Debraj Paul

Senior Platform / Backend Engineer with 10+ years of experience designing, building and operating distributed backend systems and scalable cloud solutions. Strong expertise in Node.js, TypeScript and AWS‑native architectures, with hands‑on experience in microservices, event‑driven systems and cloud infrastructure. Delivered reliable, high‑performance platforms at Warner Bros. Discovery, Swiggy Dineout and fintech startups, driving measurable improvements in performance, scale and business outcomes.

Motif Platform

Owned and developed Node.js/TypeScript microservices for a global multi‑brand content platform. Designed a loosely coupled microservices architecture, standardised REST and GraphQL APIs and delivered a GraphQL Backend‑for‑Frontend (BFF) for Food Network. Architected AWS‑native infrastructure with Lambda, ECS, SQS and SNS, and integrated OneTrust to enable GDPR/CCPA compliance.

Motif Platform screenshot

Food Network

Food Network screenshot

Designed and operated a GraphQL Backend‑for‑Frontend (BFF) and serverless microservices delivering recipes and video content at global scale. Applied test‑driven development and continuous delivery to ensure resilient, secure APIs and an excellent user experience.

Dineout

Dineout platform screenshot

Built a high‑throughput integration platform connecting 10+ POS systems using Kafka and Redis. Reduced transaction latency by ~50% and delivered customer segmentation and marketing pipelines that increased user conversions by ~25% and reduced bounce rates by ~15%, contributing to ~25% annual revenue growth.

P2P Lending (Pinbee)

Pinbee lending app screenshot

Delivered a P2P lending platform with e‑money integration, OCR and facial recognition for KYC and an NLP‑based credit scoring engine. Achieved 95% automation, improved loan approval accuracy by ~25%, reduced processing time by ~50% and decreased communication errors by ~90%, leading to higher customer satisfaction.

Bus Portal (A-GDS)

A-GDS bus portal screenshot

Developed a unified booking portal with Redis TTL caching and efficient API data aggregation. Implemented microservices with MongoDB, Elasticsearch and comprehensive automated testing to improve reliability and maintainability.

Skills

Languages & Runtime: TypeScript, Node.js, Java, Go
Frameworks & APIs: Express.js, custom Node.js frameworks, Spring Boot, Gin, GraphQL (BFF)
Cloud & DevOps: AWS (Lambda, ECS, SQS, SNS, S3, IAM, DynamoDB, RDS), Docker, Jenkins, IaC (CloudFormation/CDK)
Data Stores: MongoDB, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch
Architecture: Microservices, Event‑Driven Systems, Backend‑for‑Frontend (BFF), REST, GraphQL, gRPC, TDD
Security & Compliance: JWT, OAuth, AWS IAM, WAF, GDPR/CCPA, OneTrust
Observability & Testing: OpenTelemetry, CloudWatch, Jest, Mocha, JUnit

Education

Master of Computer Application, Tezpur University, Assam, India – 2015
Bachelor of Computer Application, Gauhati University, Assam, India – 2012