Suraj Gaikwad
@surajgaikwad
Software engineer specializing in scalable backend systems and distributed architectures.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I am a backend-focused software engineer with hands-on experience designing and implementing scalable Spring Boot microservices, optimizing databases, and improving system performance across production environments.
I have delivered REST APIs and data pipelines that handle high throughput, reduced third-party dependencies, and improved query latency using technologies like PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Neo4j, Kafka, and containerized deployments on AWS EKS.
I value maintainable code, modernizing legacy systems (Java 8 to Java 21), and driving measurable improvements in reliability and performance while collaborating in Agile teams to ship production-ready solutions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Software Engineer
Daboya Technologies
Oct 2025 - Present (4 months)
Designed and developed scalable Spring Boot REST APIs for real-time trending YouTube video aggregation; reduced third-party API calls by 98% and lowered Neo4j query latency from ~10s to 2–4s via asynchronous parallelization.
Software Engineer
SS&C Technologies
Jul 2024 - Jun 2025 (11 months)
Developed Spring Boot REST APIs for pension premium processing handling 100,000+ transactions/month and built React dashboards that reduced manual follow-ups by 80%; optimized SQL and backend logic to improve data retrieval by 40%.
Software Engineer Intern
SS&C Technologies
Apr 2024 - Jun 2024 (2 months)
Contributed to ETL pipeline development using SSIS and SQL, migrating client records with 99.9% accuracy and automating 300+ SQL transformations to improve deployment reliability.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering
2021 - 2024
Grade: 8.67/10
Completed Bachelor of Computer Engineering with a GPA of 8.67/10 from Dec 2021 to May 2024.
Sou Venutai Chavan Polytechnic
Diploma, Computer Technology
2019 - 2021
Completed Diploma in Computer Technology from July 2019 to July 2021.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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