ethan hawke
@ethanhawke
Backend software engineer specializing in scalable, cloud-native systems and performance-driven architectures.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I am a backend software engineer focused on building distributed, scalable systems using cloud-native technologies, event-driven architectures, and observability best practices. I bring hands-on experience improving performance, reliability, and operational visibility across high-throughput services.
At Calendly I architected RESTful APIs handling over 1.2M daily scheduling requests, cut latency 34% with Redis and SQL optimization, and enabled 3x throughput via Kubernetes autoscaling while adding Prometheus, Grafana, and distributed tracing to reduce incident response and root-cause detection times.
Previously I designed microservices and compliance automation at Drata, improved data processing with Kafka, reduced incidents with SLO-driven alerting, and earlier supported large-scale order management at ShipBob. I started my career in performance marketing, leading PPC programs with strong analytics and ROI focus, which informs my data-driven engineering decisions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Architected RESTful APIs handling 1.2M+ daily scheduling requests, improved API latency by 34% via Redis caching and PostgreSQL optimization, and enabled 3x throughput with Kubernetes autoscaling while reducing incident response time by 45%.
Backend Developer
Drata
Jul 2022 - Feb 2026 (3 years 7 months)
Designed microservices-based compliance automation systems, improved data processing speed by 38% with Kafka streaming, reduced API error rates by 22% through retries/idempotency, and reduced incidents by 30% via metrics-driven alerting and SLOs.
Junior Backend Engineer
ShipBob
Jan 2021 - Feb 2026 (5 years 1 month)
Developed order management APIs supporting 200K+ daily shipments, reduced order processing time by 25% via Kafka consumers, improved PostgreSQL efficiency by 20%, and raised test coverage to 85% reducing regressions by 40%.
Senior PPC Specialist
Webenza
Jun 2018 - Feb 2026 (7 years 8 months)
Managed Google Ads and Meta campaigns with $70K+ monthly budgets, increased client ROAS by 40% via A/B testing and audience segmentation, and reduced CPA by 28% through analytics-driven optimization.
PPC Executive
iProspect India
May 2015 - Feb 2026 (10 years 9 months)
Executed paid search and display campaigns for enterprise clients, improved CTR by 35% through keyword and ad copy optimization, and managed multi-account campaign strategies.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Computer Science
Completed a Computer Science program at Visvesvaraya Technological University, finishing in December 2015.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
IndiaAuthorized to work in
Job categories
Skills
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