Yashvant Yadav

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate and Senior Backend Engineer with 8+ years of hands-on experience in Node.js, TypeScript, and GraphQL. Specialized in building scalable, cloud-native, and event-driven systems for banking, fintech, and media platforms. Proven experience leading distributed teams of up to 10 engineers, driving API modernization, and delivering high-performance serverless architectures on AWS.

Senior Consultant / Senior Backend Engineer at Blue Spire (2024-05 – 2026-06)

Client: Citizens Bank

• Led migration of 16 legacy REST APIs to GraphQL across core banking domains (wire transfers, fund transfers, credit/debit cards, stop check, remote deposit capture, and user management).
• Reduced GraphQL over-fetching by 40% and improved API response latency by 25%.
• Migrated infrastructure to AWS serverless (Lambda, API Gateway, SQS), cutting infrastructure costs by approximately 20%.
• Architected event-driven workflows using S3, SNS, Cognito, and WebSocket for real-time banking operations.
• Led a distributed team of up to 10 developers, owned production stability, incident resolution, and CI/CD improvements.
• Mentored engineers and conducted regular architecture and code reviews.

Senior Backend Architect at Nava Software (2023-09 – 2024-03)

Project: Triciti Platform

• Designed and built scalable backend architecture from scratch using Node.js, REST, and GraphQL.
• Developed event-driven serverless workflows with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, and SNS.
• Implemented secure authentication and authorization using AWS Cognito.
• Integrated S3, CloudWatch, and IAM for storage, monitoring, and access control.
• Improved system scalability and reliability through serverless design patterns.

Associate Architect at Qentelli Solutions (2023-05 – 2023-08)

Clients: Burger King & Firehouse Subs (Restaurant Brands International)

• Architected backend APIs for food ordering and payment platforms serving locations across Asia and Europe.
• Integrated Stripe for secure multi-region payment processing.
• Built GraphQL and REST APIs connecting frontend applications with kitchen and inventory systems.
• Implemented SSO authentication and managed PostgreSQL and MongoDB databases.
• Delivered production-ready backend services supporting multi-location restaurant operations.

Technical Lead at Tringapps LLP (2021-01 – 2023-04)

Client: Thomson Reuters

• Built a multi-tenant news publishing platform from scratch serving 100+ media organizations with isolated user management and content hierarchies.
• Designed product listing and content management APIs with role-based access control.
• Architected GraphQL APIs and integrated AWS services (Lambda, SQS, API Gateway, S3) and CDN for scalable content delivery.
• Integrated Salesforce and ARC APIs for organization provisioning and content ingestion.
• Led a team of 8 developers across the full delivery lifecycle from architecture to production.

Team Leader at Satsyil IT Solutions (2015-12 – 2020-12)

Clients: Binary Fountain & Press Ganey (USA)

• Led development of BSR 3.0, a React/Node.js platform that processed survey responses into physician reviews and ratings.
• Built Compass CMS (microservices) for survey management, client configuration, and notifications using PHP, CodeIgniter, OAuth2, and AWS.
• Integrated Okta SSO, AWS ElastiCache, and Jasper Reports.
• Managed a team of 10 developers and multiple concurrent US client projects.

Software Engineer and Team Leader at Various (2002-01 – 2015-12)

Earlier Experience

• Held Software Engineer and Team Leader roles working with PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, Drupal, and Yii.
• Delivered projects including ETS Portal, Aga Khan Museum website (Drupal 7 on AWS), and Grow Africa NGO platform.
• Managed end-to-end delivery and mentored junior developers.

Master of Computer Applications in Computer Applications – DR VSICS, Agra University (2002)

Post Graduate Diploma in Management in Management – Govt. Polytechnic Kanpur

Bachelor of Science in Science – P.P.N. College, Kanpur University