Krishna Bansode
PHP Laravel Developer | REST API Developer | MySQL | Backend Systems | Query Optimization | 5 Years Experience | Third-party Integrations
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Backend Engineer with 5 years of experience building scalable API-driven systems using Laravel and PHP. Strong expertise in REST API design, MySQL query optimization, and high-throughput backend workflows in fintech and consumer platforms. Experienced in handling production systems involving payment integrations, KYC workflows, and asynchronous processing using queues. Currently advancing skills in Redis caching, system performance optimization, and deployment automation.
Experience
Laravel Developer at Houzeo (2024-08 – Present)
Product: Houzeo.com (US-based Real Estate Platform). Tech: JS, PHP, Laravel APIs, Queues, Jobs, Notifications, Dynamic Linking.
- Designed and maintained REST APIs consumed by mobile applications.
- Optimized MySQL queries and indexing strategies, reducing API response time by ~30–40% for critical endpoints. Implemented Token-based authentication, rate limiting (basic) for API's.
- Supported production deployments, bug fixes and environment configuration for Laravel APIs, including queue workers and cron-based background jobs.
- Built an in-house dynamic linking service to replace Firebase Dynamic Links after deprecation, supporting Android and iOS deep linking.
- Enhanced the notification engine with conditional triggers, event-based flows, and configurable messaging logic.
- Designed backend workflows for async processing, retries, and failure handling using queues.
- Collaborated closely with product and mobile teams to support API versioning and evolving business requirements.
Software Engineer at Fermion InfoTech Pvt. Ltd. (2022-05 – 2024-08)
Product: Digital Fixed Deposit Banking Platform. Tech: Laravel, Node.js, Express.js, MySQL, JavaScript.
- Developed a full-stack digital fixed deposit platform using Laravel and Node.js for a live banking product.
- Designed and implemented backend APIs for FD creation, verification, and lifecycle management.
- Wrote basic PHPUnit feature tests for critical APIs to validate request validation, responses, and error scenarios.
- Integrated Aadhaar/PAN eKYC, Video KYC, and UPI payment gateway workflows.
- Built a secure admin panel for customer onboarding, KYC verification, and FD management.
- Integrated backend services with bank core systems, handling thousands of daily transactions.
- Ensured data consistency, validation, and secure flow across multiple third-party systems.
- Participated in production issue resolution and backend stability improvements.
Software Engineer at Heatcon Systems Pvt. Ltd. (2021-06 – 2022-04)
Products: MarathaMilan (matrimonial web platform), IoT Data Monitoring System, Digital Card Platform, CRM Tools. Tech: HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, MySQL.
- Developed backend logic for user management, premium memberships, dynamic content, and access control across consumer-facing applications.
- Contributed to an IoT data processing pipeline that collected machine-generated data and produced graphical dashboards and downloadable reports.
- Implemented database queries and performance improvements to support reporting, analytics, and scalable data retrieval.
Education
Master of Computer Applications in Computer Applications – Pune University (2018 – 2022)
