Sagar Gondage
Senior Software Engineer · Bengaluru, India
Summary
Senior Software Engineer building payment systems that serve 50K+ users daily. ~4 years of experience across banking, airlines, travel and e-commerce domains — leading a team of 5, owning backend architecture, and shipping systems where reliability is the feature.
Experience
Senior Software Engineer — Pine Labs
Nov 2022 — Present · Bengaluru, India
- Led a cross-functional team of 5 engineers across Banking, Airlines, Travel and E-Commerce domains — 100% on-time delivery across 10+ production releases
- Architected modular Node.js backend systems serving 50K+ daily active users at 99.9% uptime
- Built a gift card platform processing 10K+ transactions/day and a B2B corporate gifting platform serving 50+ clients
- Designed an RBAC admin panel cutting admin task time by 30%
- Improved dev velocity by 20% and reduced production bugs by 25%; mentored 5 junior developers through 100+ code reviews
Data Analyst — eClers
Jan 2021 — Jan 2022 · Pune, India
- Conducted data research across LinkedIn, D&B Hoovers and corporate databases — maintained 10K+ contact records with 25% improved accuracy through automated validation
Skills
Frontend: JavaScript (ES6+), React, Next.js, Redux, Tailwind CSS, Material-UI, Bootstrap, HTML & CSS
Backend & Data: Node.js, Express, MongoDB, Prisma, REST API design, JWT / OAuth, Query optimization
Practices & Tools: Git, Code review, Agile / Scrum, Performance optimization, Modular architecture, Postman, Vercel
Education
- Masai School — Full Stack Web Development Bootcamp — 1000+ hour intensive (2022)
- B.E. Mechanical Engineering — Sinhgad College, Savitribai Phule Pune University — GPA 8.6/10
Certifications
- Node.js, Express & MongoDB Course — Udemy (June 2025)