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Hrithik Raj

HYDERABAD

Summary

Team-focused Senior Software Engineer with 5+ years of experience building scalable, low-latency backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, and Spring WebFlux, and AWS. Skilled in designing distributed microservices, performance optimization, and full-service ownership. Adept at cross-functional collaboration and occasional full-stack contributions with JavaScript and NestJS.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

DAZN
HYDERABAD
06.2025 - Current
  • Led backend development for DAZN’s FIFA Club World Cup interactive prediction campaign, with coin-based reward systems redeemable for merchandise, tickets, and subscriptions.
  • Collaborated with DaznX (Israel) to deliver a real-time game engine integrated into the Fanzone chat app, supporting live predictions and engagement from millions of global users.
  • Architected backend services for low latency, high concurrency experiences (latency < 100 ms), ensuring global scalability and uptime during live match events.
  • Delivered a seamless, real-time user experience that earned overwhelmingly positive user feedback, and engagement spikes during high-stakes matches.

Software Engineer

DAZN
HYDERABAD
08.2023 - 06.2025
  • Took ownership of failing third-party prediction game "6toWin"; identified bottlenecks and stabilized the platform within 10 days.
  • Re-architected the backend using Java, Spring WebFlux, and Project Reactor, boosting system scalability and user engagement from 20% to 85%. Successfully re-launched in Italy, Spain, Germany, and Japan; later scaled for the NFL (USA).
  • Cut AWS infrastructure costs by 61–84%, reducing ECS task count from 400 to 50–150, and migrating RDS from 6xlarge to 5xlarge.
  • Developed a rule-based pricing engine using NestJS, allowing non-developers to configure and launch offers across markets.
  • Integrated SSO-based onboarding for French partners, SFR and Canal+, improving acquisition via seamless identity federation.
  • Drove full end-to-end service ownership, including CI/CD, load testing, observability, performance tuning, and production support for high-traffic events.

Software Engineer 2

HighRadius
Bhubaneshwar
07.2019 - 07.2023
  • Spearheaded go-live implementations for Fortune 500 clients including Coca-Cola, Clorox, Kellogg’s, and Mondelez.
  • Led a small engineering pod, showcasing leadership in delivering client-centric solutions and enhancing product reliability.
  • Collaborated with Product and QA teams to launch new features and reduce defect rates, while modernizing product frameworks for faster implementation cycles.

Education

B.Tech - Computer Science

Kiit University
Bhubaneshwar,Odisha, India
07-2020

Skills

  • Languages: Java, JavaScript
  • Frameworks: Spring Boot, Spring WebFlux, Project Reactor, NestJS, Nodejs
  • Cloud & Infra: AWS (ECS, Lambda, S3, RDS, SQS, Route 53, ElastiCache), Docker, GitHub Actions, Terraform
  • Databases: Aurora MySQL, Redis, DynamoDB
  • Tools: Git, JIRA, Coralogix, GitHub Copilot(AI Tools)

Accomplishments

  • Highflyer Award of Applause, Quarter 1 (2020 - 2020)
  • Highflyer of the Quarter (FTE), Quarter 2 (2021 - 2021)
  • Highflyer Star Team Award, Quarter 2 (2021 - 2021)

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

DAZN
06.2025 - Current

Software Engineer

DAZN
08.2023 - 06.2025

Software Engineer 2

HighRadius
07.2019 - 07.2023

B.Tech - Computer Science

Kiit University

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