Saikeerthana Kuruba
Professional Summary
Backend Developer with 2+ years of experience building Python backends and REST APIs using Django and FastAPI. Specialized in designing and delivering production-grade APIs, caching strategies with Redis, and background processing with Celery for logistics and ONDC commerce workflows. Experienced with PostgreSQL query optimization and Pydantic-driven validation to improve endpoint reliability and developer experience. Delivered integrations with external sellers and 3PL partners, implemented Promotions and buyer workflows, and provided post-deployment production support. Comfortable containerizing services with Docker and using Git-based CI workflows for collaborative development. Seeking a backend role where I can own API design, integrations, and backend performance improvements using the Python stack and proven asynchronous processing patterns.
Technical Skills
Work Experience
- Developed 8–10 REST APIs using FastAPI and Django to support ONDC Buyer workflows and the Promotions Service, enabling SKU- and cart-level promotions.
- Implemented Redis caching for product inventory and stock availability to reduce database load and improve read latency for catalog endpoints.
- Built Celery background tasks to handle ONDC synchronization, Typesense product tag updates, cashback processing, and WhatsApp notifications for asynchronous workflows.
- Integrated ShopClues as the first seller-side partner for ONDC Buyer-Seller communication, implementing request mapping and error-handling for partner APIs.
- Optimized PostgreSQL queries and Django ORM patterns for critical endpoints to reduce slow queries and improve API responsiveness.
- Leveraged FastAPI dependency injection, Pydantic validation, and asynchronous endpoints to enforce schema correctness and scale concurrent request handling.
- Diagnosed and resolved production incidents and post-deployment bugs affecting order and promotion flows, deploying targeted fixes and regression tests.
- Built FastAPI-based tracking APIs to expose shipment status and tracking workflows for internal services and external consumers.
- Integrated multiple 3PL partner APIs, implementing adapter layers and reliable retry logic for varied partner contracts and payloads.
- Designed Django models and implemented PostgreSQL database operations to persist shipment states and event histories.
- Leveraged Redis to cache frequent shipment lookups and reduce repeated database reads for tracking endpoints.
- Containerized development and local service execution with Docker to standardize developer environments and simplify troubleshooting.
- Established Git-based feature branching and pull request workflows to maintain code quality and coordinated releases across teams.
- Implemented REST APIs using FastAPI to support new Stargleam application features and user workflows.
- Delivered Pydantic models and validation logic to enforce API payload schemas and reduce runtime errors.
- Developed API data handling and business logic to process requests and prepare responses consumed by the frontend.
- Integrated backend endpoints with React.js frontend components, ensuring consistent data contracts and JSON formats.
- Documented APIs using Swagger conventions to accelerate frontend-backend integration and QA testing.
- Debugged runtime issues and assisted in troubleshooting request flows to improve endpoint stability during development.
Education
Achievements
- Solved 80+ LeetCode problems: Focused on Data Structures and Algorithms to strengthen problem-solving skills.
- TCS ION NQT: Secured 83.03% in the TCS iON National Qualifier Test (NQT).
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