Harsh Patel

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About Harsh Patel

Backend Software Engineer with 3+ years of experience building scalable microservices, distributed systems, and high-performance backend platforms. I specialize in designing reliable APIs and event-driven architectures using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and cloud-native technologies.Currently a Software Engineer at Databricks, where I develop backend services for internal data platform systems. My work focuses on building scalable microservices, optimizing system performance, and improving reliability through distributed system design, caching strategies, and observability. I have improved API latency and throughput through JVM tuning, query optimization, Redis caching, and performance benchmarking, while strengthening production monitoring using Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK Stack. Previously, I worked at Accenture and Crest Data Systems, where I built event-driven backend systems and asynchronous processing pipelines using Kafka, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and Docker. I also helped deploy containerized services on AWS and Kubernetes while contributing to CI/CD pipelines and backend architecture improvements.Technical expertise:• Backend development: Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices• Distributed systems: Kafka, RabbitMQ, Event-Driven Architecture• Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD• Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, DynamoDB• Observability & reliability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK StackI enjoy solving complex engineering problems involving scalability, performance optimization, and distributed systems. I'm always interested in collaborating with engineers building high-impact backend platforms and cloud-native systems.