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Manish Modwani

Summary

Results-driven Software Engineer with extensive experience at PayPal and Amazon, excelling in backend development and microservices architecture. Proven track record in enhancing system performance and data integrity, while demonstrating strong problem-solving skills. Expertise in Java and distributed systems, leading impactful projects that improved scalability and operational efficiency.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Engineer 2

PayPal
10.2024 - Current
  • Spearheaded the deprecation of legacy monolithic databases and architected new, sharded, highly available data stores—significantly improving read/write consistency and uptime across PayPal platforms.
  • Led a full SDLC for migrating monolithic services to microservices, including design, implementation, testing, and production rollout; now processes millions of daily requests with improved scalability and fault isolation.
  • Designed and built an LLM-powered workflow that leverages embedding models to index code repositories into a vector database, enabling contextual code retrieval and generation.

Software Engineer

PayPal
Remote
07.2022 - 09.2024
  • Led system enhancements for key business initiatives, boosting revenue capture, and transaction efficiency across major payment networks.
  • Spearheaded migration to advanced testing frameworks, cutting regression time by 30%, and accelerating go-live timelines.
  • Implemented a centralized data load library, reducing redundancy by 15%, and enhancing core system maintainability.
  • Enhanced data protection in internal tools, improving security with robust access controls, while preserving functionality.
  • Improved financial calculation accuracy and transaction identification, increasing data integrity by 20% in critical components.
  • Optimised key APIs and components, cutting critical service latency by 25%, and ensuring peak load stability.

SDE Intern

Amazon
01.2022 - 06.2022
  • Integrated API responses within the transportation tech team, boosting system interoperability, and enhancing data exchange.
  • Developed new APIs that generated manifest documentation previews for delivery partners, cutting documentation preparation time.
  • Created data processing tool for customs clearance during the Brexit transition, streamlining operations and reducing processing time by 40%.

SDE Intern

Nectorr Labs
05.2020 - 06.2020
  • Developed TextConnect, a real-time web chat application using Node.js and Socket.io, enhancing user connectivity and communication for seamless messaging and user interaction.

Education

Software Development -

Scaler School of Technology
Remote
09.2024

B.E.(Hons.) - Electrical And Electronics Engineering

BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus
Hyderabad
06.2022

Skills

  • Java
  • Backend development
  • Object-Oriented Programming
  • Low-level design
  • High-level design
  • Spring
  • C
  • Software Design
  • Distributed systems
  • Microservices
  • Database Management
  • Software Development Life Cycle
  • SQL
  • Data Structures and Algorithms

Accomplishments

  • Received a PayPal Spot Award from senior management for exceptional contributions to critical business initiatives, and successful project deliveries
  • Earned the Cross-Team Collaboration Award for outstanding support in improving client understanding of key system responses and processes
  • Achieved the runner-up position in a company-wide hackathon for developing an innovative log analysis tool, enhancing root cause investigation efficiency

Timeline

Software Engineer 2

PayPal
10.2024 - Current

Software Engineer

PayPal
07.2022 - 09.2024

SDE Intern

Amazon
01.2022 - 06.2022

SDE Intern

Nectorr Labs
05.2020 - 06.2020

Software Development -

Scaler School of Technology

B.E.(Hons.) - Electrical And Electronics Engineering

BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus

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