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Rishabh Sethia

@rishabhsethia16

Backend Engineer with 5+ years building scalable microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications.

India
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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a collaborative environment that fosters innovation and growth.

Software Engineer with 5+ years of experience designing and building scalable backend systems for fintech and digital platforms. Most recently at Paytm, and previously at ET Money and TechTree IT Systems, where I contributed to high-availability, business-critical products serving large user bases and transaction volumes.

My expertise lies in backend engineering, distributed systems, and cloud-native application development using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Kafka, Redis, SQL, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS. I have hands-on experience designing and developing RESTful APIs, optimizing system performance, improving reliability, and building scalable architectures that support growing business needs.

Core Expertise:
• Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs
• Kafka, Redis, Distributed Systems
• SQL, Database Design & Query Optimization
• Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD Pipelines
• AWS Cloud Services
• Multithreading, Design Patterns, Object-Oriented Design
• System Design, Scalability & Performance Engineering

I possess a strong foundation in Data Structures and Algorithms, enabling me to solve complex engineering problems efficiently and build maintainable, high-quality software systems.

Notable Achievements:
• CodeStudio Expert with a rating of 12,262
• LeetCode rating of 1,438
• Google Kick Start 2021 – Ranked 1,367 among 20,000+ participants

I enjoy solving challenging backend and distributed systems problems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and delivering solutions that create measurable business impact. I am particularly interested in large-scale systems, platform engineering, cloud technologies, and performance optimization.

Currently exploring SDE- 3, Senior Software Engineer, Lead Software Engineer, and Platform Engineering opportunities where I can contribute to building reliable, scalable, and high-performance systems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Paytm logoPA

Software Engineer

Nov 2023 - Jun 2026 (2 years 7 months)

● Built multi-tenant, event-driven microservices for wallet transactions at 10K+ TPS using Kafka, idempotent APIs.
● Implemented the claim processing backend for Paytm’s ‘Cancel Protect’, using risk-assessment APIs to determine booking eligibility and automate refund approvals.
● Developed the search backend for Paytm Travel, integrating NLP services to translate natural language queries

EM

Software Development Engineer

ET Money

Feb 2023 - Nov 2023 (9 months)

● Rebuilt investment holdings infra with optimised parent-child models, improving portfolio query latency by 35%.
● Designed a tier-based interest engine for premium customers with modular rate/eligibility configs editable by finance teams.
● Built real-time alerting and RCA dashboard integrated with Sentry and Grafana, cutting incident response time by 75%.
● Developed CRM using React JS.

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Associate Product Engineer

Tech Tree IT Systems

Jan 2021 - Feb 2023 (2 years 1 month)

● Built a scalable loyalty backend for Club Apparel Group, enabling campaign, redemption, and referral features for 5 M users.
● Reduced API latency from 2.8s to 180ms via batched aggregation and smart indexing for 200K+ redemptions/day.
● Developed a fraud module with invoice barcode verification and secure S3 archival.
● Implemented AWS SNS-based user transactional and order fulfilment.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Sharda University logoSU

Sharda University

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering

Grade: 8.84/10

Pursued a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering with a cumulative GPA of 8.84/10. Relevant coursework included Data Structures and Algorithms, Competitive Programming, Database Management System, Operating System, Software Engineering, Object-Oriented Programming with Java, and Computer Networks.

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