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Abhinash Rai

Bangalore

Summary

Dynamic and results-driven professional with over 7 years of hands-on experience in designing, building, and optimizing distributed systems. Skilled at breaking down complex technical challenges into manageable, actionable components, with a strong focus on scalability and performance. Proficient in Java, C++, and Python, and experienced in leveraging AWS services to develop robust cloud-based solutions. Recognized for strong problem-solving capabilities, adaptability, and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset. Brings creativity, technical depth, and a collaborative approach to engineering tasks, consistently contributing to team success and the achievement of organizational goals.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Member of Technical Staff

Cohesity
02.2025 - Current
  • Acting as the tech lead for Microsoft 365 (M365) products, driving technical discussions, providing architectural input, and guiding the team on implementation strategies.
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to evolve the existing infrastructure, ensuring it scales efficiently to meet onboarding demands for new customers in alignment with business growth.

Software Engineer 2

Amazon
05.2022 - 02.2025
  • Designed and implemented a solution to prevent revenue loss due to out-of-order events in the ad processing pipeline, recovering approximately $250 million in lost revenue
  • Led the re-architecture of the ad ingestion pipeline, reducing the number of services from 10 to 4, cutting operational costs by $4 million annually, and improving horizontal scalability
  • Provided key guidance during design reviews, assisting engineers in resolving multiple high-impact escalations (HIEs) with minimal business disruption
  • Created and extended a backfill solution for Prime Day, recovering $70 million in lost revenue from missed billable events and ensuring no further loss in future high-impact scenarios
  • Spearheaded efforts to scale infrastructure for handling multiple high-volume events, ensuring system stability and performance during peak periods
  • Coordinated migration of legacy services to AWS ALB/NLB, managing a cross-functional team and successfully guiding engineers through task distribution and implementation

Software Engineer 2

Amazon
08.2019 - 05.2022
  • Designed and implemented an end-to-end architecture that enables Alexa to identify due bills and recommend the optimal payment method, enhancing user convenience and efficiency in utility payments
  • Developed a rewards ecosystem that increased bill payments by 250% on Alexa, with adaptability for integration across other Alexa business functions
  • Created a proactive framework allowing Alexa to identify and suggest the most relevant bill for payment, streamlining code and improving system extensibility
  • Led a VP-level initiative to integrate tone-tag technology with Alexa, enabling seamless, contactless payments for fuel purchases

Software Engineer

MakeMyTrip Pvt Ltd.
05.2018 - 08.2019
  • Led the implementation of Project GreenHorn, a system that prioritizes specific hotels by elevating their ranking to the top of search results, enhancing their visibility and accessibility to users
  • Designed and implemented a POI-based hotel ranking algorithm focused on showcasing new hotels at the top of search results, driving a 20% increase in hotel bookings through improved discoverability

Education

B.Tech. - Computer Science

NIT Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra
01.2018

Skills

  • Core Java
  • Springboot
  • Redis
  • DataStructure and algorithm
  • Requirements gathering
  • System Design
  • Object oriented Programming
  • Technical Documentation
  • C
  • Python
  • Javascript
  • CSS
  • HTML
  • Flask
  • Falcon
  • Hibernate
  • Windows
  • Linux (Ubuntu)
  • GIT
  • MySql Workbench
  • Postman
  • Tomcat
  • Jetty
  • Gunicorn
  • Dynamodb
  • Memcache
  • MySQL
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Spring MVC
  • Spring Boot
  • Flask
  • Falcon
  • Hubernate

Awards

  • GoTripper of the month, 09/01/18
  • GoTripper of the month, 02/01/19
  • Amazon Best team supporting Award - Alexa, 09/01/20

Timeline

Senior Member of Technical Staff

Cohesity
02.2025 - Current

Software Engineer 2

Amazon
05.2022 - 02.2025

Software Engineer 2

Amazon
08.2019 - 05.2022

Software Engineer

MakeMyTrip Pvt Ltd.
05.2018 - 08.2019

B.Tech. - Computer Science

NIT Kurukshetra

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