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Vinayak Gaur

@vinayakgaur1

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Senior software engineer specializing in distributed systems, cloud reliability, and scalable architecture.

India

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking senior engineering roles focused on architecting and operating scalable, reliable cloud services with strong security practices, mentorship, and impact.

I am a senior software engineer with 14+ years designing and scaling distributed systems across cloud infrastructure, enterprise platforms, and early-stage products. I lead end-to-end technical domains, deliver zero-to-one solutions, and scale systems for production reliability and performance.

At Microsoft Azure Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, I designed storage and messaging layers, reduced sync and re-protection times dramatically, and led security modernization and resiliency initiatives. I also co-founded a travel-tech startup where I owned architecture, algorithms, and customer-facing systems.

I emphasize operational rigor, live-site excellence, and AI-assisted engineering to accelerate delivery while maintaining correctness and security. I welcome roles where I can architect scalable cloud services, improve reliability, and mentor teams toward high-impact outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Software Development Engineer

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Microsoft

Aug 2019 - Present (6 years 5 months)

Designed and scaled distributed storage and messaging layers for Azure Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, reducing disk resynchronization from ~3 hours to ~15 minutes and cutting VM re-protection times from days to hours while improving live-site incident volume ~8×.

C++Azure Distributed Systems Reliability & Security Performance Optimization

Co-founder & Software Engineer

Pypolo Private Limited

Jun 2016 - May 2019 (2 years 11 months)

Co‑founded and built an early-stage travel-tech product end-to-end, designing a proprietary itinerary-generation algorithm and backend systems and delivering customer-facing interfaces and internal operations platforms.

Java SQL Backend Development Algorithm Design Product Architecture APIs Customer Facing

Software Development Engineer II

Microsoft

Jan 2015 - May 2016 (1 year 4 months)

Designed middle-tier synchronization and filtering services for CRM to enable offline mobile experiences, built REST APIs and operability workflows for an intelligent help-content platform, and improved latency using Redis caching.

C++Azure REST APIs Redis Backend Services Synchronization Performance Tuning Operability

Software Design Engineer II

Chronus

May 2014 - Sep 2014 (4 months)

Implemented web application features and reusable backend components in collaboration with product and design teams, delivering maintainable production-ready functionality.

Ruby on Rails Web Development Backend Component Design Collaboration Product delivery

Senior Applications Engineer

Oracle

Jun 2011 - May 2014 (2 years 11 months)

Core engineer on a next-generation supply chain planning engine, owning design and implementation of planning modules, integrations, BOM explosion, and data migration tooling; received an Oracle Performance Award (2012).

C++Java Supply Chain Planning Enterprise Software Data Migration Integration Performance Optimization

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering

2007 - 2011

Completed a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering at NIT Warangal, focusing on foundational CS principles and engineering projects.