Saurabh
Kumar
About Me
Senior Backend Engineer with 7+ years of experience designing and building high-availability, scalable backend systems. I specialize in Python and Django, with deep expertise in system design, microservices architecture, and complex third-party integrations.
I’ve owned backend architecture for transaction-heavy platforms, delivered reliable REST APIs with 99.99% uptime, and enabled new revenue streams by onboarding large enterprise partners. My work focuses on performance optimization, data integrity, and building systems that scale cleanly under real-world load.
I have hands-on experience across cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), containerization with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and data engineering workflows including ETL and OCR-based processing. I enjoy translating business requirements into robust technical solutions and reducing delivery timelines through standardization and reusable architecture.
Beyond code, I mentor engineers, lead technical discussions, and take ownership of production systems, ensuring fast issue resolution and minimal operational risk. I’m interested in backend-heavy, architecture-driven roles where system design, scale, and reliability matter.
Selected Projects
PRVLY — An Intelligence-First, Cloud-Agnostic Personal Branding Platform
PRVLY is an engineering-driven personal branding and publishing platform designed with cloud-native principles, AI-assisted workflows, and future-ready infrastructure—while intentionally running today on a lean, cost-efficient Docker-based VPS setup. The system is architected to scale from a single-node deployment to Kubernetes without requiring structural changes to the application or data model.
Recommendations
What people have to say who have worked with me
"I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with Saurabh, and he is an exceptional Software Lead who consistently bridges the gap between complex technol..."
Tanuj Attri
AVP, Zopper
"Saurabh is a strong backend tech lead with deep expertise in Python, Django, Celery, Redis, Docker, and cloud-native systems. He owns architecture end..."
Nitin Dixit
Tech Lead @ Zopper
"Saurabh is an exceptional backend tech lead who combines strong system design with hands-on execution. His work in Python, Django, distributed systems..."
Kamlesh Prajapat
Senior Software Engineer @ Zopper
"I am genuinely grateful to Saurabh Sir for his consistent support across all projects. He is not only an effective team lead but also a thoughtful men..."
"Saurabh is professional Full stack developer. He has team leading quality and can handle multiple tasks at a time. He prefers brainstorming before any..."
"I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with Saurabh, and he is an exceptional Software Lead who consistently bridges the gap between complex technol..."
Tanuj Attri
AVP, Zopper
"Saurabh is a strong backend tech lead with deep expertise in Python, Django, Celery, Redis, Docker, and cloud-native systems. He owns architecture end..."
Nitin Dixit
Tech Lead @ Zopper
"Saurabh is an exceptional backend tech lead who combines strong system design with hands-on execution. His work in Python, Django, distributed systems..."
Kamlesh Prajapat
Senior Software Engineer @ Zopper
"I am genuinely grateful to Saurabh Sir for his consistent support across all projects. He is not only an effective team lead but also a thoughtful men..."
Have we worked together? I would love to hear from you.
Technical Skills
Backend Development
Frontend Development
Database Technologies
Other Technologies
My Professional Journey
Senior Software Engineer
Led end-to-end onboarding of financial institutions onto insurance platforms, overseeing back-end design and deployments. Designed and maintained backend architecture for high-volume systems, processing over 100,000 daily transactions. Developed scalable REST APIs using Python/Django, ensuring optimization for throughput and reliability. Integrated third-party payment gateways and insurance providers, maintaining data integrity and system stability.
Senior Software Engineer
Architected and implemented end-to-end automation platforms using Django, covering data extraction, reconciliation, and reporting workflows. Designed and built backend services to support reconciliation processes, exposed through secure web interfaces.
Software Engineer
Designed, implemented, and tested backend APIs in close collaboration with frontend teams to support application functionality. Developed and deployed asynchronous tasks and scheduled jobs to handle background and batch data processing.