Available for Senior / Lead Roles • Distributed Systems & Full-Stack

Akash Kaintura

Senior Software Engineer
Architecting high-throughput transactional backends, resilient event-driven microservices, and reactive high-performance web platforms.

7+ years of engineering leadership: architecting fault-tolerant microservices across Java, Python (FastAPI), C# / .NET, and Go, coupled with modern Next.js / TypeScript frontends and automated Playwright test infrastructure. Active upstream contributor to high-velocity open-source ecosystems.

Core Proficiencies:
JavaPythonFastAPIC# / .NETTypeScriptNext.js / ReactPlaywrightGoPostgreSQLDocker & K8sKafka Streams
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Live Systems & OSS Radar
makeplane/plane
★ 30k+ Stars

Core fixes: IPv6 network resolution, RangeError prevention & PowerShell AST

5 Merged Pull Requests →
Tracer-Cloud/opensre
AI SRE Framework

Evidence query mappers for VictoriaLogs, ArgoCD, Splunk & Grafana

4 Merged Pull Requests →
suitenumerique/meet
LiveKit WebRTC

Playwright E2E automated test infrastructure & UI accessibility

6 Merged Pull Requests →
Java•Python•FastAPI•C# / .NET•TypeScript•Next.js•Playwright•Go
Explore 15+ Upstream PRs
7+
Years Expertise
5K+
Tx / Min SLA
30k+
OSS Stars Impact
15+
Merged PRs
40%
MTTR & Latency Cut

Open Source Contributions & Featured Projects

Production open-source codebases with verified merged pull requests, alongside high-throughput enterprise platforms

Flagship PlatformCareer Automation
Live in Production

CareerOps

Autonomous Job Search & ATS Command Center

An end-to-end AI career command center featuring high-performance Go backend services, real-time Redis Streams ingestion pipeline, automated ATS resume alignment, intelligent role discovery, and FAANG-standard interview evaluation tracks.

Autonomous Pipeline Engine
High-Speed Go Engine
ATS Resume Intelligence
Automated Portal Discovery
Launch CareerOpsSource Code
Architecture Stack
GoTypeScriptNext.jsRedis StreamsPostgreSQLTailwindCSS
Infrastructure: High-performance Go microservices, Next.js dashboard, Playwright automation, and PostgreSQL persistence.
30k+ Stars EcosystemLive

Plane

Open-Source Jira & Linear Alternative
Upstream Repository:makeplane/plane

Contributed critical bug fixes and features to Plane's core codebase: resolved RangeError crashes in numeric timestamp calculations, fixed IPv6 network resolution for local hosts, added PowerShell syntax highlighting support, and hardened safe AST generation.

Verified Merged PRs (5)
#9688fix: handle numeric timestamps and prevent RangeError in calculateTimeAgo#9671fix: support powershell highlighting and safe AST in code blocks#9669fix: handle IPv6 addresses properly in hostName and localhost#9668fix: safe nested traversal in orderArrayBy#9667fix: allow apostrophes in validatePersonName and unit tests
5 Merged PRs • 30k+ Stars Ecosystem • Core Fixes
TypeScriptReactPythonPlaywrightPostgreSQLAST
Upstream RepoProject Site
AI SRE FrameworkLive

OpenSRE

Autonomous AI Site Reliability Engineering Toolkit
Upstream Repository:Tracer-Cloud/opensre

Built diagnostic evidence query mappers for VictoriaLogs, ArgoCD, Splunk, and Grafana telemetry. Empowers autonomous AI SRE agents to perform log analysis, deployment audits, and incident root-cause triage.

Verified Merged PRs (4)
#5816feat(victoria_logs): add evidence mapper for victoria_logs_query#5815feat(argocd): add evidence mappers for argocd investigation tools#5814feat(splunk): add evidence mapper for query_splunk_logs#5813feat(grafana): add evidence mapper for query_grafana_annotations
4 Merged PRs • Evidence Query Engine • Agentic AI
PythonFastAPIDockerPrometheusVictoriaLogsGrafana
Upstream RepoProject Site
WebRTC Video PlatformLive

Meet (LiveKit WebRTC)

Inter-Ministerial Open-Source Video Conferencing
Upstream Repository:suitenumerique/meet

Architected Playwright E2E automated test suites for WebRTC video conferencing. Implemented participant reaction toolbar accessibility, 1024px responsive viewport collapses, and email notification linking.

