Sample resume · 7 years · backend engineer

Backend Developer resume sample

Go services, PostgreSQL, Kafka, auth and observability, on the densest one-page layout.

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SUMALATHA REDDY
Backend Developer · Go, PostgreSQL, Kafka
sumalatha.demo@example.com | Pune, Maharashtra

SUMMARY
Backend developer with 7 years designing APIs and services in Go and Python. Focused on correct data models, secure authentication, and services that are easy to observe and run. Looking for a senior backend role on a platform or payments team.

EXPERIENCE
Senior Backend Engineer, Northwind Payments, Pune
Jan 2022 – Present
- Designed the merchant-settlement service in Go with idempotent APIs, so retries never double-pay a merchant
- Moved event processing to Kafka with an outbox pattern, removing lost updates between services
- Introduced OAuth 2.0 client credentials and scoped tokens for partner APIs, replacing shared API keys
- Added OpenTelemetry tracing and SLO-based alerts; on-call pages dropped from about 12 to 3 a week
Backend Engineer, Kestrel Systems, Hyderabad
Jul 2019 – Dec 2021
- Built REST and gRPC services in Go for an order-management platform
- Rewrote slow reporting queries with proper indexes and partitioned tables; the nightly job went from 3 hours to 25 minutes
- Wrote integration tests against disposable PostgreSQL containers and wired them into CI
Software Engineer, Tailspin Technologies, Hyderabad
Jun 2017 – Jun 2019
- Developed Django REST APIs and Celery jobs for a field-service app
- Added role-based access control to admin APIs and fixed findings from a security review

PROJECTS
Rate limiter library
Token-bucket rate limiting for Go HTTP and gRPC services
- Redis-backed and tested under concurrent load; adopted by 4 internal services
Tech: Go, Redis
Schema migration checks
CI step that flags risky PostgreSQL migrations
- Catches table-locking changes and missing indexes before they reach production
Tech: PostgreSQL, GitHub Actions

EDUCATION
B.Tech, Information Technology
Lakeview Institute of Technology | Hyderabad | 2017

SKILLS
Languages: Go, Python, SQL
Data & messaging: PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka
APIs & security: REST, gRPC, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, RBAC
Reliability: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, SLOs
Delivery: Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Terraform

CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) | The Linux Foundation | 2023