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Zaheet Batada

Zaheet Batada

Staff Software Engineer — Identity-Aware Backend & Distributed Systems

Toronto, Ontario, CA
6478607496
English, Gujarati, Hindi

Background


About

About

Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience building secure, scalable backend systems using Node.js and TypeScript. Experienced in designing API-driven microservices, authentication-aware workflows, and resilient distributed systems deployed on AWS. Strong background in PostgreSQL, MongoDB, containerized services, and production reliability. Passionate about secure user experiences, developer-friendly APIs, continuous improvement, and mentoring engineers in fast-paced Agile environments.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Staff Software Engineer — Backend, Platform & Cloud Infrastructure, Quartermaster

    May, 2025 - Present

    Staff engineer leading backend, platform, and cloud infrastructure initiatives for a high-scale services platform. Own core APIs, payments systems, and cloud-native architecture with strong focus on reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.

    • Designed and maintained secure backend APIs using Node.js and TypeScript with strong validation and access control patterns.

    • Implemented authentication-aware booking and financial workflows ensuring data integrity and user-level isolation.

    • Led Kubernetes-based platform development on AWS EKS, designing deployment strategies, service scaling, and production-grade cluster architecture.

    • Developed and maintained Terraform modules to provision and manage AWS infrastructure including EKS, RDS, networking, IAM, and CI/CD integrations.

    • Owned containerization strategy and CI/CD pipelines, improving release reliability and deployment speed.

    • Improved PostgreSQL performance through query optimization, indexing strategies, and caching for high-traffic workloads.

    • Participated in and led production incident response, strengthening observability, monitoring, and operational runbooks.

    • Mentored engineers and led architecture discussions across backend and infrastructure domains.

  • Tech Lead — Platform & Distributed Systems, Almatar Group (B2B, B2C & Extranet)

    Feb, 2023 - May, 20252 years 4 months

    Led backend and distributed systems development for large-scale travel booking platforms supporting millions of users.

    • Led development of Node.js/TypeScript microservices powering hotel search, booking, and user account workflows.

    • Designed scalable APIs with strong data modeling across PostgreSQL and MongoDB.

    • Improved critical API response times from ~10s to sub-second ranges through architectural refactoring.

    • Implemented event-driven workflows using messaging systems to ensure consistency and reliability.

    • Drove Agile ceremonies, technical discussions, and mentored engineers to improve team productivity.

    • Supported production systems through monitoring, incident response, and capacity planning.

  • Software Engineer — Backend, Fitterfly

    Oct, 2020 - Jan, 20232 years 3 months

    Backend engineer building healthcare scheduling and user management systems with strong security and data access controls.

    • Built APIs for appointment scheduling and clinician/patient account management.

    • Implemented role-based access control and secure data handling patterns.

    • Improved reliability using CI/CD pipelines and monitoring systems.

    • Collaborated closely with product and support teams to resolve escalated production issues.

  • Software Engineer, Shopyvilla Developers

    Aug, 2018 - Jun, 20201 year 10 months

    Full-stack engineer delivering backend APIs and payment-integrated systems for fintech and logistics clients.

    • Built secure backend services handling user authentication, payments, and transactional workflows.

    • Developed REST APIs using object-oriented programming principles.

    • Collaborated in Agile teams to deliver production-ready features.

Skills

Skills

  • Backend & API Development

    Node.js

    TypeScript

    JavaScript

    REST APIs

    Public & Internal APIs

    Microservices

    Authentication & Authorization Flows

    Secure Session Handling

    PostgreSQL

    MongoDB

    Redis

  • Cloud & Infrastructure

    AWS

    Azure (Exposure)

    Docker

    Kubernetes

    CI/CD

    Terraform (Exposure)

    Observability & Monitoring

    Production Support

    On-Call Rotation

  • Frontend & Collaboration

    React

    Agile

    Cross-Functional Collaboration

    Mentorship

    Technical Documentation

    Remote Team Collaboration

Education

Education

  • Information Technology, Bachelor of Engineering, Gujarat Technological University

    - Present

Interests

Interests

  • Identity & Secure Systems

    AuthenticationAuthorizationSecure API DesignDistributed SystemsCloud-Native Architecture