Verified Merged PRs (5)
#787feat: add Playwright E2E testing infrastructure#1105fix: external link indication & security rel attributes#1104fix: reactions toolbar focus close accessibility#1103fix: morelink responsive 1024px toolbar collapse#1101fix: link target in meeting recording notification email
6 Merged PRs • Playwright E2E • WebRTC & LiveKit
TypeScriptReactPlaywrightLiveKitWebRTCE2E Testing
Upstream RepoProject Site
Enterprise Fintech

VeriLogic Engine

Statutory Underwriting & Loan Decision Engine

Enterprise credit underwriting system engineered with deterministic rule verification, cryptographic SHA-256 audit ledger, and an interactive compliance workbench for statutory loan qualification.

Deterministic Rules • Cryptographic Ledger • Java
JavaSpring BootVaadinCryptographyPostgreSQLC# / .NET
CodeProduction Core
Event-Driven Systems

Content & Ingestion Engine

Autonomous Stream Ingestion & Telemetry Pipeline

Decoupled distributed ingestion pipeline engineered with Upstash Redis Streams log semantics, Neon Serverless PostgreSQL persistence, and an automated LLM inference circuit breaker (Gemini with Mistral failover). Features millisecond-precision Snowflake ID epoch verification, sub-second short-circuit regex filtering, and zero-downtime Bulkhead isolation delivering real-time telemetry into CareerOps.

Redis Streams • Snowflake Bitshift • 100% Zero-Loss Ingest
TypeScriptNode.jsRedis StreamsPostgreSQLCloudflare WorkersEvent-Driven ArchitectureCircuit Breakers
CodeProduction Core

Technical Skills & Architecture Stack

Languages, platforms, frameworks, and automation tooling used across production environments

Core Backend & Distributed Systems

JavaPythonFastAPIC# / .NETNode.jsGogRPCRESTful APIsMicroservicesDistributed Telemetry

Modern Full-Stack & Web Platforms

TypeScriptReact.jsNext.js (App Router)Tailwind CSS / Vanilla CSSWebSocketsWebRTCSSR & Edge CachingResponsive ArchitectureState Architecture

Testing, Reliability & Automation

Playwright (E2E Suites)PytestJestCI/CD (GitHub Actions)Integration TestingAutomated Test SuitesPerformance Benchmarking

Cloud, Data & Infrastructure

PostgreSQL (Query Tuning)AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda)DockerKubernetesKafka (Event Streaming)RedisRedHat LinuxAuto-scaling

Engineering Expertise & Work Experience

7+ years of architectural ownership: event-driven microservices migrations, SLA enforcement, and distributed database optimization

Senior Software Engineer & Platform Lead

Quest Global Engineering Services•Pune, India
Jul 2025 - Present

Leading backend platform architecture and microservices transformation. Driving monolithic service decomposition into high-throughput distributed services, alongside basic AI-assisted semantic search and automated diagnostic telemetry integrations for enterprise operations.

Key Contributions & Scope

  • Engineered scalable backend microservices using Java and Python (FastAPI), managing service-to-service communication with sub-second latency SLAs.
  • Implemented basic AI retrieval and automated log inspection helpers, reducing support diagnostic turnaround time by 35%.
  • Optimized PostgreSQL query plans, connection pooling, and indexing strategies, decreasing server compute overhead by 30%.
JavaPythonFastAPIMicroservicesPostgreSQLDockerAWSBasic AI IntegrationRESTful APIs

Senior Backend & Data Platform Engineer

INTVERSE IT Services•Hyderabad, India•Contract
Feb 2025 - Jun 2025 · Contract

Engineered high-throughput transactional backends and event-driven data processing services. Integrated basic ML/AI anomaly detection checks for transactional stream validation alongside database scaling.

Key Contributions & Scope

  • Optimized database procedures and backend pipelines to process and validate over 5,000 transactions per minute with sub-second execution.
  • Constructed resilient data extraction and message dispatching microservices in Python and Node.js.
  • Integrated basic AI validation filters for catching schema irregularities and anomalous data records in real-time.
PythonFastAPINode.jsPostgreSQLOracleBasic Anomaly AIMicroservicesDB Migrations

Software Engineer 2 (Backend & Infra)

Glidewell Software Services•Bengaluru, India
Aug 2023 - Oct 2024

Owned backend architectures and API channels for high-traffic healthcare and manufacturing enterprise platforms. Re-engineered core services using C# / .NET Core, Java, and Python to handle 2+ million monthly transactions.

