekion

About

I write code that helps the world waste less clothes. I'm a Senior Backend Engineer at Fleek (YC-backed), India's B2B marketplace for pre-owned and surplus fashion. I own search, personalization, and the experimentation infra that moves inventory across thousands of resellers and B2B buyers. Some of what I've shipped: • A search/ranking engine over 80K+ products → 84% CTR • Cart infrastructure rebuilt from scratch, off Shopify → 55% lower latency • An experimentation platform running 20+ concurrent A/B tests at 0.4% contamination • A pricing insight (30%+ checkout drop-off once shipping crossed 30% of item price) that reshaped pricing strategy Before Fleek: Tekion — backend on Platform Analytics; cut an OEM accounting sync from 3 days to 45 minutes. Goldman Sachs — internal automation for the Recruiting org; won the firmwide Accelerate Hackathon. Shiv Nadar University '21, Computer Science (9.4/10). The stack I live in: Java, Spring Boot, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Redis, MySQL, AWS. The part I love is system design — making things scale without breaking. Happy to chat about distributed systems, search & ranking, AI tooling for engineers, and building products in India.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Senior Software Engineer at Fleek, Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru, Software Engineer on the Backend team at Fleek: B2B marketplace for pre-owned and surplus fashion. I work on search, personalization, experimentation infrastructure, and the systems that move inventory across thousands of resellers and B2B buyers. Selected work: • Built Cart infrastructure from scratch, replacing Shopify dependency — reduced latencies by up to 55% across all cart operations. • Architected the backend-driven homepage (Java + Spring Boot) with dynamic blocks — collapsed 20+ configs into <6 modular components serving thousands of DAUs. • Built an experimentation platform using LaunchDarkly + backend traffic segmentation — enabled 20+ concurrent A/B tests with 0.4% contamination rate. • Designed an Elasticsearch personalization engine ranking 80K+ products via user attributes and brand-category boosting — achieved 84% CTR, 17% indirect CVR, 3.8% direct CVR. • Owned split-shipping experimentation end-to-end — surfaced a 30%+ checkout drop-off when shipping exceeded 30% of item price, directly informing pricing strategy. • Built the QC platform from scratch — reduced PQ complaints from 40% to 8%, cut resolution time by 65%. • Implemented shipping pricing microservice — moved margin from -10% to break-even, reduced CX complaints by 80%. Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Elasticsearch, MySQL, Redis, Kafka, AWS, LaunchDarkly.

Software Engineer at Tekion Corp, Feb 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos, Bengaluru, Backend engineer on the Platform Analytics team at Tekion — building data infrastructure for the auto retail OS used across thousands of dealerships globally. Selected work: • Built a real-time lookup layer replacing full Elasticsearch index scans — reduced storage by 55% and improved query latency by 30%. • Automated OEM accounting sync via event-driven services — cut completion time from 3 days to 45 minutes. • Integrated Kafka event notifications with the Report Builder for real-time user updates. Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Elasticsearch, Kafka, MySQL, distributed systems.

Analyst at Goldman Sachs, Jun 2021 - Feb 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos, Bengaluru, Software Engineer in the Recruiting Engineering org at Goldman Sachs. Built and shipped internal tools used by recruiters across the firm globally — automation, data services, and modernizing legacy systems. Selected work: • Migrated legacy services to AWS microservices and integrated GraphQL APIs for the firm's internal HR platform. • Built an OCR resume parser for the background-check pipeline — reduced processing time by 40%. • Owned the fingerprint processing system for US onboarding end-to-end — authored the PRD and ERD, shipped to production. Stack: Java, Python, AWS, GraphQL, REST, microservices.

Seasonal Analyst at Goldman Sachs, Jan 2021 - Jun 2021 · 6 mos

Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs, Jun 2020 - Jul 2020 · 2 mos, Summer internship in the Recruiting Engineering team. Gathered and documented requirements directly from end users, then built tooling to process and store recruiting data — the project converted into a return offer for a full-time role. Highlight: Won the Goldman Sachs Accelerate Hackathon (2020) — competing against 50+ teams firm-wide. Stack: Java, BI Publisher, REST APIs.

Software Intern at 3RC Consulting, Corp., May 2019 - Aug 2019 · 4 mos, Web development internship — migrated the company backend to Node.js and integrated Google Sheets & Maps APIs to automate internal data workflows.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science, Shiv Nadar University

Public links

github: https://github.com/somya1105