PRATHAM BAJAJ
India
Summary
Senior Developer with 10+ years of experience in architecting and modernizing high-scale applications. Expertise in microservices, generative AI, and cloud-native solutions. Proven track record of optimizing system performance, enhancing scalability and resilience.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Senior Developer
PeerIslands India Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad, Telangana
2024.04 - 2025.11
- Spearheaded transition from monolithic systems to microservices, enhancing scalability and resilience.
- Integrated Generative AI and automation pipelines to optimise development workflows and decision-making.
- Implemented gRPC for low-latency communication, improving throughput and reliability of services.
- Optimised data access layers and query strategies, reducing response latency significantly.
- Established design patterns and security standards, ensuring compliance and maintainability.
- Led cloud-native transformations utilizing containerization and Kubernetes, shortening deployment cycles.
- Leveraged DevOps automation to minimise infrastructure overhead and enhance operational efficiency.
- Technologies : J2EE, Spring, SQL, generative AI, Docker, Kubernetes, Gradle, RabbitMQ
Software Engineer II
Transak Labs Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru, Karnataka
2021.11 - 2024.04
- Designed risk and fraud detection system for user onboarding, utilising scoring and behavioural analysis.
- Collaborated with Security, Compliance, Data Engineering, and Product teams to integrate risk models seamlessly.
- Automated data pipelines and reporting workflows, enhancing accuracy and minimising manual workload.
- Implemented rule-based validation to reduce fraud incidents in transactional flows.
- Technologies : Python, Node.js, Docker, AWS. Web3, MongoDB
Senior Software Engineer
PayU Payments Pvt Ltd
Pune, Maharashtra
2018.12 - 2021.11
- Integrated banking APIs, payment gateways, and settlement systems with secure authentication, encryption policies, accelerating partner onboarding and scaling transaction capabilities.
- Built automated database migration and synchronization framework with checksum verification, incremental batching, and ensuring zero-loss data movement and smooth production rollouts.
- Technologies: Python, Node.js, MongoDB, AWS,
Member of Technical Staff
TIBCO Software India Pvt Ltd
Pune, Maharashtra
2015.07 - 2018.12
- Developed plugins and adapters for TIBCO's Hawk monitoring and management product, expanding functionality.
- Created RESTful APIs to improve system performance, integrating seamlessly with AWS.
- Designed unified monitoring solutions for cloud and on-premise servers, optimising operational efficiency.
- Conducted proof of concept on TIBCO's ActiveSpaces for indexing recommendation system.
Education
M.E. - CE
PICT
Pune 2013.01 - 2015.01
B.E. - CSE
Amravati University
2008.01 - 2012.01
Skills
- SQL database handling
- Effective code review
- SQL databases management
- Knowledge of microservices architecture
- Python coding
- Code debugging
- Back-end
- Application Programming Interface (API)
PUBLICATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS
- MongoDB Associate Developer
- A Survey on Query Performance Optimization by Index Recommendation (IJCA)
Timeline
Senior Developer
PeerIslands India Pvt Ltd
2024.04 - 2025.11
Software Engineer II
Transak Labs Pvt Ltd
2021.11 - 2024.04
Senior Software Engineer
PayU Payments Pvt Ltd
2018.12 - 2021.11
Member of Technical Staff
TIBCO Software India Pvt Ltd
2015.07 - 2018.12
M.E. - CE
PICT
2013.01 - 2015.01
B.E. - CSE
Amravati University
2008.01 - 2012.01