
Paras Shah
@parasshah1
I lead backend, microservices, and AI delivery across insurance, fintech, healthcare, and IoT.
What I'm looking for
I'm leading technical transition delivery for an insurance project at EY, guiding sprint execution, legacy-system migration, stakeholder alignment, and scalable engineering practices.
Previously, I built banking microservices at Synechron, AI medical transcription and SOAP summarisation at Integrella, and cloud platforms supporting 1M+ connected IoT devices at Volansys. I bring 8.5+ years of hands-on experience across Node.js, NestJS, distributed systems, databases, cloud platforms, and AI integrations.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Leading as Team Lead on an Insurance domain project, overseeing technical delivery, sprint execution, and cross-functional coordination. Driving a large-scale tech transition project, managing migration of legacy systems, stakeholder alignment, and engineering best-practice adoption.
Built microservices-based backend for Middle East banking & fintech apps covering Payment Systems, Entitlements, and Customer Onboarding. Architected high-volume MongoDB schemas with sharding, indexing, and caching for transaction-heavy workloads.
Senior Software Engineer
Aqilea
Feb 2025 - Sep 2025 (7 months)
Architected event-driven microservices using NestJS and Azure Service Bus for reliable async message processing. Implemented PostgreSQL optimisation and integrated Azure Application Insights for full-stack observability.
Senior Software Engineer
Integrella
Jun 2021 - Feb 2025 (3 years 8 months)
Led and mentored a team of 7–9 mid-level engineers, overseeing code reviews, architectural discussions, and sprint planning. Built AI-powered medical transcription and SOAP summarisation engine using OpenAI GPT-4 and Azure AI Services.
Senior Software Developer
Anblicks Cloud Data Engg
Apr 2021 - Jun 2021 (2 months)
Short-term engagement contributing to cloud data engineering initiatives and backend development using Node.js.
Cloud Engineer
Volansys Technologies
Sep 2019 - Mar 2021 (1 year 6 months)
Maintained cloud platform managing 1M+ connected smart devices with 24/7 global availability. Implemented GCP Cloud Functions, Firebase Firestore, Redis pub-sub, and Elasticsearch for real-time device monitoring and analytics.
Senior Software Engineer
Excellent WebWorld
Sep 2018 - Sep 2019 (1 year)
Built Smart Helmet Industrial Safety System with MQTT-connected sensors for temperature, humidity, gas detection, GPS, and SOS alerts. Developed real-time Cab Booking System and Flutter mobile app for iOS and Android, deployed on AWS EC2.
Associate Software Engineer
Cygnet Infotech
Jul 2017 - Sep 2018 (1 year 2 months)
Built Hospital Management System with virtual patient diary and developed Competency Matrix Portal with role-based access using React.js, Angular, Node.js, and PostgreSQL. Conducted Angular architecture training for 40+ developers.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
VSkills
NodeJS Certification, NodeJS
2023 - 2023
Earned NodeJS Certification in 2023.
Udemy
Angular 9 Masterclass with TypeScript, Firebase and Material, Angular 9
2020 - 2020
Completed Angular 9 Masterclass with TypeScript, Firebase and Material in 2020.
L.D.R.P. Institute of Research and Technology
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering
Grade: CPI: 7.60
Completed Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering in 2017 with a CPI of 7.60.
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