Shephali Gupta
@shephaligupta
Senior Backend Engineer at Morgan Stanley who cut bulk processing from a week to an hour.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
At Morgan Stanley, I led the design and rollout of a Kafka-based asynchronous bulk processing platform for DocPoint, replacing synchronous workflows and reducing processing time for 50,000 records from about a week to an hour. I also engineered idempotent, fault-tolerant event consumers with retry and rollback mechanisms.
At Xiaomi India, I designed backend services for Mi Credit and Mi Pay, including messaging and notification microservices for payment and credit products. I onboarded lending partners through API integrations and refactored services into reusable components, reducing production incidents by 30%.
At JP Morgan, I developed backend modules for Integrated Software Desktop and redesigned the Client Profile Database architecture. Earlier, at Cognizant Technology Solutions, I developed services and optimized SQL queries for Cisco client projects.
As a Freelance / Independent Backend Consultant, I designed and delivered a .NET backend application using AI-assisted development tools, despite my primary expertise being in Java. I defined the architecture and API contracts, then validated generated code against engineering checks for rate limiting, idempotency, authentication, and consistency.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Freelance / Independent Backend Consultant
Self Employed
Jan 2026 - Present (9 months)
Designed and delivered a backend application in .NET using AI-assisted development tools, defining system architecture and API contracts. Implemented engineering best practices and used AI-driven code validation to ensure reliability.
Led design and rollout of a Kafka-based asynchronous bulk processing platform, reducing processing time for 50,000 records from ~1 week to an hour. Drove CI/CD automation, cutting release time by 40% and improving production reliability.
Senior Software Developer
Xiaomi India
Oct 2019 - Jun 2022 (2 years 8 months)
Designed and developed backend services for high-traffic consumer applications, architected messaging and notification microservices, and onboarded multiple lending partners. Refactored services into modular components, reducing production incidents by 30%.
Developed core backend modules providing a unified view of customer data, redesigned the Client Profile Database architecture, and built middleware REST services. Contributed to enterprise-level design discussions and ensured compliance standards.
Developed backend services and optimized SQL queries for PCAM, implemented validations and workflows, and partnered with clients on system improvements and feature rollouts.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering
2010 - 2014
Grade: 7.32 CGPA
Pursued a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering, graduating with a CGPA of 7.32.
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