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Alex Poovathingal

@alex_poovathingal

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Software engineer specializing in scalable distributed systems.

India

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What I'm looking for

I want to build reliable, scalable backend systems while improving developer productivity with automation—especially LLM-enabled workflows. I’m drawn to teams where ownership, system design depth, and measurable reliability improvements are valued.

I’m a Software Engineer with 12+ years of experience designing and scaling distributed systems across startups and enterprise SaaS platforms. I’ve led architecture for complex, high-impact systems—improving reliability, maintainability, and engineering excellence across teams—and I enjoy building products from 0→1 as an early engineer, then scaling them through growth phases.

Most recently, I’ve been a Lead Engineer at Eightfold.AI in the Talent Intelligence Platform, where I drove core ATS features, reduced on-call load by eliminating recurring failure patterns, and delivered time-critical enterprise customizations without sacrificing stability. Earlier, as an Architect at Ayu.Health, I built an internal developer platform (ephemeral environments, deployment tooling, and testing frameworks), mentored 10+ engineers, and integrated LLM-based automation to improve operational efficiency—work that continues to shape how I approach developer productivity and system design.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Lead Engineer

Eightfold.AI

Oct 2024 - Apr 2026 (1 year 6 months)

Led design and delivery of core ATS features, improving system reliability and scalability. Reduced on-call load by addressing systemic issues and eliminating recurring failure patterns, while delivering time-critical enterprise customizations.

System Reliability Scalability On Call Incident Reduction Failure Pattern Elimination AI Agents LLM Integrations Developer Productivity

Architect

Ayu.Health

May 2022 - Aug 2024 (2 years 3 months)

Led architecture and implementation of core platform systems across multiple product lines, including building an internal developer platform with ephemeral environments, deployment tooling, and testing frameworks. Mentored 10+ engineers and integrated LLM-based automation to reduce manual workflows and improve operational efficiency.

System Architecture Internal Developer Platform Ephemeral Environments Deployment Tools Testing Frameworks Mentoring Engineers Observability Developer Productivity Tooling

Principal Software Engineer

Spotdraft

Jun 2019 - May 2022 (2 years 11 months)

Revamped contract state management by integrating a workflow engine (Flowable) and delivering core contract lifecycle features including search, approvals, reviews, signing, access controls, and communications. Engineered robust data protection using database encryption with Vault and supported data residency across multiple regions.

Workflow Engine Integration Contract Lifecycle Management App Search Review Signing Access Control Communication Vault Encryption Data Residency Service Oriented Architecture Unit Testing

Senior Software Engineer

Gozefo

Sep 2015 - Jun 2019 (3 years 9 months)

First engineering hire; built core backend systems from scratch including inventory, order management, payments, and customer systems. Scaled the platform for growing marketplace demand and established engineering practices, code quality, and testing standards while mentoring the backend team.

backend architecture Inventory Management Order Management Payments Systems Reliability Engineering System Architecture Code Quality Standards Mentorship

Software Engineer I3

WalmartLabs

Jun 2013 - Sep 2015 (2 years 3 months)

Developed RESTful web services for Walmart’s online pharmacy business. Contributed to backend service development supporting e-commerce operations.

RESTful Web Services REST APIs

Intern

Xurmo Technologies Pvt Ltd

Mar 2011 - May 2011 (2 months)

Web development

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

IIT Bombay

Master of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering

2011 - 2013

Grade: 8

Activities and societies: Functional Programming

M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering with experience as a Teaching Assistant. Master thesis titled "Functional Language Based Robot Control" (2013).