Vipul Popli
Bengaluru
Summary
Dynamic software engineer with extensive experience at Cleartrip Pvt Ltd. and First Club Pvt Ltd., specializing in scalable backend systems and AI-driven solutions. Proven track record in leading teams, enhancing system performance, and implementing robust architectures using Java and Spring Boot. Adept at fostering collaboration and driving innovation in fast-paced environments.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
SDE 4
First Club Pvt Ltd.
Bengaluru
09.2025 - Current
- Architected and managed the end-to-end backend system, re-engineering it for scalability to support the organization's growing operational and strategic demands.
- Designed and deployed multiple AI-driven systems, including FC-GPT and Friday — an intelligent chatbot purpose-built to assist CX agents with real-time query resolution.
- Built and integrated the MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for First Club, enabling seamless AI-powered interactions across the platform.
- Diagnosed and resolved critical scalability and latency bottlenecks rooted in legacy architecture, resulting in measurable improvements to system performance and reliability.
- Led a team of 20 engineers, establishing coding standards and review practices centered on clean, maintainable, and extensible code to support long-term product growth.
Senior SDE
First Club Pvt Ltd.
Bengaluru
01.2025 - 09.2025
- Built a flexible cart system with validations like inventory checks, order limits, and real-time pricing.
- Designed a modular checkout system for address validation, delivery slot selection, and payment orchestration.
- Developed a rule-based pricing engine enabling dynamic markups and markdowns.
- Built a BFF service to dynamically render pages based on user context.
- Engineered a secure, pluggable payments infrastructure with fallback and idempotency.
- Created an internal wallet system with FCFS expiry-based deduction and balance reservation logic.
SDE III
Cleartrip Pvt Ltd. (Flipkart Group)
Bengaluru
04.2024 - 01.2025
- Revamped Inventory Management System using OpenL Tablets to manage fare rules and optimize caching.
- Migrated Redis to Aerospike to reduce costs while ensuring performance parity.
SDE II
Cleartrip Pvt Ltd. (Flipkart Group)
Bengaluru
10.2022 - 03.2024
- Developed Distribution Core handling fare markups, filtering, splitting, and personalization logic.
SDE I
Cleartrip Pvt Ltd. (Flipkart Group)
Bengaluru
03.2020 - 09.2022
- Designed and implemented a real-time inventory management system using analytics-powered expiry logic.
SDE Intern
Cleartrip Pvt Ltd. (Flipkart Group)
Bengaluru
02.2019 - 02.2020
- Migrated airline supplier integrations (e.g., INDIGO, SPICEJET) to microservices and onboarded new partners.
Education
B.Tech - Computer Science and Engineering
Chitkara University
Punjab, India01-2020
Senior Secondary - Science
Patel Public School
Punjab, India01-2016
Secondary -
Patel Public School
Punjab, India01-2014
Skills
- Java
- SQL
- NoSQL
- JavaScript
- Python
- Modern Systems Programming
- C
- Spring Boot
- JUnit
- Kafka
- RESTful APIs
- Git
- Docker
- AWS
- Redis
- Database Scalability
- Real-time Analytics
- Frontend Development
Projects
- Wallet & Payment Orchestration, Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, AWS, 2025, Implemented a pluggable, fail-safe payment system supporting retries and fallbacks across gateways. Built a wallet with ledger-based tracking, expiry enforcement, and compliance rules.
- Pricing & Checkout Systems, Java, Spring Boot, Redis, Aurora, 2025, Developed modular services for pricing and checkout supporting dynamic rule evaluation and high resilience.
Timeline
SDE 4
First Club Pvt Ltd.
09.2025 - Current
Senior SDE
First Club Pvt Ltd.
01.2025 - 09.2025
SDE III
Cleartrip Pvt Ltd. (Flipkart Group)
04.2024 - 01.2025
SDE II
Cleartrip Pvt Ltd. (Flipkart Group)
10.2022 - 03.2024
SDE I
Cleartrip Pvt Ltd. (Flipkart Group)
03.2020 - 09.2022
SDE Intern
Cleartrip Pvt Ltd. (Flipkart Group)
02.2019 - 02.2020
B.Tech - Computer Science and Engineering
Chitkara University
Senior Secondary - Science
Patel Public School
Secondary -
Patel Public School