Personal details

Shivakumar K. - Remote back-end developer

Shivakumar K.

Senior Software Engineer
Based in: 🇮🇳 India
Timezone: Mumbai (UTC+5.5)

About

Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience building high-performance, production-grade systems. Specialized in designing REST APIs, microservices, and cloud-native applications on AWS. Proven record of improving system performance (20%), reducing production defects (15%), and leading small engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable fintech and enterprise platforms.

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer
ISS | Institutional Shareholder Services | Dec 2024 - Present
Java
SQL
Node.js
JavaScript

Designed and maintained backend services powering 5+ enterprise internal applications used by cross-functional global teams.

Engineered a domain security scoring simulation system, improving vulnerability prioritization accuracy to 99.9%.

Improved API performance by 20% through PostgreSQL query optimization, indexing strategies, and caching mechanisms.

Reduced production bugs by 15% by introducing structured coding standards and improving code review practices.

Collaborated with product and security teams to translate business requirements into scalable backend architecture.

Projects

EventX – Event Management Platform
HTML/CSS
SQL
Node.js
React
JavaScript
EventX – Event Management Platform (MERN + PostgreSQL + AWS) Built secure backend APIs with JWT-based authentication and role-based access control. Deployed via Docker-based CI/CD pipeline on AWS EC2. Optimized concurrency handling to support 1,000+ simulated concurrent users without latency spikes.

Education

Vidayalankar Institute of Technology
Bachelor's degree・Computer
Jul 2018 - Jun 2022