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Big-O Notation in Java: Time and Space Complexity for Interview Problem Solving
Big-O notation scares a lot of people because it often gets explained as math first and problem solving second. In interviews, that is backward. You do not need to sound like a theoretician. You need to look at code, est…
Apr 18, 202611 min read
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Binary Search Pattern in Java: Efficiently Searching Sorted Data
Introduction to the Binary Search Pattern The Binary Search pattern is a highly efficient algorithm for finding an item from a sorted list of items. It works by repeatedly dividing in half the portion of the list that co…
Apr 18, 202611 min read
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DFS (Depth First Search) in Java: Tree and Graph Traversals
Introduction to Depth First Search (DFS) Depth First Search (DFS) is a fundamental algorithm for traversing or searching tree or graph data structures. It explores as far as possible along each branch before backtracking…
Apr 18, 202612 min read
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Dijkstra’s Algorithm in Java: Finding Shortest Paths in Weighted Graphs
Introduction to Dijkstra’s Algorithm Dijkstra's Algorithm is a classic and widely used algorithm for finding the shortest paths between nodes in a graph. Specifically, it finds the shortest path from a single source node…
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About Me
Who I Am
I'm a Technical Lead / Architect at Redwood Software, with over 10 years of backend engineering across fintech, enterprise SaaS, and early-stage startups.
I've worked at Paytm, ServiceNow, Threado AI, Paysafe, Accion Labs, and TCS — building systems that process payments at scale, integrating enterprise platforms, and leading teams through complex data migrations and architectural transitions.
CodeSprintPro is where I share what I've learned from building production systems — the real patterns, the real trade-offs, and the decisions that only make sense once you've seen a system fail at 2am.
Technical Stack
Languages & Frameworks
JavaSpring BootSpring CloudSpring Security
Data & Messaging
KafkaRedisMySQLPostgreSQLElasticsearchPresto
Infrastructure & Observability
AWSDockerPrometheusGrafanaDatadogNew Relic
Architecture
MicroservicesSystem DesignDistributed SystemsREST APIs
10+
Years of experience
7
Companies across fintech, SaaS & startups
121
Technical articles published
Work Highlights
Selected projects from 10 years of building backend systems across payments, enterprise SaaS, and startups.
Paytm2023 – 2025
Staff Software Engineer / Senior Technical Lead
PSP Device Binding Migration & Merchant Invoicing
- →Led migration of 20 GB+ of user PSP binding data with zero downtime — served millions of active Paytm users
- →Built and shipped new device binding APIs for the mobile platform, improving security and reducing unauthorized access
- →Replaced heavy code-based merchant file processing with Presto-powered SQL pipelines, cutting invoicing turnaround and eliminating per-config code changes
- →Led deployment team through critical production rollouts; used shell scripting to resolve live device binding incidents
JavaSpring BootKafkaRedisMySQLPrestoPrometheusGrafana
ServiceNow2019 – 2022
Independent Contributor II & III
Azure, Jira & DevOps Integrations — Marketplace Apps
- →Architected and shipped Azure and Jira integration apps now available in the ServiceNow Store
- →Contributed to the ServiceNow Agile Development 2.0 family plugin, used by enterprise customers globally
- →Led security remediation across the product using Fortify static analysis — identified and resolved critical vulnerabilities
JavaServiceNowAzureJiraREST APIsFortifyJenkinsDocker
Paysafe Group2018 – 2019
Platform Engineer
Real-Time Transaction Analytics Platform
- →Built a merchant analytics platform that processed payment transactions in parallel using MapR Stream
- →Enriched raw transaction data and surfaced insights into merchant dashboards via Elasticsearch and Druid
- →Designed Spring Boot / Spring Cloud REST APIs powering the analytics front-end
Spring BootSpring CloudMapR StreamElasticsearchDruid
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