Summary
Kushagra Tiwari is a Senior Software Engineer with 8 years of experience building high-performance backend systems for travel, fintech, and data platforms. He specializes in Java and Node.js microservices, AWS-hosted architectures, and event-driven systems that prioritize reliability and low latency. At Paytm Travel he drove a 2.5% conversion lift (₹11 Cr annual impact), 99.9% uptime and a 40% API latency reduction for 40K+ daily transactions, demonstrating a strong focus on business-impacting engineering. His earlier work at Deutsche Bank delivered multimillion-euro cost savings by replacing procured systems and automating sales pipelines with attribute-based access controls. Kushagra combines hands-on performance tuning (Redis, Kafka, Postgres) with production observability (Grafana, Prometheus, Kibana) and a proven track record of third-party integrations like IRCTC and payment gateways. Based in Bengaluru, he seeks senior/backend roles where engineering excellence, scale, and measurable outcomes matter.
8 years of coding experience