Sumit Chawla

About Sumit Chawla

Senior Backend Engineer with 11+ years of experience in designing and delivering large-scale, REST-based distributed systems using Java 8, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Kotlin, Python, and modern cloud-native architectures. Skilled in building high-performance microservices across Azure Cloud and AWS (S3, Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, EC2, CloudWatch, SQS, AMI, EBS), with strong experience in relational and NoSQL databases including MySQL, SQL Server, and MongoDB.Possess deep domain expertise in Payments and Fintech, with a proven track record of leading end-to-end solution development, improving system reliability, and driving technical direction across critical product areas. Experienced in building automation frameworks, custom backend systems for mobile and web apps, and enterprise-scale integration workflows.Known for rapid technology adoption, strong architectural thinking, and hands-on problem-solving. Adept at guiding teams, reviewing designs, enforcing coding standards, and ensuring timely delivery of complex features. Recognized multiple times by clients for consistent performance and long-term impact.Have successfully led and maintained E2E delivery of high-availability backend services, including payment processing, e-commerce flows, data pipelines, and operational automation.Technical Expertise:Languages & Frameworks: Java 8, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, RESTful Web Services, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, JDBC, PythonCloud Platforms: Azure Cloud Services, AWS EC2, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, Elastic Beanstalk, SQSDatabases: MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDBDevOps & CI/CD: Jenkins, Git, Maven, Gradle, Azure AppInsights, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)Messaging & Search: Kafka, ElasticSearchTools & Utilities: Curl, JWT, JSON, AquaStudio, MongoDB CompassAgile & Collaboration: JIRA, Confluence, MS Visio, Draw.ioMethodologies: Agile development, DevOps culture, TDD with JUnit & MockitoScripting & Performance: Bash, JMeterDriven by a strong zeal for continuous learning, I dive deep into technical details and stay committed to delivering high-quality solutions ahead of deadlines. I value ownership, mentorship, and building robust systems that scale.

Experience

1. Principal Engineer

   ixigo

   Apr 2023 — Present · Gurugram, IN

Education

• National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra

  Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Computer Applications

  2011 — 2014

• Kurukshetra University

  Bachelor of Computer Applicatuons, Conputer Applications

  2008 — 2011

Skills

• Java Database Connectivity (Jdbc)
• Spring
• Scripting
• Java
• Building Automation
• Representational State Transfer (Rest)
• Agile Application Development
• Mysql
• Spring Mvc
• Javascript
• Object-Oriented Programming (Oop)
• Object-Relational Mapping (Orm)
• Devops
• Debugging Code
• Itil
• Perl
• Programming
• IT Infrastructure Automation
• Jersey
• Core Java
• Eclipse
• Itsm
• Unix
• Confluence
• Mockito
• Json
• Junit
• Css
• Html
• Software Development
• Python
• IT Infrastructure
• Spring Framework
• Git
• Soap
• Jira
• Jenkins
• Sql
• Linux
• Hibernate