About
Backend Engineer with expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and distributed systems, specializing in low-latency APIs and real-time, event-driven architectures. Skilled in building scalable, high-performance services with Kafka, Redis, and Elasticsearch. Strong foundation in functional programming, domain-driven design (DDD), and agile development. Passionate about designing resilient backend systems and delivering impactful, consumer-facing products in fast-paced environments.
Work
Licious
|Software Development Engineer I - Backend
Banglore, Karnataka, India
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Full time
Summary
At Licious, I built and scaled low-latency, event-driven backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Redis, and Elasticsearch, driving measurable improvements across key business metrics. My work improved customer retention by 15%, increased post-purchase engagement by 21%, enhanced search relevance by 17%, and streamlined catalog management for 100+ SKUs, while enabling 30-minute delivery slots through scalable microservices.
Highlights
Engineered a low-latency, rules-driven service recovery system that analyzed customer issue events and automatically determined eligibility for compensation, directly improving customer retention by 15%.
Developed a centralized messaging API, enabling dynamic, relevant customer communications and eliminating 80% of hardcoded messages, while revamping post-order flows to boost post-purchase engagement by 21%.
Improved search relevance by 17% through the implementation of synonym filtering and product ranking based on sales salience, significantly enhancing user experience and product discoverability.
Enabled 30-minute delivery by integrating delivery promise logic with backend services and deploying a custom sorting algorithm to optimize delivery slot selection.
Implemented cascading pause logic, automatically pausing product variants across 100+ products to prevent inactive items from display, streamlining inventory management and improving data accuracy.
Developed a quality auditing feature within the ticketing system, enabling ambassadors to evaluate agent–customer interactions and improve overall customer support experience.
Education
Sagi Rama Krishnam Raju Engineering College
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B.Tech
Computer Science and Engineering
Grade: CGPA: 9.13
Awards
Algorithmic Proficiency & Problem Solving
Awarded By
LeetCode & HackerRank Platforms
Demonstrated exceptional problem-solving abilities and algorithmic proficiency by successfully completing over 250 coding challenges on leading competitive programming platforms.
Skills
Languages
Java, SQL, JavaScript.
Backend Development
Spring Boot, REST APIs, Redis, Kafka, Elasticsearch.
Architectural Principles
Functional Programming (FP), Event-driven Architecture, Domain-driven Design (DDD).
Development Tools
Git, Docker, Grafana, Postman, Jenkins, Intellij, Linux, Jira.
Interests
Emerging Technologies
Cloud, Generative AI (GenAI).
Technical Literacy
Technology Blogs.
Algorithmic Practice
Data Structures & Algorithms (DSA).