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Sachin Arora

Sachin Arora

Delhi

Summary

I have over 14 years of experience specializing in creating scalable systems with extensive expertise in driving efficiency, tech design, and architectural optimization across fintech and digital platforms. Proficient in fostering cross-functional alignment to deliver high-impact, reliable systems. Skilled in system architecture, SOA, data warehousing, and team leadership to drive strategic growth and innovation.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate Director

BharatPe
Gurugram
05.2024 - Current

Currently leading the Merchant Lending Risk team, orchestrating data from multiple sources such as credit bureaus, KYC, bank statements, SMS, and DS portfolio management (DRS, TPV, transactions). Ensured seamless integration of this information into the Business Rules Engine (BRE) for automated loan decision-making. Automated daily merchant eligibility computations, supporting business growth through data-driven insights and operational efficiency.

Associate Director

BharatPe
Gurugram
10.2022 - 04.2024

I designed a comprehensive loyalty management system for Bharatpe's Zillion (formerly PAYBACK), integrating partner systems, member management, OAuth authentication, wallet services, BEFE, filters, search, catalogue addition, order management, and CMS integration. Additionally, I optimized user experience by removing vendor-dependent order management. I also led the setup of an AWS-based data warehousing solution using Glue, Spark, Parquet, and Athena.

Senior Engineering Manager

BharatPe
New Delhi
11.2021 - 09.2022

As Senior EM at Unity Bank, I oversaw the development of a secure digital banking platform, integrating AES encryption and OAuth 2.0. Additionally, I led the launch of the Unity Bank KYC app, simplifying customer verification processes by incorporating PAN, Aadhar, Photo and location-based KYC details.

Principal Engineer

MakeMyTrip
Gurugram
04.2020 - 11.2021

I spearheaded the design and development of a location platform, utilizing multiple technologies for seamless location management. This included API management, GeoJSON-based location ingestion, and fast geospatial queries using Mongo and Aerospike. I implemented GraphQL for flexible API requests and integrated ElasticSearch for robust location-based searches.

Lead Software Engineer

MakeMyTrip
Gurugram
04.2018 - 03.2020

I played a pivotal role in developing and enhancing a hotels content platform component. This component manages and delivers rich hotel-related content from various suppliers. I utilized advanced technologies like pHash, NIMA, and Google Cloud Vision to optimize image processing.

Senior Software Engineer II

MakeMyTrip
Gurugram
04.2016 - 03.2018

I maintained a legacy hotels content platform, migrating data from MySQL to Solr using DIH. I crafted SQL queries to extract hotel content including amenities and images. I monitored data synchronization between MySQL and Solr, ensuring smooth indexing through scheduled batch jobs.

Senior Software Engineer I

MakeMyTrip
Gurugram
11.2013 - 03.2016

I designed and implemented a bus aggregator connector component from scratch, serving as a vital link between aggregator platforms and multiple bus service providers. I utilized MapStruct for seamless mapping and transformation, and Couchbase for efficient storage and management of large datasets associated with aggregators.

Associate Technology

SapientNitro
Gurugram
07.2013 - 11.2013

During my bench period, I proactively pursued skill development and enhanced my professional knowledge. Despite not being assigned to a project, I remained dedicated to personal growth and development.

Sr. Software Engineer

Magnaquest Technologies Ltd
Hyderabad
01.2011 - 07.2013

I have hands-on experience with RADIUS and DIAMETER protocol servers using Java, focusing on network authentication and accounting. I've contributed to implementing robust and scalable solutions, gaining in-depth knowledge of the protocols and their integration in diverse network environments.

Education

B. Tech - Computer Science

Kurukshetra University
07.2010

Skills

  • Stakeholder management
  • Business Requirements
  • IT strategy
  • Team Motivation and Leadership

Technical Proficiencies

Programming and Development:

Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, GraphQL, ProtoBuf, SOAP, REST

Data and Cloud Technologies:

MySQL, MongoDB, Document DB, Elastic Search, SOLR, 

Aerospike, Redis, Kafka, AWS, OCI

DevOps and System Design:
Docker, Kubernetes, Caching Strategies, Scalability Strategies, Incident Management

Observability and Monitoring

Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, OpenTelemetry, PagerDuty; 

SLOs/SLIs, APM, RCA, automated alerting and self-healing systems.

Certification

  • Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 5/SE 6 (SCJA) - Oracle
  • System Design - Creating a functional design - Udemy
  • System Design - Technology Selection - Udemy
  • System Design-Data modeling for datawarehouses/OLAP DBs - Udemy

Timeline

Associate Director

BharatPe
05.2024 - Current

Associate Director

BharatPe
10.2022 - 04.2024

Senior Engineering Manager

BharatPe
11.2021 - 09.2022

Principal Engineer

MakeMyTrip
04.2020 - 11.2021

Lead Software Engineer

MakeMyTrip
04.2018 - 03.2020

Senior Software Engineer II

MakeMyTrip
04.2016 - 03.2018

Senior Software Engineer I

MakeMyTrip
11.2013 - 03.2016

Associate Technology

SapientNitro
07.2013 - 11.2013

Sr. Software Engineer

Magnaquest Technologies Ltd
01.2011 - 07.2013

B. Tech - Computer Science

Kurukshetra University
Sachin Arora