Vikas Pal

About Vikas Pal

Hi, I’m Vikas Pal I’m a Senior Backend Engineer with 5+ years of experience building and scaling backend systems that don’t just work — they fly. I specialize in turning chaos into clean architecture, building products from zero to production, and ensuring they scale seamlessly under pressure. From writing clean Golang microservices to designing distributed systems, leading high-performing teams, and owning infra at scale, I bring a builder\'s mindset and an operator’s obsession for uptime.I’ve worked across the full stack of backend and DevOps — Built & scaled core platforms handling millions of requests Led 8+ engineers across product pods and platform initiatives Conducted 100+ interviews to hire and mentor top talent Owned critical systems in production — debugging, tuning, and making infra cost-efficient & resilient Tech I play with: Languages: Go, Python, JavaScript, C++ Frameworks: Gin, Django, Flask, Node.js, Mux, TypeScript Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, DynamoDB, Trino, Pinot, ElasticSearch Streaming & Async: Kafka, RabbitMQ, Celery Cloud & Infra: AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD System Design: Microservices, REST APIs, Event-driven architecture, HLD/LLD, Design PatternsI’m passionate about crafting high-availability, low-latency systems, automating everything, and writing code that makes both users and engineers happy. I love diving deep into infra bottlenecks, squeezing performance, and mentoring others to level up the backend game.When I’m not building, I’m usually experimenting with new tech, contributing to open source, or catching up on the latest in system design, distributed systems, and AI infra. Reach out: v••••••••@gmail.comLet’s build something world-class.

Experience

1. Software Development Engineer Ii - Flash

   Blinkit

   Mar 2025 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   I\'m currently working as a Tech Lead building Flash, a multi-tenant, microservices-based quick-services platform that enables technicians (MSTs) to resolve store-level and consumer-facing issues efficiently, significantly improving operational responsiveness and customer experience.Responsibilities & Achievements- Led a team of 6 engineers as Tech Lead, owning technical direction, execution, and delivery of the Flash platform- Designed and built the end-to-end backend architecture for a multi-tenant Flash platform, supporting multiple business tenants and use cases across stores and consumer fronts- Reduced issue resolution time from ~72 hours to ~1 hour by streamlining technician workflows, real-time issue tracking, and faster service orchestration- Architected scalable microservices-based systems, improving platform reliability, fault isolation, and performance under peak operational loads- Collaborated closely with business, operations, and leadership stakeholders to translate on-ground operational challenges into impactful technical solutions- Enabled seamless coordination between technicians, stores, and support teams through well-defined APIs and backend workflows- Improved platform stability and observability by integrating monitoring, logging, and alerting best practices, ensuring high availability and faster incident resolution- Drove strong cross-functional collaboration across product, mobile, infra, and operations teams to ensure smooth rollout and adoption at scale.Tech Stack: Go, Microservices, Kubernetes, Kafka, AWS, Grafana, Datadog

Education

• Kurukshetra University

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science

• GBN Govt Polytechnic Nilokheri

  High School Diploma, Computer Science