PRAKHAR KUMAR

Software Development Engineer

Education

IIIT - Delhi

CGPA: 8.77 /10

M.Tech in Computer Science And Engineering

2021 - 2023

UPES

CGPA: 8.65 /10

B.Tech in Computer Science And Engineering

2016 - 2020

Experience

SOCTR

WFH

Software Developer

Feb, 2024 - Feb, 2025

  1. Devised over 100s CRUD APIs with advanced features such as pagination, searching, and filtering based on user tags and popularity and caching data in Redis.

  2. Created a real-time market analysis system to deliver updates every 5 minutes on stock performance statistics like Advance-Decline / Unusual Volume etc. using WebSockets.

  3. Optimised payment processing module, reducing transaction latency from 5 to 2 seconds using AWS systems like Lambda, SQS etc.

  4. Integrated streaming service functionality with secure token authentication and features like ratings and views aggregation.

  5. Managed lifecycle of more than 5 microservices, developing new features and addressing critical bugs for enhanced performance metrics.

  6. Designed a notification scheduling system for the admin team, delivering 100s of app notifications monthly using Redis.

  7. Spearheaded integration of an advanced logging system using trace Ids, reducing debugging time by approximately two hours per week using systems like AWS X-Ray, Prometheus and AWS CloudWatch.

Postman

Bangalore, India

Software Development Engineer Intern

Jan, 2022 - July, 2020

  1. Optimised performance metrics for collection-related APIs in the Version Control Micro service, resulting in a measurable boost of 20%.

  2. Achieved 90% test coverage for the VC microservice, minimising potential bugs in production releases.

  3. Authored efficient pull request functionality within Postman collection, allowing contributors to submit changes seamlessly.

  4. Developed 30+ CRUD APIs and bug fixes to enhance system stability.

Skills

Languages / Frameworks:

Go, Java, Spring Boot, C++, SQL, Node.js

Cloud / DevOps:

AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Bash, Redis, Github Actions

Design Systems / Patterns:

System Design (HLD), SOLID Principles, OOP Design, Event Driven Architecture

CS Fundamentals:

Operating Systems, Computer Networks, Data Structures and Algorithms

Certifications