I am looking for opportunities that allow me to handle projects end-2-end & let me be more autonomous and take full ownership of the product. I love to work on products that can scale to millions of users, I thrive in complex work & I really enjoy development as whole.
Saksham Khurana
@sakshamkhurana
Backend Developer (Node.js) with 9+ years of professional experience.
What I'm looking for
Backend-focused engineer with 9+ years building reliable, scalable systems across fintech, ML platform, food-delivery platforms, payment services, video processing, and high-growth startups. Strong in system design, microservices, and distributed architecture, with end-to-end ownership of backend systems operating at scale. Experienced in taking products from 0 → 1, automating complex workflows, and building systems that scale predictably in production environments.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Backend Engineer
EnergyX
Jan 2024 - Nov 2025 (1 year 10 months)
Built and owned the complete backend (Node.js / Bun) + frontend (React) for a solar energy platform, handling
real-time telemetry and monitoring for 5000+ IoT devices with millions of data points across client installations.
• Designed and implemented an admin dashboard to manage large-scale device fleets, offering real-time
metrics, health monitoring, alerts, and visibility for operations teams.
Backend Engineer
Noumena
Sep 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 3 months)
• Built underwriting microservices serving 50,000+ users for Capital Quotient’s credit evaluation.
• Designed the CQ Score, a proprietary credit scoring engine, multi-source data aggregation, processing & custom scoring algorithms.
• Automated the complete reporting pipeline, reducing manual operation workload by ~90%.
• Built subscription billing flows processing thousands of monthly transactions
Fullstack Engineer
Datalabs
Oct 2018 - Jul 2022 (3 years 9 months)
• Built 10+ microservices powering the company's AI automation workflows.
• Developed ingestion & processing pipelines improving data processing speed by ~50%.
• Implemented an HLS video pipeline processing hundreds of videos per week.
• Built dashboards for managing datasets, models, and workflow states.
Backend Engineer / Android Developer
Tnine Infotech
May 2016 - Aug 2018 (2 years 3 months)
• Served as the solo backend engineer, building all backend systems powering Android products with over 1M+ users.
• Introduced logging, backups, disaster recovery workflows, and backend hardening — stabilizing production.
• Migrated infrastructure to Kubernetes with autoscaling
• Improved overall system reliability, achieving ~99.9% uptime across multiple production systems.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Delhi
Bachelor of Technology, Full-Stack Engineering
2013 - 2017
Full-Stack Engineer with 8+ years of professional experience. Proven expertise in designing, developing, and deploying high-performance, scalable, and secure enterprise-grade applications. Strong foundation in Node.js backend development with extensive experience in microservices architecture.
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