Nikhil Gupta

Senior Backend Engineer III @ American Express | Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot | Microservices & Distributed Systems

Role
Software Engineer 3 at American Express
Location
New Delhi, DL, IN
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Nikhil Gupta

Backend engineer with 9 years of experience building scalable backend systems and enterprise platforms in the fintech domain.Currently working as Software Engineer at American Express, focusing on designing and developing microservices, APIs, and distributed backend services supporting critical financial workflows.My core expertise lies in backend platform development using Kotlin/Java and Spring Boot, with a strong focus on scalability, performance optimization, and clean architecture.Key expertise:• Backend development (Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot)• Microservices architecture• Distributed systems design• API platform development• Performance optimization• Cloud-native backend servicesTechnologies I frequently work with:Kotlin | Java | Spring Boot | Microservices | REST APIs | PostgreSQL | React

Experience

  1. Software Engineer 3

    American Express

    Jan 2026 — Present · Gurugram, IN

Education

  • Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

    Master of Technology - MTech, Computer Software Engineering

    2016 — 2020

  • Jagannath International Management School,Vasant Kunj

    Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

    2013 — 2016

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