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Senior Software Developer

Abhishake Gupta

Techncial Architect · Python · REST APIs · Docker · Algo Trading · Low-Latency Systems

Technical architect / backend engineer with 12+ years building and modernizing systems across finance/trading, food-tech,aviation, e-commerce, and storage platforms. I am strongest in system design, performance tuning, and taking legacy services to stable, observable, scalable platforms on AWS. I have built data-heavy pipelines (including market data feeds / broker APIs) and shipped latency-critical improvements (e.g., reducing a sync flow from ~40 minutes to seconds with distributed caching). I like owning problems end-to-end: architecture, delivery, and production support.

Experience
12+ Y 0 M
Location
India · Remote
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Value Proposition

Trusted full-stack delivery: clear communication, strong ownership, and scalable engineering.

Recognition

ECE Orientation & Induction — Guest Speaker

Honored to speak at the ECE orientation, sharing insights and experiences with the incoming batch.

About Me

Over the last 12 years, I have successfully transformed my career from an Operations Engineer into a specialized Senior Python Developer and aspiring Technical Architect. My journey began with one of India's largest IT firms and has evolved through innovative startups and global corporations.

My current focus is on high-level system design and cloud-native applications. I specialize in building robust backend platforms for Finance, Food-Tech, Aviation,E-commerce.

Backend Expertise

Scalable backend systems, microservices architecture, REST APIs, and multi-provider delivery orchestration with failover mechanisms.

Performance & Quality

API latency optimization, TDD/BDD practices, code reviews, PEP-8 standards, and chunk-based task architectures for high-volume workloads.

Modern DevOps

Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring with ELK/Splunk/Datadog, and migration from monolithic to microservice architectures.

Skills & Tech Stack

Technical expertise across languages, frameworks, databases, and DevOps.

Languages

Python (Advanced) JavaScript Node.js Golang

Frameworks

FastAPI Flask Django React.js Express

Async & Messaging

RabbitMQ Celery Kafka

Databases

PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Redis Oracle

Data Market Feed

ICICI Direct Interactive Brokers Zerodha

Payments

NMI Razorpay Worldpay

Third Party Integrations

Uber Eats Doordash Relay Onfleet OneSignal SparkPost Como Punchh Sparkfly

Cloud & Infrastructure

Docker Kubernetes Git Jenkins Autosys

AWS

EC2 S3 RDS (PostgreSQL) VPC Subnet Route53

Monitoring & Logging

ELK Stack Splunk NewRelic Datadog Zabbix

Experience / Career Contours

More than a decade of professional experience across backend systems, microservices, and DevOps.

Senior Python Developer

ItsaCheckmate

Jul 2023 — Present

  • Led multi-provider delivery orchestration (Third party delivery providers) with unified abstraction layer for quoting, dispatching, and tracking.
  • Migrated menu system to new architecture with Redis caching, reducing load times from 40 minutes to seconds.
  • Designed real-time failover mechanism for automatic rerouting to backup providers, reducing order cancellations.
  • Re-engineered Celery background tasks from monolithic to chunk-based architecture with connection pooling.

Senior Software Engineer

Bluetick Consultants

Aug 2022 — Jun 2023

  • Built Golang/Fiber microservices to manage hierarchical data structures and CRUD workflows.
  • Analyzed and documented a legacy e-commerce cart platform (Python/Flask REST APIs) to enable maintainable enhancements.
  • Conducted Knowledge Transfer sessions on architectural designs and feature enhancements.
  • Implemented automated Postman collections for REST API testing.

Senior Software Developer III

Rackspace Technology

Nov 2019 — Aug 2022

  • Enhanced a Flask-based platform for enterprise storage hardware data collection and analysis across multiple vendors.
  • Reduced API latency by 60% via RabbitMQ and Celery automation.
  • Migrated monolithic application to Kubernetes-based microservice architecture; refactored frontend to React SPA.
  • Developed internal CLI tooling to reduce support SLAs by streamlining common operational workflows.

Senior Software Engineer (ETL)

Gemini Solutions

Dec 2017 — Nov 2019

  • Designed a customer support/ticketing history microservice using Node.js, Express, and Kafka.
  • Developed Django REST APIs for healthcare analytics (descriptive and predictive analysis of patient vitals).
  • Built internal CLI tools for FTP/SFTP access scheduled via Autosys.
  • Automated GoldenGate replication delay calculation and reporting from Sybase to Oracle.

