Rishabh Sethia
@rishabhsethia16
Backend Engineer with 5+ years building scalable microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications.
What I'm looking for
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
● 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
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.
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
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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