Aaqib Sofi
@aaqibsofi
Senior software engineer specializing in cloud data systems, reliability, and large-scale analytics.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I am a senior software engineer with deep experience building and optimizing large-scale cloud data pipelines and services, primarily on Azure. I have driven reliability and performance improvements for commerce and marketplace analytics systems, improving SLA and data accuracy while cutting compute costs significantly.
Across roles I have designed and implemented Spark-based readers, event-driven microservices, multi-country payments and invoicing systems, and security-focused gateways. My work reduced end-to-end processing times (20TB+ reads) from 20+ hours to 3–4 hours and improved pipeline availability from 95% to 100%.
I bring a pragmatic, results-driven approach to system design, automation, and cross-team leadership, with hands-on skills in cloud platforms, data engineering, security principles, and team coordination to deliver measurable business impact.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
MIImproved Azure Commerce Purchase system accuracy to P99.99, reduced data SLA from 72h to 24h and cut pipeline compute costs by 60%, and increased data acquisition reliability to 100% while leading cross-team reliability and data quality initiatives.
MIOptimized Azure Marketplace analytics pipelines reducing SLA from 72h to 24h and execution time from 24h to 6h; co-designed a Spark reader library that cut big-data read times for 20TB+ from 20h+ to 3–4h and enabled seller lifecycle analytics.
MIMigrated legacy systems to Azure cloud with zero downtime, automated secret and certificate rotation, and reduced competency system setup time from months to days.
Software Engineer
Go Scale
Jan 2019 - Mar 2020 (1 year 2 months)
Designed multi-country accounts handling 7M+ daily transactions and built invoicing and coupon systems that doubled average transaction value while integrating multiple payment gateways at low latency and high throughput.
Software Engineer
Cogoport
Oct 2018 - Dec 2018 (2 months)
Built analytics tools processing 10M+ entries in under 10 minutes and designed schemas to process 25M entries in ~7 minutes to generate port charge and coverage insights.
Software Engineer
Ebizon
Apr 2018 - Sep 2018 (5 months)
Designed scalable database schemas and architecture and developed an Android application to support product requirements.
Software Developer
CureBooth
Jul 2016 - Mar 2018 (1 year 8 months)
Built ML-driven communication automation for customer follow-up, integrated Facebook Messenger, and implemented payment gateway and telephony integrations (Exotel, Knowlarity).
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
NSNational Institute of Technology, Srinagar
Bachelor of Technology, Information Technology
2012 - 2016
Grade: CGPA 9.01
Completed Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology with a CGPA of 9.01 and awarded Gold Medalist status in 2016.
S.P Higher Secondary, Srinagar
Higher Secondary Certificate, Higher Secondary Education
2011 - 2011
Grade: 94%
Completed higher secondary education with a final percentage of 94%.
Prime Public School, Srinagar
Secondary School Certificate, Secondary Education
2009 - 2009
Grade: 85.2%
Completed secondary education with a final percentage of 85.2%.
Availability
Location
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