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Manish Kumar

Bengaluru

Summary

Senior Software Engineer with 6+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years focused on building scalable backend and distributed systems for high-throughput platforms. Led migration of latency-critical microservices to Kotlin, achieving a 75% reduction in response times, and architected event-driven systems using Kafka to support real-time workflows. Delivered measurable business impact, including a 47.2% reduction in fraud, with strong expertise in system design, microservices architecture, and performance optimization.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

SDE IV

Porter
Bengaluru, Karnataka
12.2019 - Current
  • Designed a scalable Incentive Management Platform enabling configurable incentive computation and real-time payout processing to support large-scale partner engagement workflows.
  • Built the Order Chaining Platform from the ground up, enabling dynamic multi-order assignment per driver; designed an event-driven architecture using Kafka and Pub/Sub for real-time driver state synchronization and developed an Active Order Source of Truth with allocation simulation capabilities to improve fulfillment efficiency.
  • Identified and mitigated a critical fraud vector involving intentional device connectivity manipulation; designed a backend-driven real-time connectivity tracking system, delivering a 47.2% reduction in missed order fraud (0.74% → 0.38%).
  • Led migration of latency-sensitive APIs from Ruby to Kotlin (Ktor), achieving a 75% latency reduction (800ms → ~200ms) while improving system scalability and maintainability.

Software Development Engineer

OJam
Bengaluru, Karnataka
09.2019 - 11.2019
  • Developed Android features including video upload workflows, onboarding modules, and UI/UX enhancements, improving application reliability and user experience.
  • Implemented a latency-sensitive video recording and playback synchronization feature, enabling simultaneous recording and playback with optimized media handling.

Software Engineer

Blogvault
Bengaluru, Karnataka
07.2019 - 08.2019
  • Developed backend services using Ruby on Rails and built a secure credential management module using Sinatra with encryption-based storage for sensitive configuration data.

Education

Bachelor Of Technology - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

National Institute Of Technology
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
05.2019

Skills

    Languages:

    Java, Kotlin

    Backend & Distributed Systems:

    Microservices Architecture, Event-Driven Architecture, RESTful APIs, Apache Kafka

    Databases & Caching:

    PostgreSQL, Redis

    Infrastructure & DevOps:

    Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Git

Websites, Portfolios and Profiles

http://www.linkedin.com/in/manish-kumar-800ab0112/

Timeline

SDE IV

Porter
12.2019 - Current

Software Development Engineer

OJam
09.2019 - 11.2019

Software Engineer

Blogvault
07.2019 - 08.2019

Bachelor Of Technology - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

National Institute Of Technology
Manish Kumar