PARIKSHIT SONI
Bengaluru
Summary
Experienced Software Engineer with expertise in backend development, system design, large-scale projects, DevOps tools, and performance optimization. Skilled in cross-functional collaboration to deliver scalable, high-impact solutions and improve development efficiency.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Engineer II
Flipkart Internet Private Limited
07.2022 - Current
- Led product and technology initiatives, overseeing end-to-end software development from design to deployment, ensuring successful post-launch support.
- Coordinated with 10+ cross-functional stakeholders to align on business goals and deliver high-quality, efficient products.
- Led migration of critical services to Kubernetes, automating CI/CD pipelines and testing, improving deployment efficiency by 20%, and reducing operational overhead.
- Scaled microservices to handle 2.5x traffic load for Big Billion Day, optimizing capacity and ensuring smooth operations during high-demand periods.
- Spearheaded the Kirana Stack Merge project, standardizing backend systems, improving development efficiency for new features, and eliminating redundant work.
- Drove performance improvements through Post Order Segmentation, enabling faster delivery for high-priority customers by implementing shipment prioritization.
- Worked on AC Prexo Exchange, optimizing reverse logistics for multi-part shipments and resolving design and scaling challenges in shipment handling.
Software Engineer I
Flipkart Internet Private Limited
07.2020 - 07.2022
- Contributed to backend service optimization, focusing on enhancing system performance, scalability, and reliability for high-traffic events like Big Billion Day.
- Played a key role in the Big Billion Day (2021) NFR by reducing CPU load by over 50% and ensuring stable service operations during peak traffic.
- Collaborated on the Score Service APF project, successfully migrating to Kubernetes and improving service efficiency for high-load scenarios.
- Developed solutions for reverse and forward logistics under the RVP/HIH for ADM Partners project, optimizing key supply chain processes during peak sales periods.
- Worked on the Record Replay Tool, setting up TiDB and Kafka clusters to enhance data processing and ensure reliable event simulations.
- Automated database monitoring and alerting with Nagios & Cosmos packages, improving issue detection and resolution time.
Analyst
Deutsche Bank
05.2019 - 07.2019
- Developed a microservice to consolidate wash trade alert data from Impala and Oracle, improving data consolidation speed by 15% and Impala retrieval speed by 20%. Deployed on OpenShift, reducing deployment time.
- Benchmarked Impala, achieving 15% faster record retrieval and 20% quicker table downloads compared to Oracle, boosting data processing efficiency.
- Developed a Java Profiler using Byte code manipulation via the Java assist library to efficiently evaluate class method performance.
Python Developer
Praktice.ai
11.2018 - 12.2018
- Took charge of transforming and designing views within MongoDB for 5000+ scraped records using Beautiful Soup, enhancing query efficiency to boost performance, and seamlessly integrating MongoDB with existing services.
- Implemented a Python-based fuzzy matching tool combining Levenshtein distance and phonetic algorithms, enhancing search performance by 15%.
Education
Bachelor & Masters of Technology - Computer Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur, India07.2020
Higher Secondary Education (+2) -
DAV Centenary Public School
Jaipur, India04.2014
Skills
- Programming & Software Development: C/C, Algorithms, Data Structures, Object-Oriented Design, Domain-Driven Development
- Backend & API Development: Restful API Principles, SpringBoot, SAGA, CQRS, Event-Driven Architecture, Maven/Gradle
- DevOps & CI/CD: Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, CI/CD, Agile, NginX, Jetty, Tomcat
- Testing & Performance Monitoring: Junit, Mockito, JMeter, Resiliency4J, JVisualVM, Heap Analyzer
- Databases & Data Processing: MySQL, BigQuery, BigTable, MongoDB, Elastic Search, Kafka, Redis, Zookeeper, Flink, Spark
- Core Computer Science: Operating Systems, Computer Networks, Graph Theory, Compiler Design
Projects
Verification of KPN transformation using ADDG, Kharagpur, India, 07/2019, 07/2020
Implemented verification methods and ADDG-based equivalence checking to validate Kahn process networks' transformation techniques in embedded systems, significantly reducing time complexity compared to previous methods while ensuring equivalence between original and transformed networks.
Thesis Paper - https://tinyurl.com/thesis-mtp-kpn
Awards
- Fulfillment Services Group, Flipkart | Instant Karma - 2024
- Fulfillment Services Group, Flipkart | Ace Alliance - 2023 x 2
- Fulfillment Services Group, Flipkart | Value Champion - 2021 & 2022
- Code-O-Soccer, Kshitij 2k17 | Bronze Model
Timeline
Software Engineer II
Flipkart Internet Private Limited
07.2022 - Current
Software Engineer I
Flipkart Internet Private Limited
07.2020 - 07.2022
Analyst
Deutsche Bank
05.2019 - 07.2019
Python Developer
Praktice.ai
11.2018 - 12.2018
Bachelor & Masters of Technology - Computer Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Higher Secondary Education (+2) -
DAV Centenary Public School