Aarav Mehta
Senior Backend Engineer
Pune, India | +919876543210 | aarav.mehta@example.com
Professional Summary
Results-driven Backend Engineer with 5+ years specializing in distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and high-performance microservices. Proven record in reducing API latencies by 35% and operating multi-region Redis/Kafka clusters.
Work Experience
Senior Backend Engineer — Northstar Technologies (Pune, India)Jan 2023 to Present
Architected real-time ingestion pipelines processing over 45M messages daily using Kafka and Go.,Refactored legacy database queries, trimming P99 response times from 340ms to 48ms.,Mentored an engineering squad of 6 junior devs on distributed caching and clean architecture.
Software Development Engineer II — Vertex Cloud Systems (Bengaluru, India)Jun 2021 to Dec 2022
Engineered multi-tenant IAM microservice supporting OAuth2 and SAML Single Sign-On.,Implemented comprehensive CI/CD pipelines cut automated test deployment times by 40%.
Education
Pune Institute of Computer Technology — B.Tech in Computer Science and EngineeringAug 2017 – Jun 2021
Delhi Public School — Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) - ScienceApr 2015 – Mar 2017
Skills
Languages & Core: TypeScript, JavaScript, Go, SQL, HTML5/CSS3
Backend & Databases: Node.js, Express, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis
DevOps & Cloud: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Git, Nginx, CI/CD
Projects
Distributed Stream TracerMar 2024 – Nov 2024
Open-source observability engine mapping cross-service HTTP and gRPC spans across microservices with Zero-allocation instrumentation.
Project LinkTypeScript · Node.js · Redis · Docker · OpenTelemetry · Distributed Tracing · Microservices · Performance Profiling
Cloudinary Resume Sync APIJan 2025 – Present
Multipart file processor integrating signed Cloudinary upload tokens and automatic WebP image compression pipelines.
Project LinkNode.js · MongoDB · Express · Cloudinary SDK · RESTful API · Multipart File Handling · Cloud Storage
Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate3 months
Skills: AWS, VPC, ECS, DynamoDB, S3
CertificateCertified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)2 months
Skills: Kubernetes, Helm, Cluster Ingress, RBAC
CertificatePublications
Distributed Tracing Patterns in Modern Cloud-Native Architectures (IEEE Transactions 2025)[Source] Zero-Cost Cache Invalidation via Redis Streams (ACM Distributed Systems Review 2024)[Source] Awards & Achievements
National Smart India Hackathon Winner
1st prize out of 500+ competing engineering institutes across India.
Northstar High Performer of the Year
Awarded top engineering excellence contributor in 2024.
Open Source
Subatom Framework2025 – Present
Contributed runtime and developer-experience improvements to an open-source TypeScript backend framework.
GitHubLanguages
English — 9/10
Hindi — 10/10
Marathi — 8/10
Hobbies
Photography: Street photography and visual storytelling
Reading: Technology, business and systems design
