Adarsh Shrivastav
Sr. Software Engineer
Mumbai,MH
Summary
Full Stack Engineer with 4.5+ years of experience building scalable web applications and architecting robust backend systems. Proven ability to lead feature development from design to deployment, optimize system performance, and drive cross-functional collaboration to deliver reliable, high-quality software. Experienced in leveraging modern AI-assisted development workflows to accelerate delivery and maintain high engineering standards.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Software Engineer
Velotio
Pune
03.2025 - Current
- Promoted to Senior Software Engineer within 2 months in recognition of high-impact delivery, strong technical ownership, and ability to independently drive complex initiatives.
- Architected and enhanced a Payment Orchestrator platform enabling intelligent multi-gateway routing, improving payment reliability and flexibility across merchants.
- Integrated global payment providers including Stripe and Adyen, WorldPay expanding platform coverage across cards and regional payment methods.
- Enabled seamless support for Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Pix, improving global checkout accessibility and transaction success rates.
- Extended and optimized the ActiveMerchant integration layer to standardize gateway abstractions and significantly accelerate onboarding of new payment gateways.
- Solved complex payment reliability issues including Address Verification System inconsistencies and local payment method compliance, reducing transaction failures and operational escalations.
- Introduced AI-assisted development workflows using Cursor IDE, defining structured engineering rules and MCP-based documentation context (Atlassian, internal READMEs) to accelerate development and improve code consistency across the team.
- Delivered ~33% of total team output while mentoring engineers within a 15-member team and ensuring stable, production-ready releases.
- Reduced dependency on onsite teams by independently diagnosing and resolving critical production payment incidents, improving turnaround time and release confidence.
Software Engineer
Zeidler Group
Mumbai
12.2023 - 03.2025
- Spearheaded development of CDD 3.0, redesigning questionnaire creation and client onboarding workflows to improve operational efficiency and user experience.
- Re-architected onboarding flows to center around asset manager workflows, reducing process friction and improving completion rates.
- Built an AI-powered autofill system leveraging LLM models to auto-populate partially completed questionnaires, significantly reducing manual effort.
- Integrated company verification via KYCKR API to automate registration validation and strengthen onboarding compliance.
- Led Low-Level Design (LLD) for critical modules, ensuring scalable architecture and maintainable system design.
- Designed and implemented Metabase dashboards to provide real-time insights into onboarding metrics, workflow bottlenecks, and system performance.
Software Engineer
Watermark Insights
Mohali
07.2021 - 12.2023
- Led upgrade of application stack from Rails 5 to Rails 6, migrating from classic autoloader to Zeitwerk, improving code loading efficiency and maintainability.
- Designed and implemented real-time notification architecture using WebSockets, enabling instant platform updates.
- Architected database schema for new feature modules, ensuring scalability and performance.
- Integrated Google Places API for address auto-complete and implemented map functionality using ReactJS to enhance user experience.
- Delivered end-to-end features from requirement gathering to production release, consistently meeting project timelines.
- Reduced technical debt through refactoring and performance optimizations, improving overall system stability.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering -
Mumbai University
07.2021
Skills
- Ruby on Rails
- Graphql
- REST
- React Js
- GIT
- LLM-assisted coding, AI development workflows, prompt
- Payment processing
- API integration
- Docker
Accomplishments
Top Performer of the Quarter, Q2 2025, high-impact contributions and consistent delivery excellence.
Timeline
Sr. Software Engineer
Velotio
03.2025 - Current
Software Engineer
Zeidler Group
12.2023 - 03.2025
Software Engineer
Watermark Insights
07.2021 - 12.2023
Bachelor of Engineering -
Mumbai University