Parikshit Sharma
Senior Software Engineer at Backpack Payments
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolParikshit Sharma is a Senior Software Engineer based in Los Angeles with a strong track record of building reliable, scalable distributed systems across fintech and cloud platforms. Over the past several years he has driven production initiatives that turned data into capital—helping generate $100M ARR and enabling a $440M lift in loan originations—while automating operational toil with self-healing checks and workflow automation. He blends backend API, database design, and frontend integration experience with infrastructure-as-code and Kubernetes-oriented tooling to reduce manual ops and accelerate partner onboarding. Notable strengths include designing compliance and document automation portals that cut operational effort by 40% and architecting features that expanded addressable markets to sole proprietors. He holds an MS in Computer Science and quietly pairs pragmatic engineering with a focus on operational resilience and autonomous reliability.
6 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Computer Science at Vellore Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at University of DaytonProgramming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
19BCS4520/DSA-JAVA-L-1
Feb 2021 - May 2022
Contributions:36 commits, 35 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
19BCS4520/Python
Mar 2021 - Apr 2022
Python is often used as a support language for software developers, for build control and management, testing, and in many other ways.
Contributions:1 PR, 15 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 1 month
pythontestingfor-developersrefactoringlanguage-support
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