RAKESH G SEKHAR
CLOUD NATIVE BACKEND ENGINEER
Building scalable
backend systems.
Senior software engineer specializing in distributed systems, cloud-native platforms, and scalable backend architecture. Experienced in Kubernetes, Spring Boot, Kafka, Redis, and production reliability engineering.
Currently Building
Intelligent Travel Planning Platform
Exploring
Event-Driven Architecture
Current Focus
Cloud Native Distributed Systems
Production Engineering
7+ Years
Specialization
Distributed Backend
Core Stack
About
Designing scalable backend systems with a focus on performance, reliability, and clean architecture.
I’m a backend-focused software engineer with experience building scalable APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications using Java and Spring Boot. I have experince in modern service integration and API-driven application architecture. I also have experience working with GraphQL services and modern frontend integration using React.
I enjoy designing clean architectures, solving performance bottlenecks, and building reliable systems that are maintainable in production environments. My primary interests include microservices, system design, event-driven architecture, caching strategies, and backend scalability.
Cisco Systems India pvt ltd
2021 — Present · 5 Years
Building scalable backend services and distributed systems for Webex Analyzer, focused on high-throughput distributed analytics workflows, API performance optimization, asynchronous processing, and production reliability. Contributed to backend architecture improvements, deployment reliability, and large-scale request handling using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Redis, and cloud-native engineering practices.
- • Improved request latency by 96% in high-throughput processing flows
- • Reduced production-critical failures by 95% via automated validation pipelines
- • Built large-scale load testing tools for backend reliability validation
IBS Software
2019 — 2021 · 2 Years
Contributed to modernization of aviation and travel-domain platforms by migrating legacy systems into Spring Boot microservices. Worked on Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) architecture, scalable API design, GraphQL integration, and micro frontend enablement for enterprise applications.
Projects
Featured Work
TripPilot
Intelligent travel planning platform that generates optimized trip itineraries using user preferences, destination data, and AI-assisted recommendations. Built with scalable microservices, asynchronous processing, caching, and secure API architecture.
Event Driven Notification System
Kafka-based asynchronous notification processing system designed for scalable event handling and retry management.
Distributed Cache Layer
Redis-backed caching strategy to improve API response time and reduce database load for high-traffic endpoints.
Skills
Technical Expertise
Backend Engineering
Java
Spring Boot
Kafka
Microservices
REST APIs, gRPC
Databases
PostgreSQL
Redis
MongoDB
Elasticsearch
Cloud & DevOps
Kubernetes
Docker
AWS (EKS, EC2)
CI/CD
Helm
System Design
Scalability
Distributed Caching
Event-Driven Architecture
High Availability