
Agam Gupta
Senior Software Engineer | Distributed Systems, AWS
Salary / Daily rate
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Freelance, open to permanent contract
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About me
Intro
Senior Software Engineer with 6+ years scaling distributed systems at Amazon, Ninja Van, and top e-commerce platforms. Built order management systems handling 200K+ daily transactions with 99.9% availability, reduced infrastructure costs by 25%, and accelerated partner integrations by 64%. Expert in Python/AWS/K8s architecture delivering measurable business impact through scalable solutions.
Work experience
Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead
Ninja Van
Dec 2023 - Present
2 years 11 months
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
As a Tech Lead, I lead the architecture and development of our core backend services. My primary focus is scaling our distributed systems to handle high-volume transactions, optimizing cloud infrastructure, and mentoring engineers to elevate our team's quality and observability standards. - Architected and led the development of the core Order Management System (OMS), engineering a solution to handle over 200,000 daily transactions with 99.9% availability. - Optimized infrastructure costs by 25% through strategic DynamoDB re-architecture, implementation of S3 lifecycle policies, and efficient container management. - Redesigned the logistics-partner integration framework by introducing event-driven architecture (AWS SQS) and reusable classes, reducing new partner integration time from 14 days to 5 days. - Engineered a real-time observability platform using Elasticsearch to monitor API health, processing 150,000+ daily requests and cutting critical incident troubleshooting time by 60%. - Defined and enforced new code quality standards, implementing mandatory test coverage gates in the CI/CD pipeline that raised coverage from 45% to 80%, a key driver in achieving 99.9% availability.
Senior Software Engineer
Urban Ladder
Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
2 years
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
As a Senior Engineer on the core backend team, I was responsible for architecting and delivering critical new business initiatives and platform features. My role focused on new microservice creation and integrating our platform with key strategic partners like JioMart. - Spearheaded the backend integration between Urban Ladder and JioMart, a key business initiative that increased total order volume by 18%. - Redesigned the Product Listing Page (PLP) sorting algorithm to feature premium placements, boosting impressions for targeted products by 28%. - Engineered a microservice to provide real-time, accurate delivery date estimations by aggregating inventory data from multiple warehouses, improving customer satisfaction.
SDE
Amazon
Aug 2021 - Jan 2022
6 months
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
I joined the global Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) organization, where I owned critical components of the core sortation service responsible for handling millions of packages daily. My role included both operational excellence for the live service and automating internal deployment processes. - Owned and enhanced critical components of the global Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) sortation service, ensuring operational excellence for services handling millions of packages daily. - Automated the end-to-end deployment process for new fulfillment sites using AWS CDK and Python, reducing site setup time from days to hours.
ZS
Feb 2018 - Jul 2021
3 years 6 months
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Senior Software Engineer
Feb 2021 - Jul 2021
6 months
Pune, Maharashtra, India
After my promotion to Senior, I was tasked with leading a key project team, setting the technical direction, and owning the architecture for a new serverless e-commerce platform for a major pharmaceutical client - Led a team of 2 in developing a state-of-the-art serverless backend service for a prominent pharmaceutical company's E-commerce website, driving enhanced functionality and user experience. - Successfully implemented serverless CI/CD pipelines, leveraging a comprehensive suite of AWS services, to establish efficient and automated deployment processes. - Spearheaded the creation of a robust data assessment and cleaning pipeline, ensuring the quality and integrity of raw data for critical business insights. - Leveraging Python and various AWS services, delivered robust and scalable solutions to meet project requirements. - Additionally, as part of the project team, participated in an on-site visit to the United States, where we successfully presented and sold phase 2 of the project, resulting in a significant revenue increase of over 15%.
Software Engineer
Feb 2018 - Jan 2021
3 years
Pune, Maharashtra, India
As a core engineer on the team, I was responsible for full-stack development, focusing on building out the procurement platform's API layer and data services to support its global user base. - Actively contributed to the creation of serverless backend services for a leading pharmaceutical company, enabling seamless operations and improved efficiency. - Developed and implemented over 40 RESTful APIs to support the procurement website, catering to a global user base of more than 5000 users. - Played a vital role in establishing data services for various verticals, including forecasting, measuring, and product management, resulting in streamlined data transfer across 50+ sites. - Utilized a tech stack comprising AWS services and Python to deliver robust and scalable solutions.
Education
KIIT - Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
2013 - 2017
5 years
Ambience Public School, New Delhi
2011 - 2013
3 years
Licenses & certifications
CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
Issued: May 2021
AWS developer Associate
Issued: Oct 2020
AWS Solutions Architect
Issued: Sep 2020
Neo4j Certified Professional
Issued: Aug 2019