Raj Desai

About Raj Desai

Experienced backend software engineer with 8 years of expertise in building highlyscalable and resilient systems from first principles. Proficient in designing andimplementing microservice architectures, distributed systems, and real-time streamingsolutions using modern tools and platforms such as [e.g, Kafka, Akka, Kubernetes, AWS,etc.]. Adept at optimising system performance and ensuring reliability and OE throughefficient alerting and monitoring tools.A strong advocate for engineering excellence, mentoring teams to foster a high-performance culture and delivering results through collaboration and leadership.Passionate about solving complex technical challenges, driving innovation, and creatingimpactful solutions that align with organizational goals. Known for consistently deliveringprojects on time and exceeding expectations, with a focus on scalability, maintainability,and performance.

Experience

1. Principal Engineer

   Jupiter

   Oct 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Led the re-architecture of the personal loans stack with a team of 7 engineers, creating a highly configurable and scalable system, which enabling the business to launch the co-lending model and third-party LSP integrations.Designed and implemented a configurable real-time accounting system for the lending platform, featuring automated double-entry bookkeeping and dynamic chart of accounts management. Created a custom domain-specific language (DSL) to enable flexible transaction apportionment rules, significantly enhancing the system\'s adaptability across diverse accounting scenarios.

Education

• DA-IICT

  Information and communication technology, Computer Science

  2013 — 2017

• Shree P V Modi school

  Higher secondary education

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• Microsoft Office
• Management
• Sql
• Linux
• Html
• Database Design
• Javascript
• C
• Programming
• Software Development
• Java
• Coding Languages
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)