Amol Lopes

About Amol Lopes

I help teams build the right systems and build them right.With over a decade of experience designing and scaling large-scale, low-latency, distributed systems, I work at the intersection of deep engineering, pragmatism, and long-term product thinking. I’ve built and operated systems handling petabyte-scale data, high-throughput event streams, and mission-critical workloads in highly regulated and high-growth environments.My approach is grounded in a few core principles: • Pragmatic system design over over-engineering • Scalability as a product requirement, not an afterthought • Clear ownership, simple abstractions, and operational excellenceI don’t just write code, I focus on solving the right problems at the right level of abstraction, whether that means shaping architecture early, untangling scale bottlenecks, or mentoring teams to raise their technical bar.How I add value: • Zero-to-One & Early Architecture : Partnering with stakeholders to translate product requirements into scalable, maintainable systems. • Scaling & Re-Architecture : Redesigning systems that hit limits in performance, reliability, or cost as usage grows. • Force Multiplier for Engineering Teams : Hands-on leadership, mentoring, and technical direction to help teams move faster with confidence.Currently a Principal Software Engineer at Oracle, previously at Amazon and Goldman Sachs. I’m particularly interested in working with teams tackling hard distributed systems, data platforms, and large-scale backend challenges.

Experience

1. Principal Software Engineer under Non Disclosure Agreement

   Oracle

   Jan 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

Education

• Bhausaheb vartak vasai

  Computer Science

• Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering

  Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering)

Skills

• C++
• Customer Service
• Java
• Microsoft Excel
• C
• Microsoft Office
• Sql
• Html