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Tushar Arora

Tech Lead @ Scrut Automation | Distributed Systems, Mentorship & AI Accelerated Development

Greater Delhi Area

6+ years of work experience

Scrut Automation
Apr 20251 yr 5 mosPresent

• Architected an in-house secrets management system, replacing AWS Secrets Manager and reducing costs by $6000/month while maintaining security and scalability. • Spearheaded migration from RabbitMQ to AWS SQS, reducing messaging infrastructure costs by $1500/month. • Led backend system optimizations, increasing reliability and enabling 50%+ higher load handling. • Mentored and guided engineers on backend best practices, unit testing, and technical documentation, fostering a high-performance engineering culture. • Authored ADRs for new initiatives, directing cross-team technical decisions. • Built and centralized company-wide notification services, including email, in-app, Slack, and Microsoft Teams notifications, significantly improving reliability and scalability of communications. • Designed and built the backend for a new platform for partners, enabling them to efficiently manage workspaces. https://console.scrut.io
Scrut Automation
May 20231 yr 11 mosMar 2025

• Migrated an HR management module from synchronous to event-driven architecture, introducing EDA principles across the organization. • Optimized key backend workflows—reduced API latency, eliminated bottlenecks, and improved system scalability. • Increased unit test coverage of owned modules and enforced UT best practices to boost reliability. • Created high-level system and architecture diagrams with complete documentation for all new features. • Designed and implemented AI-powered automation to auto-fill compliance and security questionnaires, increasing operational efficiency and accuracy. • Added timezone support to cron jobs, enabling region-specific data delivery for global customers, improving timeliness and accuracy of data reports. • Introduced on-demand data sync option for various integrations, moving beyond once-a-day scheduled jobs for greater customer flexibility. • Built and maintained integrations for Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Azure DevOps, Azure Entra, JumpCloud SSO, Kolide and many more.
Per Annum
Jun 202211 mosApr 2023

New Delhi, Delhi, India

• Developed an internal Identity and Access Management tool for secure, role-based controls. • Integrated ICICI Bank and Yes Bank modules for secure, automated organization-bank communications. • Automated and revamped manual tasks for internal teams, saving time and improving reliability. • Architected a new investment product for asset lending under PerAnnum platform, expanding revenue streams. • Led the complete migration from GitLab to GitHub, including repositories and CI/CD pipelines, as a solo effort. Redesigned workflows in GitHub Actions to streamline builds, enhance reliability, and reduce deployment time by optimizing pipeline stages. • Took the initiative to optimize cloud infrastructure costs by right-sizing resources and making cost-aware architecture decisions, reducing key contributors to overall cloud spend. • Identified and remediated long-standing cloud infrastructure issues, including memory leaks and storage consumption by orphaned processes, resulting in improved system reliability and optimized resource usage. • Optimized complex queries, increasing overall system performance and efficiency.
Baazi Games
Jul 20211 yrJun 2022

New Delhi, Delhi, India

• Optimized database queries and data access (DAX/DynamoDB), reducing latency and improving system performance during peak gaming hours. • Automated routine backend tasks, increasing efficiency and reducing manual intervention for operational teams. • Integrated CleverTap for real-time data analytics and monitoring. • Built a product from scratch involving skill-based polling on sports events/tournaments for over 8.5 million users. This feature brought in nearly 90k new users and eventually became an independent product. • Developed a gamified reward system for users based on deposits in league pools. Higher engagement led to leveling up and earning more rewards. • Contributed to codebase migration from PHP to JavaScript.
Green Apple Solutions Pvt Ltd
Apr 20214 mosJul 2021

New Delhi, Delhi, India

• Learnt about scaling systems via containerization using Docker and asynchronous data processing via queues using message broker like AWS SQS and BullMQ, caching data for quicker access (when to and when not to cache) using Redis. • Built integrations for Lever.co (ATS by Employ) with Codility, PeopleSoft, SmashFly, UltiPro Onboarding, and Sterling, automating candidate evaluation and onboarding workflows across vendor platforms.
Green Apple Solutions Pvt Ltd
Jan 20201 yr 3 mosMar 2021

Delhi, India

• Learnt about coding best practices, managing large code bases, LLD, git version control using GitHub and CI/CD using CircleCI. • Developed frontend components, scalable and maintainable APIs, and cron jobs. • Collaborated in codebase migration from Scala to TypeScript, delivering clean, reusable code and enhanced features while maintaining original functionality.

Tushar’s AI Stack

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Education

Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Computer Applications & Management

Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Computer Programming/Programmer, General

Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Computer Applications & Management

20173 yrs2020
Maharaja Surajmal Institute

Bachelor of Computer Applications - BCA, Computer Programming/Programmer, General

Maharaja Surajmal Institute

20143 yrs2017

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Headline

Tech Lead @ Scrut Automation | Distributed Systems, Mentorship & AI Accelerated Development

About

As a Tech Lead at Scrut Automation, I focus on architecting scalable backend systems and optimizing infrastructure to enhance performance and reduce costs. Recent contributions include leading the development of an in-house secrets management system, migrating messaging infrastructure, and improving system reliability to handle increased loads. My role emphasizes cross-team collaboration, technical mentorship, and fostering a high-performance engineering culture. With a Master’s degree in Computer Applications from Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Computer Applications & Management, my expertise lies in distributed systems, backend optimization, and event-driven architecture. I am deeply motivated by opportunities to create secure, efficient, and innovative solutions that drive operational efficiency within organizations.

