Shaikh Israr

Backend-focused Software Developer with over 5.4 years of professional experience architecting, building, and delivering performance-optimized distributed systems across fintech, trading, resource management, and e-commerce ecosystems. Expert in writing reusable, testable, and highly efficient backend services in Node.js (TypeScript/JavaScript) and GoLang (Go). Highly proficient in structuring relational and NoSQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB), designing robust RESTful/GraphQL APIs, implementing data protection protocols, and writing automated unit test pipelines.

Proven track record leading cross-functional integration syncs and managing cloud engineering infrastructure within strict SDLC best practices.

Full Stack & Backend Lead - Ventugrow (Jarvis Invest) - Mumbai, India

(2024-12)

• Architect, write, and maintain highly reusable, type-safe, and efficient server-side logic in Node.js (TypeScript) and GoLang to support algorithmic trading and investment platform backends.
• Optimize query performance and data access logic to guarantee ultra-low latency reads/writes from relational and NoSQL database clusters.
• Collaborate with frontend developers on web and mobile platforms to execute seamless, high-throughput RESTful/GraphQL API integrations.
• Author comprehensive technical specification documents, establish type definitions, enforce code quality metrics, and practice strict peer code reviews.
• Design and deploy automated GitLab CI/CD pipelines that seamlessly build, test, and push Docker images to AWS ECR, managing resources across AWS EC2, S3, and Application Load Balancers (ALB).

Backend & Software Developer - Infinx - Mumbai, India

(2022-02 - 2024-12)

• Engineered and deployed a highly scalable User Wallet Microservice (GoLang/Gin) adhering to test-driven development (TDD) methodologies to manage transactional ledger data, user histories, and payment processing loops.
• Designed, built, and secured scalable backend solutions utilizing Node.js (TypeScript/Express.js) and MongoDB for rapid, schema-less record indexing and persistent data isolation.
• Formulated end-to-end continuous integration and deployment loops using Bitbucket Pipelines to automate Docker image packaging and continuous validation tasks.
• Imposed rigorous multi-tier security protocols, data protection measures, and custom token authentication schemes to safeguard data storage infrastructures on AWS EC2, S3, and Elastic IPs.
• Authored clear API technical standards, structured automated unit test frameworks using typed data interfaces, and provided architectural optimization recommendations to product stakeholders.

Software Developer - Tech Mahindra - Mumbai, India

(2021-07 - 2022-01)

• Contributed to the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) model, building robust client-server components and integrating complex RESTful endpoints.
• Wrote clean, efficient code patterns in compliance with native web standards and security best practices, significantly mitigating bottleneck constraints during high-traffic intervals.
• Leveraged Git for distributed source code control, participated in engineering code review groups, and assisted in preparing platform release builds.

B.Sc - Computer Science - BGPS Mumbai College, Mumbai University (2018 - 2020)

H.S.C - Science - State Board, Mumbai (2015 - 2017)