Manish Kumar Kushwaha

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Bengaluru, India
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About Me

Backend Software Engineer with 5+ years' experience in large-scale, compliance-critical financial systems. Proven mentor and cost optimizer, delivering scalable, secure, and high-performance reporting platforms in regulated domains. Currently serving on the principal architect's core team at Societe Generale, leading multi-year initiatives that process 1.7B+ annual reports.

5+
Years of Experience
2
Data Pipelines
6
Mentees
58%
Cost Reduction

Education

Academic Background

Bachelor's Degree

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee

2020 • 7.2 CGPA

Higher Secondary (Class 12)

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) Basdei

2013-14 • CBSE 93.4%

Secondary (Class 10)

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) Basdei

2011-12 • CBSE 9.4 CGPA

Professional Experience

Specialist Software Engineer
Societe Generale (SG GSC)
Mar 2020 - Present
  • Serving on the principal architect's core team to deliver a multi-year initiative unifying regulatory reporting systems, streamlining logic, ensuring DRR compliance, and scaling processing for 1.7B+ annual reports.
  • Led development of an order lifecycle reporting solution with the data engineering team, processing 1M+ trade events daily.
  • Reduced runtime (7h → 3h) and lowered cloud costs by 58%, saving €2,000/month by optimizing daily batch processing of data from the central data lake.
  • Mentored junior developers in building a reporting application, providing design direction for the configurable query builder, reviewing pull requests, and resolving technical blockers.

Technical Expertise

Programming
JavaSpring BootPythonJavaScriptTypeScript
Data Management
MySQLHive QLSparkHadoopAirflow
Cloud & DevOps
Azure AKSAzure HDInsightDockerKubernetesGit

Featured Projects

Shivganga Online Donation Platform
Full-stack donation platform with administration dashboard
Dec 2022 - Dec 2023
AngularSpring BootMySQLNginxRazorpayJWT
Delivered donation platform increasing engagement by 47% for nonprofit Shivganga
Engineered end-to-end payment integration using Razorpay with secure transaction handling
Implemented robust REST APIs with JWT-based authentication and role-based access control
Configured and deployed on dedicated Unix-based VPS with Nginx reverse proxy for improved performance
Built comprehensive admin dashboard for donation tracking and user management
Live DemoSource Code
Financial Reporting Automation Suite
Enterprise-scale regulatory reporting system for financial compliance
Mar 2020 - Present
JavaSpring BootApache SparkAzureKubernetesMySQL
Built scalable reporting system processing 1.7B+ annual regulatory reports
Optimized batch processing reducing runtime from 7h to 3h, saving €2,000/month in cloud costs
Implemented data quality controls ensuring 99.9% accuracy in financial reporting
Led team of 5 developers in delivering multi-year compliance initiative
Source Code
Real-time Trade Lifecycle Monitor
High-performance system for monitoring trade events and lifecycle management
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
JavaApache KafkaRedisPostgreSQLDocker
Developed real-time monitoring system processing 1M+ trade events daily
Implemented event-driven architecture with Apache Kafka for reliable message processing
Built configurable alerting system reducing incident response time by 60%
Integrated with existing trading systems via REST APIs and message queues
Live DemoSource Code

Latest Articles

Sharing insights on backend engineering, cloud architecture, and team leadership

Optimizing Spring Boot Applications for Financial Systems
Learn how to build high-performance, scalable Spring Boot applications that can handle millions of financial transactions while maintaining regulatory compliance.
January 15, 2024
8 min read
Spring BootPerformanceFinance
Cost Optimization Strategies in Azure Cloud
Practical techniques I used to reduce cloud costs by 58% at Societe Generale, including resource optimization, monitoring, and architectural improvements.
December 10, 2023
6 min read
AzureCost OptimizationDevOps

Certifications & Awards

Professional Certifications

Docker and Kubernetes ATP

SpringPeople • Jan 2024

Cloud Developer and DevOps Expert Level

SG Cloud Platform Extended Professional Services • Aug 2023

Awards & Recognition

Spot Award - Data Quality Controls

Societe Generale • Q4 2024

Star of the Quarter

Societe Generale • Q2 2023

Spot Award - Azure Cost Optimization

Societe Generale • Q1 2023

Get In Touch

Let's discuss your project

Whether you're looking for a backend engineer, need consultation on system architecture, or want to collaborate on an interesting project, I'd love to hear from you.

Location

Bengaluru, India

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