Vinayak S.

About Vinayak S.

I’m a Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience building scalable, fault-tolerant backend systems across fintech, e-commerce and logistics domains.I’ve led the design of multi-tenant onboarding platforms using microservices, gRPC, and Kafka/RMQ—supporting millions of users annually with <150ms latency and 99.99% uptime. This work improved conversions by 40% and reduced integration timelines across business units.Earlier, I contributed to high-scale logistics systems, optimizing APIs to handle millions of daily transactions and integrating thousands of distributed nodes into unified infra—boosting performance by over 50%.My expertise lies in distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and cloud-native backend development using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Redis, and AWS.I thrive on solving complex system design problems and delivering robust, high-impact platforms. Always open to meaningful conversations around scale, architecture, and backend excellence.

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer

   PhonePe

   Mar 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Architected and scaled a multi-tenant KYC platform, consistently maintaining <150ms p95 latency at 50K+ TPS with 99.9% uptime, serving 8+ critical financial services- Led the end-to-end strategy for onboarding, driving significant funnel conversion by optimizing regulatory API integrations and replacing manual dependencies with automated document ingestion systems- Designed and deployed high-throughput event-driven architectures processing millions of events daily, ensuring robust reliability through proactive observability and distributed systems best practices- Drive cross-functional delivery by orchestrating alignment between Product, Compliance, Risk, and Operations to ship scalable, regulatory-compliant solutions. Mentor engineering talent to elevate team technical standards.

Education

• IIIT Bhubaneswar

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information Technology