Shivesh Gupta

About Shivesh Gupta

I’m Shivesh Gupta, a Principal Software Engineer at Airtel Digital, with 10+ years of experience in designing and delivering high-performance, scalable, and cloud-native systems across music streaming, OTT video, and enterprise platforms.At Airtel, I’ve played a key role in both Wynk Music and Airtel Xstream/DTH/IPTV platforms—developing systems that serve millions of users daily. My work spans real-time event pipelines, low-latency APIs, ML-enriched catalog systems, and cloud migrations—with a focus on performance, resilience, and intelligent user experiences.* Airtel Xstream / DTH / IPTV (Video Streaming & OTT Aggregation) • Led backend development for OTT aggregation, catalog processing, and video streaming infrastructure • Developed scalable catalog pipelines enriched using ML embeddings for intelligent metadata enhancement • Powering real-time recommendation systems via the Discovery Platform, leveraging event streams and user signals for cross-platform personalization* Wynk Music (Music Streaming) • Built and maintained services supporting 100M+ daily streams • Designed real-time pipelines with Kafka, Apache Storm, and Apache Flink for fast analytics and insight delivery • Migrated services from EC2 to Kubernetes, delivering 30% performance gains and 25% infra cost reduction • Integrated Geo-based streaming rules, enhancing content personalization at scale* Core Tech & Engineering Focus • Languages & Frameworks: Java, Spring Boot.NET, Angular, TypeScript, Reactive Programming (Project Reactor) • Data & Streaming Systems: Kafka, Apache Flink, Apache Druid, ScyllaDB, Cassandra, PostgreSQL, MS SQL • Cloud & Infra: AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Lambda, Serverless Architectures • Design & Patterns: Microservices, Event-driven architecture, gRPC, TDD, CI/CD, Clean Code* Past Experience & ImpactAt PRGX and ZS Associates, I led development on enterprise tools in recovery audits, source-to-pay, and pharma analytics—delivering scalable cloud solutions with.NET, Java, Azure, and Angular.I’m a believer in clean code, cross-functional collaboration, and building systems that empower both users and teams.I’m deeply passionate about real-time systems, streaming architecture, reactive programming, and AI-driven discovery. Let’s connect if you’re building at the intersection of performance, data, and user experience.

Experience

1. Principal Software Engineer

   Airtel Digital

   May 2022 — Present · Gurugram, IN

Education

• Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology

  Bachelor's of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering

  2011 — 2015

Skills

• Sql
• Asp.net
• Python
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Management
• Microsoft Word
• Asp.net Web Api
• C#
• Photoshop
• Leadership
• Asp.net Mvc
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Project Management
• Core Java
• Strategic Planning
• Microsoft Office
• Sql Server Management Studio
• Pl/Sql
• C