Ajinkya Rathod

Ajinkya Rathod

Software Development Engineer

Building scalable backend systems, cloud infrastructure, and high-performance distributed solutions

About Me

I'm a Software Development Engineer with expertise in building high-performance distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and microservices. I specialize in Python (Django, FastAPI), Java (Spring Boot, Micronaut), and AWS, with a proven track record of optimizing system performance and scaling applications to handle millions of records.

My philosophy as a developer: Build with purpose, code with clarity, and teach with empathy. I enjoy exploring AWS services, mentoring junior developers, and creating educational content to help others grow. I actively contribute to Stack Overflow (135k+ reach), create technical tutorials on YouTube focusing on concurrency and distributed systems, and share knowledge through blogs and open-source projects.

Core Skills

Languages & Frameworks: Python (Django, Flask, FastAPI), Java (Spring Boot, Micronaut), JavaScript, TypeScript, Dart (Flutter)
Databases & Cache: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Hibernate, SQLAlchemy
Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EC2, S3, VPC, ELB, CloudFormation), Terraform, Docker, DataDog, Grafana, Prometheus
Additional: Kafka, OpenResty, RabbitMQ, TDD, RestAssured, Git, Maven, Gradle

Experience

Software Development Engineer

The Modern Data Company

Feb 2026 – Present

Building scalable data solutions, cloud infrastructure, and backend systems. Working with modern distributed technologies and leading technical initiatives.

Software Development Engineer

Incubyte

Jul 2022 – Jan 2026 (~3.5 years)

Architected high-performance backend systems and microservices. Reduced manual effort by 79% through JSON-driven PDF generation. Migrated Django from WSGI to ASGI (28% latency reduction). Designed fault-tolerant AWS infrastructure achieving 99.9% uptime. Mentored development pods and led performance optimization initiatives.

Featured Articles

Video Tutorials

This Is What REAL Backend Engineering Looks Like

Server-intensive backend system for robotics, focusing on path planning, async task execution, and stress resilience

Watch on YouTube

I Sent 100,000 Requests to Java β€” It Didn't Crash

Deep dive into load testing, threads, testing strategies, and performance optimization techniques

Watch on YouTube

Learn Vim from Scratch: A Step-by-Step Tutorial Series in Hindi

Complete video tutorial series learning Vim from scratch with step-by-step guidance

Watch on YouTube

Featured Projects

Autonomous Wall-Finishing Robot Backend

A server-intensive, computation-heavy backend system for autonomous wall-finishing robots. Focuses on path planning, async task execution, persistence, observability, and stress resilience.

Python Robotics Async Systems AWS

Load Testing & Concurrency Demo

Comprehensive demonstration of concurrency patterns, virtual threads, I/O bottleneck optimization, and testing strategies for high-performance systems.

Java Testing Concurrency Performance

React Konva Image Editor

Frontend-only image editor built with React and Konva.js. Upload images, perform freeform crop/selection, and download merged results. No backend required. Responsive design for desktop and mobile. Got 8k requests in 12 hours when expecting 50β€”users loved the simplicity.

React Konva.js Frontend UI/UX

Let's Connect

I'm always interested in connecting with fellow engineers and discussing distributed systems, cloud architecture, and performance optimization. Feel free to reach out through any of these channels.

Connect with me on any platform to chat about tech, collaborate on projects, or just say hello!