Savan Popat

About Savan Popat

Senior Software Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services, with 11+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems, databases, and storage platforms.I design, develop and operate large-scale, fault-tolerant backend platforms, with deep expertise in distributed data stores, transactional systems, and storage infrastructure, optimizing for availability, latency, and production reliability.Currently, I work on AWS DSQL, building next-generation distributed database and storage systems to enable a truly serverless SQL experience at any scale.Previously, I played a key role in rebuilding core components within AWS Transactional Services, supporting foundational database platforms built on distributed log architectures. Before that, I was part of Amazon ElastiCache for Redis, where I delivered core service features used by customers at global scale.I enjoy solving hard systems problems - from consistency and fault tolerance to performance optimization - while driving technical design, mentoring engineers, and building reliable, production-grade infrastructure.

Experience

1. Senior Sde - Amazon Aurora Dsql

   Amazon Web Services (AWS)

   Nov 2022 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Founding engineer and technical owner for core components of AWS DSQL, leading development from early architecture through GA and driving key design decisions across storage and networking layers of a highly available, serverless distributed SQL database.• Led the design and implementation (in Rust) of a high-performance B-tree–based storage engine, driving major improvements in latency, scalability, and production reliability.• Owned the DSQL networking stack, building core services in Rust for TLS termination, connection lifecycle management, load balancing, and intelligent request routing to enable secure, low-latency, high-throughput client access at scale.• Acted as a technical driver across cross-functional teams, influencing system architecture, leading design reviews, mentoring engineers, and ensuring successful delivery of mission-critical features into production.

Education

• Dhirubhai Ambani University

  Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Information and Communication Technology

  2011 — 2015

• G.K. Dholakiya Schools, Rajkot

  Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

  2009 — 2011

Skills

• Data Structures
• Digital Signal Processing
• C
• Programming
• C++ Language
• Algorithms
• Mathematics
• Java