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Ashwin
Gopalsamy

Product engineer, blogger, and open-source contributor with expertise in building distributed systems.
SWE | Available to Relocate, Currently Remote | linkedin.com/in/ashwingopalsamy | ashwingopalsamy.in

Work Experience

VISA

May 2025 - Present
Staff Software Engineer
  • At VISA, I work on Pismo; a modern, cloud-native platform powering banks and fintechs across the globe with scalable, secure financial infrastructure.
  • Contributing to the platform thats safeguarding substantially high-volume system interactions with real-time decisioning and reliability at scale.
  • Immersing in VISA's global-grade engineering practices, while aligning early efforts toward platform integrity, modularity, and long-term resilience.

Solaris SE

Jun 2022 - May 2025
Professional Engineer | Present
  • Pioneering end-to-end development of 'Savings Account' product, taking over complete responsibility, translating it into significant revenue and a tangible impact on the company's overall growth.
  • Owning comprehensive lifecycle of ‘Credit Card' product, from initial design to post-release support, fostering collaboration with internal teams, guilds and product owners to meet high-quality standards.
  • Architecting, designing & implementing cloud-native, event-sourced, microservices systems in our Core-Banking Unit, ensuring resilience, scalability and distributed functionality.
  • Contributing to On-Call Rotations, demonstrating a commitment to excellence by taking ownership of product builds, clear documentations, and adherence to best practices in a fast-paced, agile environment.
  • Owning Accounts Domain that houses the critical services that serve the core base of our bank.

Hexaware Technologies

Jun 2021 - Jun 2022
Associate Software Engineer | 13 months
  • Worked on the development of enterprise-level distributed applications on the cloud, specifically for an internal ground-up Cloud HRMS Project.

Internships

Microsoft

Intern | 4 months
  • Engaged in the development of an open-source project over a 4-month span, utilising Microsoft Azure Cloud, Power BI, and GitHub, as a key participant in Microsoft's FutureReadyTalent Internship Program.

Skills

Strong Distributed Systems, Microservices and System Design Knowledge
Backend Engineering
Golang ( Go Programming ), Python, JavaScript.
Cloud Native Architecture
AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Grafana, Prometheus, Jira, Concourse
Database & Stuff
PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Kafka, DynamoDB, gRPC, REST, Linux, Confluence

Education

Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology (Affiliated to Anna Univ.)

Aug 2017 - Mar 2021
B.Tech Information Technology
  • Ranked as #1 Coder in Skillrack Coding Competition continuously for 10 weeks. (Language: C++, Java)
  • Revitalized Google Developer Student Club & HiCET Developer Club. Handled multiple roles with enthusiasm and co-ordination within teams.
  • A recognised notable alumni of 2021 B.Tech IT Batch.

Certifications

  • AWS Certified - Solutions Architect Associate
  • AWS Certified - Cloud Practitioner
  • Microsoft Certified - Azure Fundamentals
  • Microsoft Certified - Azure Data Fundamentals
  • Microsoft Certified - Azure A.I Fundamentals

Languages

English
Full Professional Proficiency
Deutsch / German
Full Professional Proficiency