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Onkar Lapate

@onkarlapate27

Software Development Engineer with a passion for building scalable solutions.

India
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What I'm looking for

Seeking a challenging role that leverages my technical expertise to drive business growth and improvement, with a focus on scalable solutions and secure access control.

Software Engineer with 5 years of experience building high-performance, scalable systems using Python, Django, and FastAPI. I specialize in API optimization, payment systems, database performance tuning, and system architecture.

💼 CORE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Backend Development:
- Languages: Python (5 years), JavaScript, C++
- Frameworks: Django, Django REST Framework, FastAPI, Flask
- Databases: PostgreSQL (advanced), MySQL, Redis (caching & queues)
- APIs: RESTful design, Stripe API, Meta API, Google APIs, OAuth 2.0

Infrastructure & DevOps:
- Cloud: AWS (EC2, S3, CloudWatch)
- Tools: Docker, Celery, RabbitMQ, GitHub Actions
- Architecture: Event-driven systems, async processing, microservices

Specialized Skills:
- Payment Integration (Stripe: subscriptions, webhooks, proration)
- Performance Optimization (query tuning, caching strategies, async processing)
- System Design (RBAC, attribution systems, data pipelines)
- Third-party Integrations (Meta Ads, Google Ads, Shopify, Slack)

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

Software Engineer

layerfive

May 2025 - Present (9 months)

Designed and developed RBAC, Stripe based Payments System, Custom Onboarding for Clients.

Optimized critical APIs: Client Registration (30s → 6s), Marketing Funnel (10s → 1s), IG Organic Posts (80s → 30s).

Reduced marketing funnel query time by 70% using PostgreSQL materialized views for identity resolution tracking 50K+ visitor journeys.

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Software Engineer

Overstand Labs

Dec 2024 - May 2025 (5 months)

Working on backend technologies with fastAPI based tech stack.
Instrumental in managing data pipeline using Palantir.

BS

Software Development Engineer - 1

Bombay Softwares

Nov 2022 - Nov 2024 (2 years)

Developed robust messaging module backend and engineered resilient and scalable REST APIs utilizing Django framework on Linux OS.

TS

Assistant Systems Engineer

TATA Consultancy Services

Apr 2021 - Jul 2022 (1 year 3 months)

Automated data analysis process using Python and MS Excel reducing time taken by 80% and increased documentation indexing accuracy by 30%.

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