Ankush Gupta

About Ankush Gupta

Hi, I am Ankush Gupta, a backend software development engineer with strong experience building low-latency, high-availability distributed systems in the FinTech and trading domain.At Syfe, I work on performance-critical backend services within a modern, event-driven microservices architecture supporting 100K+ daily trades. I have enabled tax-efficient UCITS ETF investing for global users by aligning investment flows with cross-border tax regulations, improving post-tax returns by nearly 100% compared to US-listed ETFs.I led the design and development of DIY Bundles, allowing users to create custom portfolios of stocks and ETFs—driving meaningful user adoption and platform revenue. To support data-driven investing, I built a scalable stock discovery engine (Top Traded, 52-week High/Low, Momentum Leaders), significantly increasing platform engagement.Key responsibilities and impact:• Designed and scaled backend trading services, ensuring high reliability and low-latency execution.• Migrated core production services to Kotlin 1.9, JDK 21, and Spring Boot 3.x with zero downtime for live trading systems.• Proactively resolved backend security vulnerabilities across services, strengthening platform security and compliance.• Built reactive, event-driven systems using Apache Kafka and Spring WebFlux optimised for throughput and resiliency.Technical expertise includes Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot, Spring WebFlux, Apache Kafka, Cassandra, Redis, PostgreSQL, and distributed system design.I have hands-on experience with Docker-based containerization, CI/CD using Jenkins, and observability tools such as SonarQube and the ELK Stack.I hold a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (2022) and am deeply interested in backend engineering, system design, distributed platforms, and fintech infrastructure powering next-generation investing products.I offer 1:1 mentoring on backend engineering and system design.Book a 1:1 session: https://topmate.io/agupta1009

Experience

1. Software Development Engineer 1

   Syfe

   Sep 2024 — Present · SG

   Enabled UCITS ETF investing for global users — reduced tax impact on returns by ~100% vs US-listed securities, aligning with cross-border tax regulations.Built DIY Bundles feature, empowering users to create and invest in custom stock/ETF portfolios.Resolved 100% security vulnerabilities across backend services by upgrading 40+ critical dependencies and migrated core services to Kotlin 1.9, JDK 21, and Spring Boot 3.x — zero downtime across 100K+ daily trades.Developed a stock discovery engine highlighting: Top-traded tickers by exchange/user, 52-week high/low insights, Momentum leaders — increased platform engagement by 2.5×.

Education

• BCM

  Class XII

• Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering

• BCM

  Class X