Mohd Sohail

About Mohd Sohail

Processing ~₹900M INR daily, I build and scale high-availability backend systems for fintech and SaaS.With 8+ years, I specialize in Go, PHP, Kafka, and cloud-native architectures on AWS and GCP. My expertise lies in designing event-driven systems and migrating monoliths to microservices.WHAT I DO- Build and scale high-availability backend systems- Design event-driven systems and cloud-native architectures- Migrate monoliths to microservices- Optimize system performance at scale- Mentor senior and mid-level engineers.KEY RESULTS- Process transactions daily and ~₹900M INR in daily transaction value within payment systems- Scaled SaaS platforms to deliver 36+ crore emails across ~5 crore campaign volumes- Contributed to org-level system design decisions- Built features adopted as standard platform capabilities.Actively exploring Senior / Staff-IC backend roles globally, open to remote opportunities. Let\'s connect.

Experience

1. Sde-iii

   Kissht

   Oct 2025 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Designed and implemented event-driven backend services in Go using Kafka, processing payments per day• Built systems handling ~900M INR in daily transaction value with high reliability and fault tolerance• Migrated legacy PHP monoliths to Go-based microservices, reducing API latency by ~30–40%• Optimized database access using Redis caching, lowering MySQL load by ~40–50%• Designed scalable features aligned with future platform expansion and roadmap requirements• Mentored 7 engineers (mid-level to senior) and actively participated in cross-team system design reviews

Education

• Kishinchand Chellaram (KC) College, Mumbai

  Master of Science - MSc, Information Technology

• Kishinchand Chellaram (KC) College, Mumbai

  Bachelor of Science, Information Technology