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Professional Experience
Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience designing, building, and scaling APIs and distributed backend systems for high-throughput platforms. Proven track record in Java, microservices, and event-driven architectures, handling hundreds of thousands of transactions daily with high availability. Skilled in debugging complex production issues, optimizing performance, and delivering large-scale features in collaborative, cross-functional environments. Passionate about building robust, maintainable, and developer-friendly platforms.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Software Engineer – British Petroleum (BP)
May 2023 – Present
- Designed and delivered a distributed financial data platform processing 284K+ daily transactions, improving invoice processing time by 89% using Java/Spring Boot and Kafka.
- Built high-reliability APIs ensuring strict ordering and accuracy in transaction processing across multiple geographies.
- Led integration of platform services with SAP-based systems, enabling automated data exchange and reducing manual effort.
- Created S1FES, a centralized, scalable email service for 7+ internal teams, boosting operational efficiency by 820%.
- Tech: Java, Spring Boot, C#, .NET, AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka, GraphQL, Postgres, Salesforce, SAP.
Software Development Engineer II – Amazon
Jul 2022 – Mar 2023
- Developed fault-tolerant, high-performance APIs for Amazon’s global pricing systems, serving millions of product updates per day.
- Scaled backend services to handle 345K+ transactions per second, ensuring zero downtime during peak events.
- Reduced AWS operational costs by 7% through architectural optimization and resource efficiency.
- Enhanced internal tooling, improving engineer productivity and reducing feature delivery time.
- Tech: Core Java, Spring, AWS, Docker, DynamoDB, Lambda, internal Amazon tools.
Senior Software Engineer – HERE Technologies
Jun 2020 – Jul 2022
- Designed and implemented a multi-tenant streaming system ingesting 450GB+ data/hour with near real-time delivery for enterprise clients.
- Built automated data reconciliation tools, reducing data inconsistency issues by 38%.
- Led a cross-platform engineering team to develop a low-latency verification pipeline, replacing legacy systems with a modern, scalable solution.
- Tech: Java, Spring Boot, Apache Flink, Kafka, Node.js, AWS, Kubernetes, Redis, MySQL, Postgres.
Full Stack Java Developer – Fluid AI
Jul 2018 – May 2020
- Designed and built microservices-based backend systems powering intelligent financial chatbot solutions.
- Improved core AI processing pipelines by 34%, enabling faster decision-making for client applications.
- Led development teams on multiple high-impact projects across banking and fintech domains.
- Tech: Java, Spring Boot, React, Node.js, MySQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch.
EDUCATION
| Degree | University | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Engineering in IT | Mumbai University | 2018 |
| Diploma in IT | Government Polytechnic Mumbai | 2015 |
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Created and maintain CodersTea.in, a developer knowledge hub with 150K+ users.
- Authored 11+ technical articles on DZone with 180K+ reads.
- Open-sourced a real-time image streaming tool for developer collaboration.
- Mentored engineers globally in system design and backend development.
CORE SKILLS
- Languages: Java, C#, JavaScript, Kotlin, TypeScript, Python, Go
- Frameworks: Spring Boot, .NET, React, Node.js, GraphQL, Apache Flink.
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch
- Messaging & Streaming: Kafka, AWS SQS, Event-Driven Architecture.
- Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Git.
- Specialties: API Design, Distributed Systems, Concurrency, Performance Optimization, Scalability, High-Availability Architecture.
- Tools: IntelliJ, Rider, VSCode, NeoVim, Maven, GitHub Copilot, GitLab, GitHub.
ADDITIONAL LINKS
- Technical Blog: CodersTea.in
- Toolbox for Developers: ToolBox
- Open Source: Real-Time Image Capture
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shaikh-imran
- GitHub: github.com/shaikh-imran