Gaurav Singh

About Gaurav Singh

Hi there! I\'m a Software Engineer 2 (L5) with 3 years of hands-on experience in building scalable, reliable, and maintainable services that solve real-world problems and drive business impact.At Amazon, I design and develop highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems. I led the end-to-end development of a notification service for Alexa Emergency Assist, achieving a 21% reduction in system latency. I played a key role in the launch of Alexa+ by integrating Amazon Prime membership subscriptions, helping drive adoption by millions of customers. Additionally, I collaborated on integrating a domain-specific Emergency/Safety AI Agents powered by LLMs into Alexa+. Independently resolved long-standing Shuffle issues in Amazon Music improving the experience for over 1M+ customers worldwide. Boosted playtime by 11% for 90M+ users by engineering low latency Real Time Sync between Playlist–PlayQueue in Amazon Music. I also implemented core system improvements that reduced operational noise by 19%, contributing significantly to the team’s operational excellence.Previously, at C-DOT (Centre for Development of Telematics), I designed microservices that processed 100K+ transactions daily and played a significant role in national-scale projects like ASTRA, enhancing fraud detection systems used across India.I hold a strong foundation in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kalyani Kalyani), and I\'m passionate about solving complex backend challenges, cloud computing, and full-stack development.I’m an avid learner who thrives in collaborative environments and is always eager to explore the latest in tech. Whether it’s optimizing system performance or diving into a new framework, I bring curiosity, ownership, and a growth mindset to everything I do.Let’s connect if you\'re looking for someone who’s passionate about backend systems, cloud architecture, and building impactful tech solutions: Javascript, Java, Python, C++/: ReactJS, Redux, NodeJS, LangChain, Spring Boot, WebSockets, Junit5, Mockito: MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis: Amazon Web Services (AWS), GCP: AWS Lambda, SQS, SNS, S3, EC2, ECS, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, Microservices, OpenAI: Event Driven ArchitecturesMentorShip & Resources: 1:1 [TOPMATE]: https://topmate.io/gauravsingh9356Book 1:1 [UNSTOP]: https://unstop.com/mentor/gauravsingh9356?ref=95wyn4F

Experience

1. Sde 2

   Amazon

   Mar 2026 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

Education

• Indian Institute of Information Technology Kalyani

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech , Computer Science

  2019 — 2023