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Shikhar Srivastava

@shikharsrivastava

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11 years experienced Software Engineer

India

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What I'm looking for

Looking for a challenging role that leverages my technical expertise and leadership skills to drive business growth and innovation.

Highly skilled Software Engineer with 11 years of experience in software design, development, and maintenance of complex products for both startups and product-based companies at scale. Proven track record of leading teams effectively and delivering results with strong algorithmic thinking, problem-solving, and architecture skills.

Notable highlights include building and mentoring teams from scratch, building highly available and scalable products, delivering business-critical platforms, and leading products for top wealth management firms. I have a strong background in software engineering, distributed systems, and microservices, with expertise in multiple programming languages and technologies.

I am a results-driven professional with a passion for delivering high-quality solutions and leading teams to success. I am excited to leverage my skills and experience to drive business growth and innovation in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Staff Software Engineer

Current

Agoda

Oct 2021 - Present (3 years 8 months)

Currently working on building highly scalable products for the B2B Affiliate Ecosystem, handling 2 billion property searches daily. Responsible for architecture and design of software components while mentoring a team of engineers.

Scala Kotlin Docker Kubernetes Apache Kafka Microservices REST Distributed Systems Grafana

Lead Software Engineer

HERE Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Oct 2020 - Oct 2021 (1 year)

Led the architecture and design of software components for the Bring Your Own Data Platform as a Service. Developed full stack applications in a multi-cloud environment.

Java Spring Boot MySQL Docker Kubernetes AWS GCP Microservices Distributed Systems

Lead Software Engineer

Publicis Sapient

Sep 2019 - Oct 2020 (1 year 1 month)

Worked with a top Wealth Management Firm to solve critical business problems in financial services. Led the development of a complex distributed architecture for real-time financial holdings.

Spring Cloud ReactJS Angular Java Apache Kafka PostgreSQL AWS Distributed Systems Product Development

Lead Software Engineer

Chaayos

Oct 2018 - Jul 2019 (9 months)

Led a team to deliver IoT systems for Chaayos cafes, improving data-driven decision-making and building a sales forecasting model that enhanced supply chain logistics.

Java AWS Spring Boot AngularJS Distributed Systems Python Flask IoT Data Analysis

Senior Software Engineer

Chaayos

Aug 2016 - Oct 2018 (2 years 2 months)

Built in-house technology solutions to optimize operations and scale Chaayos from 8 cafes to over 200 across multiple cities. Developed a web-based Point of Sales system.