Location

Greater Delhi Area

AI stack

codex

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Work experience

Tech Lead at Scrut Automation, Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos, • Architected an in-house secrets management system, replacing AWS Secrets Manager and reducing costs by $6000/month while maintaining security and scalability. • Spearheaded migration from RabbitMQ to AWS SQS, reducing messaging infrastructure costs by $1500/month. • Led backend system optimizations, increasing reliability and enabling 50%+ higher load handling. • Mentored and guided engineers on backend best practices, unit testing, and technical documentation, fostering a high-performance engineering culture. • Authored ADRs for new initiatives, directing cross-team technical decisions. • Built and centralized company-wide notification services, including email, in-app, Slack, and Microsoft Teams notifications, significantly improving reliability and scalability of communications. • Designed and built the backend for a new platform for partners, enabling them to efficiently manage workspaces. https://console.scrut.io

Senior Software Engineer (Pod Lead) at Scrut Automation, May 2023 - Mar 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos, • Migrated an HR management module from synchronous to event-driven architecture, introducing EDA principles across the organization. • Optimized key backend workflows—reduced API latency, eliminated bottlenecks, and improved system scalability. • Increased unit test coverage of owned modules and enforced UT best practices to boost reliability. • Created high-level system and architecture diagrams with complete documentation for all new features. • Designed and implemented AI-powered automation to auto-fill compliance and security questionnaires, increasing operational efficiency and accuracy. • Added timezone support to cron jobs, enabling region-specific data delivery for global customers, improving timeliness and accuracy of data reports. • Introduced on-demand data sync option for various integrations, moving beyond once-a-day scheduled jobs for greater customer flexibility. • Built and maintained integrations for Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Azure DevOps, Azure Entra, JumpCloud SSO, Kolide and many more.

Senior SDE at Per Annum, Jun 2022 - Apr 2023 · 11 mos, New Delhi, Delhi, India, • Developed an internal Identity and Access Management tool for secure, role-based controls. • Integrated ICICI Bank and Yes Bank modules for secure, automated organization-bank communications. • Automated and revamped manual tasks for internal teams, saving time and improving reliability. • Architected a new investment product for asset lending under PerAnnum platform, expanding revenue streams. • Led the complete migration from GitLab to GitHub, including repositories and CI/CD pipelines, as a solo effort. Redesigned workflows in GitHub Actions to streamline builds, enhance reliability, and reduce deployment time by optimizing pipeline stages. • Took the initiative to optimize cloud infrastructure costs by right-sizing resources and making cost-aware architecture decisions, reducing key contributors to overall cloud spend. • Identified and remediated long-standing cloud infrastructure issues, including memory leaks and storage consumption by orphaned processes, resulting in improved system reliability and optimized resource usage. • Optimized complex queries, increasing overall system performance and efficiency.

Software Engineer at Baazi Games, Jul 2021 - Jun 2022 · 1 yr, New Delhi, Delhi, India, • Optimized database queries and data access (DAX/DynamoDB), reducing latency and improving system performance during peak gaming hours. • Automated routine backend tasks, increasing efficiency and reducing manual intervention for operational teams. • Integrated CleverTap for real-time data analytics and monitoring. • Built a product from scratch involving skill-based polling on sports events/tournaments for over 8.5 million users. This feature brought in nearly 90k new users and eventually became an independent product. • Developed a gamified reward system for users based on deposits in league pools. Higher engagement led to leveling up and earning more rewards. • Contributed to codebase migration from PHP to JavaScript.

Full Stack Engineer at Green Apple Solutions Pvt Ltd, Apr 2021 - Jul 2021 · 4 mos, New Delhi, Delhi, India, • Learnt about scaling systems via containerization using Docker and asynchronous data processing via queues using message broker like AWS SQS and BullMQ, caching data for quicker access (when to and when not to cache) using Redis. • Built integrations for Lever.co (ATS by Employ) with Codility, PeopleSoft, SmashFly, UltiPro Onboarding, and Sterling, automating candidate evaluation and onboarding workflows across vendor platforms.

Associate Full Stack Engineer at Green Apple Solutions Pvt Ltd, Jan 2020 - Mar 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos, Delhi, India, • Learnt about coding best practices, managing large code bases, LLD, git version control using GitHub and CI/CD using CircleCI. • Developed frontend components, scalable and maintainable APIs, and cron jobs. • Collaborated in codebase migration from Scala to TypeScript, delivering clean, reusable code and enhanced features while maintaining original functionality.

Education

Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Computer Programming/Programmer, General, Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Computer Applications & Management

Bachelor of Computer Applications - BCA, Computer Programming/Programmer, General, Maharaja Surajmal Institute