Key Contributions & Scope

  • Re-architected mission-critical backend endpoints in C# / .NET Core and Java, eliminating concurrency bottlenecks for 2M+ monthly requests.
  • Engineered asynchronous Python data processing workers for scheduled report aggregation and cloud storage synchronization.
  • Remodeled database SQL queries, composite indexes, and connection pools, slashing database CPU utilization by 40%.
  • Automated container deployments utilizing Docker and Kubernetes clusters on Linux servers with CI/CD automation.
C# / .NET CoreJavaPythonPostgreSQLDockerKubernetesLinuxAPI Optimization

Software Engineer

Srijan Technologies•Gurugram, Haryana, India
Aug 2022 - Jul 2023

Built and deployed resilient backend services and REST APIs utilizing Java and Python, tightly integrated with AWS cloud infrastructure for enterprise SaaS clients.

  • Developed robust RESTful backend APIs in Java and Python (FastAPI) supporting more than 100,000 monthly active users.
  • Integrated AWS cloud services (ECS, Aurora PostgreSQL, AWS Lambda) for auto-scaling and high availability.
JavaPythonFastAPINode.jsAWS LambdaECSAurora PostgreSQLREST APIs

Software Engineer

Athena & Tully Pte•Singapore · Remote
Oct 2021 - Jul 2022

Authored core backend modules and student evaluation microservices using Python and C# / .NET. Managed cross-database migrations and data transformation pipelines.

  • Constructed scalable backend services in Python and C# / .NET supporting 25,000+ active academic users.
  • Wrote complex Python ETL scripts to safely migrate 50,000+ student records across 15 disparate databases with zero data loss.
PythonC# / .NETNode.jsETL PipelinesMySQLDatabase Migration

Software Developer

Rubico IT Pvt Ltd•India
Sep 2019 - Sep 2021

Developed enterprise backend web systems and microservices using Java and Python. Designed secure RESTful interfaces and managed AWS cloud infrastructure.

  • Created backend service layers in Java and Python with MongoDB and PostgreSQL schema modeling for major client project deliverables.
  • Provisioned AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3) and configured strict server firewalls and OS security hardening.
JavaPythonNode.jsExpressMongoDBAWS EC2AWS S3Server Security

Associate Software Engineer

Artisanssoft•India
Feb 2019 - Jul 2019

Built backend service modules in Java and Python/Node.js, integrating payment gateways and implementing secure authentication mechanisms.

  • Developed backend REST endpoints in Java and Node.js ensuring secure, validated transaction handling.
  • Integrated third-party payment gateways and authentication flows processing 1,000+ daily transactions with zero incidents.
JavaPythonNode.jsPayment GatewaysREST APIsSQL

Engineering Focus & Strategic Pursuits

Algorithmic discipline, open-source stewardship, and distributed system design research

Competitive Chess

Competed in SGFI National level tournaments. Translating deep positional defense, candidate-move pruning, and calculated tactical foresight into deterministic systems engineering.

Open Source Stewardship

Active contributor across high-velocity platforms (Plane 30k+ ★, OpenSRE, Meet). Committed to hardening core developer tools, telemetry evidence mappers, and runtime reliability.

Distributed System Architecture

Authoring architectural RFCs, event stream partitioning (Kafka), database indexing strategies, and zero-downtime microservices migration patterns.

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Education

Academic qualifications in Computer Science and Applications

Master of Computer Applications (MCA)

Uttaranchal University
2016 - 2018
Specialized in Database Management, Relational Database Design, and Enterprise Software Systems.
Core research projects focused on optimizing query processing pipelines and distributed services.

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)

Uttaranchal University
2013 - 2016
Studied core algorithmic structures, C/C++, Java object-oriented principles, and database management architectures.
Represented the university in district and state-level engineering exhibitions and events.

Get In Touch

Have a microservices migration proposal, database optimization bottleneck, or open-source query?

Location

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Email

akash.k96.official@gmail.com