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Vinayak Saxena

đź’» Software Engineer | Java | Spring Boot | Microservices | RESTful APIs | Elasticsearch

Bengaluru

3+ years of work experience

FinBox
Oct 202511 mosPresent

Bengaluru

National Informatics Centre (NIC)
Oct 20232 yOct 2025

Delhi, India

As a Software Engineer, I specialize in building scalable backend systems and data-driven platforms using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and Elasticsearch. Here are some of my key contributions: 🏗️ Developed and maintained scalable web applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Elasticsearch, achieving 98% system uptime and reducing backend errors by 90% through efficient indexing and query optimization. ⚙️ Designed, developed, and optimized 150+ Restful APIs connected to PostgreSQL and MySQL, improving API throughput by 40% and reinforcing performance through structured API governance. 🔍 Reduced system downtime by 50% by proactively resolving 50+ production issues and implementing robust logging and monitoring via the ELK stack and custom health checks. ✅ Conducted rigorous validation for 100+ REST APIs using Postman and Rest Assured, ensuring seamless microservices communication and maintaining 99.9% data accuracy. 📊 Delivered the Vahan Public Analytics Platform, enabling 200+ government users to access and filter real-time vehicle analytics, enhancing transparency and operational insights. ⚡ Spearheaded the development of the EV Vehicle Data Dashboard, empowering data-driven decisions for electric vehicle adoption and mobility planning initiatives.
JUSPAY
Mar 20227 mosSep 2022

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

As part of the Namma Yatri team at Juspay, I contributed to product design, feature development, and release coordination—focusing on user impact, cross-platform consistency, and agile execution.
GitHub
@vinayaksaxena1507
LeetCode
@iamsvinayak

Vinayak’s AI Stack

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Education

Lovely Professional University

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science

Lovely Professional University

20184 yrs2022
Stanford University

Code In Place, Python

Stanford University

20212021

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Headline

đź’» Software Engineer | Java | Spring Boot | Microservices | RESTful APIs | Elasticsearch

About

Hi, I'm a Software Engineer with 2 years of hands-on experience building scalable, maintainable backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture. I thrive on solving complex backend challenges, optimizing performance, and delivering clean, production-ready code that scales. During my time in the industry, I’ve: ✅ Developed and deployed 10+ RESTful APIs that power real-time features and integrations ✅ Designed microservices that handle thousands of requests daily with minimal latency ✅ Integrated Elasticsearch to enable lightning-fast search and analytics across large datasets ✅ Followed SOLID principles and clean code practices to keep systems robust and readable ✅ Collaborated with cross-functional teams in agile environments to ship features on time I bring a problem-solving mindset to everything I do—whether it's debugging an edge-case bug, optimizing a slow query, or architecting a new service from scratch. What sets me apart is my ability to balance code quality with business needs and continuously improve the systems I touch. I’m currently looking to contribute to a high-impact engineering team where I can deepen my backend expertise and grow as a developer. Let’s connect if you’re working on something exciting in backend engineering, API design, or cloud architecture—I’m always eager to learn and collaborate!

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

antigravity

claude code

claude

cursor

openai

Work experience

Application Engineer at FinBox, Oct 2025 - Present · 11 mos, Bengaluru

Software Developer at National Informatics Centre (NIC), Oct 2023 - Oct 2025 · 2 y, Delhi, India, As a Software Engineer, I specialize in building scalable backend systems and data-driven platforms using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and Elasticsearch. Here are some of my key contributions: 🏗️ Developed and maintained scalable web applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Elasticsearch, achieving 98% system uptime and reducing backend errors by 90% through efficient indexing and query optimization. ⚙️ Designed, developed, and optimized 150+ Restful APIs connected to PostgreSQL and MySQL, improving API throughput by 40% and reinforcing performance through structured API governance. 🔍 Reduced system downtime by 50% by proactively resolving 50+ production issues and implementing robust logging and monitoring via the ELK stack and custom health checks. ✅ Conducted rigorous validation for 100+ REST APIs using Postman and Rest Assured, ensuring seamless microservices communication and maintaining 99.9% data accuracy. 📊 Delivered the Vahan Public Analytics Platform, enabling 200+ government users to access and filter real-time vehicle analytics, enhancing transparency and operational insights. ⚡ Spearheaded the development of the EV Vehicle Data Dashboard, empowering data-driven decisions for electric vehicle adoption and mobility planning initiatives.

Technical Product Analyst at JUSPAY, Mar 2022 - Sep 2022 · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, As part of the Namma Yatri team at Juspay, I contributed to product design, feature development, and release coordination—focusing on user impact, cross-platform consistency, and agile execution.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science, Lovely Professional University

Code In Place, Python, Stanford University

Public links

github: https://github.com/vinayaksaxena1507

leetcode: https://leetcode.com/iamsvinayak