Hello, I am Pratim.

A Principal Software Engineer.

Experience

• Greater Than Education Technologies (Narayana Group)

  04/2025 - Present

  Principal Software Engineer

  • Modernised deployment infrastructure for 100+ legacy websites by migrating from ad-hoc FileZilla-based deployments to a standardised Git-based PR review workflow on Kubernetes, eliminating oversized VMs and enabling efficient autoscaling.
  • Guided both the engineering and DevOps teams to Dockerize all 100+ legacy PHP applications, forming the foundation for the Kubernetes migration and establishing containerisation best practices across the organisation.
  • Led a team of 7 to re-platform the most critical legacy websites onto NestJS, Next.js, and PostgreSQL within a microservices architecture, improving maintainability, developer velocity, and system resilience.
  • Led a team of 5 to deliver scalability, performance optimisation, and observability improvements across primary student-facing applications with 10K+ DAU, resulting in 2x–3x throughput gains.
  • Championed AI adoption across engineering teams — introducing AI-assisted tooling and workflows that measurably improved team productivity and code quality.
  • Played a key role in migrating the entire infrastructure from AWS to GCP — spanning 100+ services and applications — with zero downtime and no disruption to live users.
  • Hired and onboarded key engineering talent, scaling the team to support an ambitious platform modernisation roadmap.

• AntWalk(YCW22)

  10/2019 - 03/2025

  Principal Software Engineer

  • As one of the first engineers in the company, I played a key role in designing and developing the backend architecture, scaling infrastructure, and ensuring high availability while optimizing costs. My work spanned across backend development, infrastructure management, CI/CD automation, and team leadership.
  • Led and mentored the backend team, helping them unlock their full potential.
  • Led, designed, and developed AntWalk LMS, also known as LXP
  • Managed Infrastructure and Cloud(AWS), CI/CD and DevOps
  • Built custom data and analytics framework
  • Worked closely with business and product teams to gather and translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.

• Think & Learn Pvt. Ltd. (Byju's)

  12/2015 - 09/2019

  Software Developer

  • Contributed to backend REST APIs serving 1M+ daily active users for BYJU'S core learning platform
  • Built scalable content management system (CMS) for managing premium educational content across diverse categories
  • Contributed to the critical lead-capture system infrastructure, directly impacting business growth and user acquisition
  • Worked closely with the team that designed and developed the core learning features including an interactive quiz engine, comprehensive course management system, and personalized learner journey tracking.

• lmsofIndia (currently known as EDZLearn Services Private Limited)

  10/2014 - 11/2015

  Software Trainee

  • Engineered custom Moodle themes and plugins for multiple enterprise LMS platforms using PHP, JavaScript, and modern web technologies
  • Developed RESTful APIs extending Moodle's core functionality to support custom mobile applications
  • Architected third-party service integrations using REST APIs and webhooks, enhancing platform capabilities
  • Led performance optimization initiatives, resulting in improved codebase efficiency and security through systematic refactoring
  • Established version control (Git) best practices and Linux environment workflows, mentoring team members in adoption
  • Implemented staged deployment processes, enhancing release reliability and reducing deployment risks