I am an experienced Backend Developer with a strong background in designing and implementing scalable, high-performance systems. My primary expertise lies in Go (Golang) and Java. I have consistently demonstrated success in both developing and leading software development projects. Additionally, I have contributed to the open-source community as well.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India

• Bachelors and Masters in Computer Science and Engineering (2017 - 2022)

• Languages: Go (Proficient), Java (Proficient), C/C++ (Proficient), Python, JavaScript, PHP, HTML, XML
• Frameworks and Tools: Gin, GORM, Java Spring Boot, Docker, Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, Grafana, AWS, Google Cloud Platform
• Databases: PostgreSQL
• Other Technologies: Shell Script, Beautiful Soup, Django, Selenium (Automation), Node.js
• Coursework: Data Structures and Algorithms, Object-Oriented Programming, Operating Systems, Database Management Systems, Computer Networking, Cloud Computing, Computer Architecture, Compiler Design, Automata Theory, Image Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing

Software Development Engineer-2 (SDE-2) | Mar 2024 – Present

• 📈 Designed and implemented a comprehensive event management system to route data and events to various third-party services, enhancing marketing, product tracking, and relationship management processes.
• 🏆 Led the integration of a digital gold buy-sell feature on our platform, contributing to a substantial increase in assets under management by ₹50 crores.
• 🔄 Improved features for investment and payout operations, ensuring a seamless user experience.
• Technologies: Java, Spring Boot, Go (Golang), PostgreSQL, AWS, EKS

Software Development Engineer-2 (SDE-2) | May 2023 – Feb 2024

• 🛠️ Led the development of a system for generating production-like data in lower environments, enabling effective load testing and ensuring feature reliability before production deployment.
• ⚙️ Orchestrated the migration of the communication service from ECS to EKS, optimizing resource efficiency and scalability.
• 📊 Improved observability and scalability with custom metrics in VictoriaMetrics.
• Technologies: Go (Golang), Gin Framework, GORM, PostgreSQL, Prometheus, Victoria Metrics, Grafana, Elastic APM, Sonarqube, Postman, Docker, AWS, EKS

Software Development Engineer | June 2022 – April 2023

• 🔧 Developed Golang boilerplate and contributed to the common library with an HTTP client wrapper.
• 🚀 Led the development of the User Service project, delivering critical features and managing onboarding/offboarding processes.
• 🔍 Streamlined the onboarding funnel, reducing the drop-off rate from 9% to 6%.
• Technologies: Go (Golang), Gin Framework, GORM, PostgreSQL, Prometheus, Victoria Metrics, Grafana, Elastic APM, Sonarqube, Postman, Docker, AWS, EKS

Software Development Engineer (Intern) | May 2021 – July 2021

• 🔄 Ported and implemented Libraries supporting App Development in HarmonyOS.
• 🌟 Created the StripedProcessButton and Bounceview-Ohos Library, published to the Maven repository.
• 🏅 Awarded the Star of the Month for contributions during the internship.

• StripedProcessButton: HarmonyOS library that provides an Animated striped button to show the loading process.
• Bounceview-Ohos: Customizable bounce animation for any view.

MTech Project | Jan 2022 - Apr 2022

• 📊 Examined vaccine hesitancy posts and developed a classifier to assist in addressing connected issues and myths.
• 📈 Extracted data from gab.com to analyze symptom reporting tweets and forecast the number of COVID cases, creating a classifier to categorize the data.
• 📈 Created timeseries graphs and created a pridictor for next covid wave based on the social media activites related to covid.
• My project was nominated for Best practical orientied award by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur.

• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: Alpesh Kaushal
• GitHub: alpesh12345

Feel free to explore my repositories and reach out if you have any questions or collaboration ideas!