DevOps Engineer

Global Analytics

Aug 2016 — Nov 2017

  • Partnered with developers to implement a monitoring/observability tool API in Django for faster incident triage.
  • Integrated with Zabbix for automated alerts and issue tracking.
  • Reduced manpower required for issue identification and escalation by 80%.

Senior System Engineer (Ops)

Infosys

Feb 2014 — Jul 2016

  • Developed Flask-RESTful backend APIs for an automated ticketing proof-of-concept serving a mobile frontend.
  • Provided L2 support for server applications using Splunk, ELK, and Oracle Siebel CRM.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams on automated ticketing system implementation.

Education

B.Tech in Electronics & Communication

BPIT, Rohini (GGSIPU), Delhi

2013 | 76%

Senior Secondary (XII)

Bal Bharti Public School, CBSE, Delhi

2009 | 80%

Higher Secondary (X)

J.M. Senior Secondary School, CBSE, Delhi

2007 | 87%

Certifications & Courses

Professional certifications and continuous learning.

Trading & Quant

Backend & APIs

DevOps & Cloud

Product & Business

Foundational

  • Open Sources & Systems Training, Infosys (May 2014)
  • Verilog Training, Electronics for You (Jun 2012)
  • MATLAB Training, DRDO (Jun 2011)

Sectors & Domains

FoodTech / Restaurant Ordering & Delivery

Built backend systems that power ordering, delivery quoting/dispatching, and reliability improvements for high-volume operations.

  • Designed/owned REST APIs and background workflows for ordering and delivery orchestration.
  • Improved reliability with failover strategies and graceful degradation paths.
  • Optimized performance using caching and async processing.

E-Commerce Platforms

Worked on cart/checkout-adjacent services and integrations where correctness, latency, and resilience directly impact conversion.

  • Modernized and documented legacy API surfaces to unblock safe iteration.
  • Implemented testing and release practices to reduce regressions.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable designs.

Customer Support / CRM Integrations

Built event-driven services to track and synchronize customer ticket activity across internal systems and external CRMs.

  • Designed microservices and data models for ticket history and auditability.
  • Used messaging/streaming to ensure reliable, decoupled integrations.
  • Improved observability with structured logs and actionable metrics.

Cloud / Infrastructure Automation

Built and improved internal platforms that automate data collection, workflows, and operational tooling used by engineering/support teams.

  • Created automation using queues/workers to reduce latency and manual effort.
  • Migrated workloads towards containerized deployments (Docker/Kubernetes).
  • Delivered CLI tooling that standardized repetitive operational actions.

DevOps / Monitoring & Incident Response

Implemented monitoring APIs and alerting workflows to shorten triage time and improve incident handling consistency.

  • Integrated alert sources and automated issue routing/escalations.
  • Defined runbooks and improved signal-to-noise for alerts.
  • Reduced operational load through automation and better tooling UX.

Data Engineering / ETL & Reporting

Automated file transfer workflows, data pipelines, and reporting utilities used by operations and engineering teams.

  • Built schedulable scripts and jobs for secure file transfers and batch processing.
  • Automated replication-delay reporting and operational dashboards.
  • Implemented log analysis/reporting pipelines for better decision-making.

Posts & Publications

LinkedIn

Featured articles on LinkedIn.

Comfort Zone: Where Your Dreams Go to Die Quietly

Reflections on breaking out of comfort zones to pursue meaningful growth.

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Unlocking Alpha: Your Guide to Feature Engineering for Trading

A deep dive into feature engineering techniques for quantitative trading strategies.

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Quants Workflow

An overview of the quantitative analyst workflow from data to deployment.

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Medium

Featured articles on Medium.

What if I had bought NIFTY50 every day since 2000?

A practical exploration of long-term investing behavior using NIFTY50 as a baseline.

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MacOS Setup: Homebrew, iTerm2, Zsh, Oh My Zsh

A clean developer setup guide for macOS tooling and terminal productivity.

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Learn and Implement Candlestick Patterns (Python)

A hands-on guide to identifying and coding candlestick patterns for trading analysis.

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Python File Format Conversion: RPT to CSV

Automating reporting workflows by converting legacy RPT data into CSV files using Python.

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