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RAHUL PODUGU.

Software Engineer · Backend & Distributed Systems

I design calm, reliable systems.

From payment rails to AI analytics, I focus on predictable latency, clear observability, and architectures teams can trust.

Bridging AI, data, and platforms.

Turning research, infrastructure, and product constraints into resilient systems that stay calm under load.

About

How I build calm in complex systems

Systems engineer, strategist, and teammate focused on making backend platforms feel reliable, no matter how much chaos is happening behind the curtain.
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This portfolio is the map of a builder who chases quiet confidence. I am drawn to messy systems, not for the chaos, but for the chance to trace the signal inside the noise and leave teams with something sturdier than before.
I grew up in India sketching circuits in notebooks and searching for patterns in every puzzle I could find. Graduate study at UMBC pulled that curiosity into distributed systems, cloud primitives, and applied machine intelligence. Each project here is a chapter from that move across continents, disciplines, and perspectives.
Today, at Aztra, I steward payment and analytics platforms that run around the clock. The work blends patient systems thinking with collaborative rituals, pairing with product partners, mentoring teammates, and stringing together architectures that keep trust intact even under stress.
Away from delivery sprints, I write, share what I learn, and keep experimenting with open source ideas that stretch my point of view. The story is still being written, and I am always searching for the next frontier where thoughtful engineering can create calm for the people who rely on it.

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Experience

Roles that shaped my systems thinking — from fintech payments to AI research and large-scale distributed platforms.

Aztra

Software Engineer II · Aztra

Aug 2024 – Present · Remote

Within Aztra's AI analytics platform I stitch together Spring services, event streams, and observability loops so investigations flow as smoothly as payments. The mission is simple: make complex systems feel calm for the people who depend on them.

Theme: payment rails that never flinch
Focus: LangChain, Claude, and human-guided automation
Skills & Technologies
JavaSpring BootAWSKafkaAI/MLMicroservices

UMBC

Software Engineer & Research Assistant · UMBC

September 2022 – November 2023 · Baltimore, MD

At UMBC I balanced academic rigor with production pragmatism, shaping real-time dashboards, Kubernetes clusters, and security patterns that gave research teams a live view of their data without sacrificing compliance.

Craft: Angular Universal storytelling
Backbone: GraphQL, Node, and carefully tuned caches
Skills & Technologies
AngularNode.jsGraphQLKubernetesJWTRBAC

UST

Software Development Engineer · UST

August 2021 – June 2022 · Bangalore, India

UST introduced me to the choreography of payment workflows and the discipline of microservice design. I guided teams through daily rituals, rewired legacy pathways, and learned how resilient design keeps warehouses and ledgers aligned.

Engineering lens: asynchronous messaging and resilient microservices
Focus: saga patterns and graceful recovery
Skills & Technologies
JavaKafkaMicroservicesScrumREST APIsSaga Pattern

Fidelity National Financial

Software Engineer Intern · Fidelity National Financial

April 2021 – August 2021 · Bangalore, India

My industry story began with automation work in insurance. I tuned ETL flows, traced memory leaks, and discovered how thoughtful scripting clears the runway for teams handling sensitive client journeys.

Focus: data pipelines built for trust
Takeaway: automation as a force multiplier
Skills & Technologies
JavaETLJenkinsDockerOracleRedshift
Recent Builds

Systems I'm excited to have shipped

Distributed rails, real-time engines, and AI copilots that keep teams calm when the load spikes.

  • FinSight AI

    FinSight AI

    An AWS-native RAG engine combining FastAPI, LlamaIndex, and OpenSearch Serverless to surface real-time risk signals from payment regulations and fraud narratives.

    AWSRAGLLMSageMaker
    View Repository
  • Decentralized File Sharing System

    Decentralized File Sharing System

    Peer-to-peer file sharing with RSA/AES encryption and a distributed hash table so neighbors can discover each other quickly and securely.

    JavaPeer to PeerEncryption
    View Repository
  • AI Customer Support Chatbot

    AI Customer Support Chatbot

    An AI assistant on Azure with custom NLP pipelines that handles 1,000+ daily incidents through contextual, multi-turn conversations.

    AINLPAzure
    View Repository
  • Distributed Cache System

    Distributed Cache System

    A Redis-backed distributed cache with consistent hashing that keeps services responsive even as nodes ebb and flow across the cluster.

    RedisDistributedCache
    View Repository
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Technical Orbit

A systems-first toolkit honed across payment platforms, real-time analytics, and AI-assisted customer experiences.

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Let's talk

15 min intro call
Available for opportunities

Let's worktogether

Have a project in mind? I'd love to hear about it. Let's create something exceptional together.

RAHULPODUGU2@GMAIL.COM