Backend, Node.js, Redis, Kafka, AWS, GraphQL, microservices

He is a Senior Backend Engineer with 8+ years of experience spanning fintech, open banking, API platforms, and AI engineering, most recently working with XXXX until June 2026. At XXXX, he was a key contributor to the APS Loop Platform, enabling external API consumers and clients to access documentation, self-service onboarding, and API access management. His responsibilities included requirement analysis, solution design, architecture alignment, backend implementation, security remediation, and production deployment. He also played a central role in the bank’s internal LEAP framework, reviewing enhancements, evaluating POCs, driving adoption across teams, organizing knowledge-sharing sessions, and contributing code and architectural improvements. Prior to XXXX, he held senior engineering roles at XXXX AI, where he worked directly with the CTO and CEO, led engineering delivery, mentored teams, and built AI-powered solutions; and at Fox Corporation in India, where he contributed to platform modernization, reusable components, NFT/Web3 prototypes, and research-heavy innovation projects.

2.       What skill(s) / experience would you self-describe as strongest or specialist in?

He specializes in backend engineering, API platforms, microservices, open banking architectures, and agentic AI systems. A key differentiator is his combination of enterprise banking experience and modern AI/agentic system development.

3.       Do you have the list of key criteria according to the client’s requirements?

His technical foundation includes Node.js, TypeScript, Redis, and Kafka, alongside deep experience in API development for onboarding platforms, open banking integrations, and GraphQL services. He has significant AWS expertise, working with EC2, Lambda, and S3, and has architected microservices and distributed systems using service mesh, resilience patterns, and event-driven architectures. Within Emirates NBD’s open banking ecosystem, he contributed to secure, compliant platforms, implementing OAuth 2.0, FAPI, WAF configuration, and enterprise-grade API security. His background includes financial APIs, developer onboarding platforms, and direct exposure to regulatory environments, ensuring banking-grade governance and compliance. He also contributed to platform engineering through internal framework development, knowledge-sharing, and architectural enhancements.