Keerthan NandigamaSoftware Development Engineer II building scalable backend systems on AWS and customer-focused products.
At Amazon, I architect and ship backend services into production using AWS and internal cloud tooling to deliver direct value to customers. Backed by 5+ years of industry experience across Amazon, CARS24, and NeoGrowth, an M.S. in Computer Engineering from Stony Brook University, and a B.Tech in CSE from NIT Durgapur.
Software Dev Engineer II
Building and operating backend systems on AWS and internal infrastructure, shipping reliable production software that adds direct value to customers.
Shipping high-availability backend services at Amazon from system design through production telemetry.
Optimized a business-critical workflow at CARS24 and scaled a unified platform across 4 countries.
Consistent top performer across backend, web, and mobile engineering.
Work Experience
Software Development Engineer II (SDE II)
Architecting, building, and operating backend distributed systems on AWS that deliver direct value to customers in production.
- Design, develop, and ship resilient backend services to production using AWS cloud infrastructure and Amazon internal engineering tools.
- Own the end-to-end service lifecycle from technical design and API architecture to automated CI/CD pipelines, telemetry, and operational excellence.
- Collaborate across teams to turn complex customer requirements into reliable, low-latency backend workflows at scale.
Software Engineer
Drove high-impact mobile and web engineering across 4 international markets, earning 3 company-wide engineering awards.
- Engineered a ~40% performance improvement on a business-critical workflow screen, earning the 'Innovator of the Month' award (Jan 2023).
- Architected and launched a unified multi-geography internal application across 4 countries (India, UAE, Indonesia, and Thailand), winning 'Best Coder of the Month' (Sep 2022).
- Recognized as 'Rookie of the Quarter - Tech' for rapid ramp-up and immediate impact on core transaction flows.
Software Development Engineer I
Owned frontend architecture, deployment, and maintenance of the flagship DiGibizz FinTech merchant platform.
- Spearheaded end-to-end frontend development, CI/CD deployment, and production reliability for the 'DiGibizz' product.
- Awarded 'Employee of the Month' (Mar 2021), becoming the youngest engineer in company history to receive the honor.
Software Engineer Intern
Shipped full-stack product features across a fast-moving startup stack during Master's studies at Stony Brook.
Software Engineering Mentor
Mentored engineers on production-quality code, data structures, and practical problem solving.
React Native Developer Intern
Built and shipped cross-platform React Native features in a production e-commerce mobile app.
React Native Developer Intern
Delivered responsive React Native UI screens and state management in a high-tempo sprint.
Android Developer Intern
Built native Android features and delivered a complete mobile application project.
Recognition & Highlights
Innovator of the Month
CARS24
Awarded for profiling, re-architecting, and optimizing a business-critical workflow screen, improving render and interaction performance by ~40% in production.
Best Coder of the Month
CARS24
Awarded for designing a clean, extensible multi-geography configuration system supporting 4 countries from a single unified codebase while enforcing strict architectural standards.
Rookie of the Quarter - Tech
CARS24
Recognized across the engineering organization for rapid onboarding and immediate high-leverage contributions to core revenue-critical applications.
Employee of the Month
NeoGrowth Credit Pvt. Ltd.
Owned end-to-end frontend development, deployment, and production reliability for the flagship 'DiGibizz' platform, becoming the youngest engineer at the company to win the award.
Skills & Tech Stack
Backend, Cloud & Distributed Systems
High-availability services & AWS infrastructure
Languages & Core
Type-safe & systems programming
Engineering Practices & Operations
Shipping & operating software in production
Web & Mobile Platforms
End-to-end client & cross-platform engineering
About Me
I'm Keerthan Nandigama, a Software Development Engineer II (SDE II) at Amazon in Seattle, WA. With 5+ years of industry experience, an M.S. in Computer Engineering from Stony Brook University, and a B.Tech in Computer Science from NIT Durgapur, I specialize in building reliable software systems that add tangible value for customers.
At Amazon, my work centers on backend systems built with AWS and internal cloud infrastructure, taking services from architecture and implementation all the way to production deployment and operational monitoring. Earlier in my career at CARS24 and NeoGrowth, I led cross-functional web and mobile initiatives, cutting critical workflow latency by ~40% and shipping applications across India, UAE, Indonesia, and Thailand.
Backend Systems & AWS at Scale
Designing, building, and operating resilient backend services at Amazon using AWS and internal cloud tooling to solve real customer problems.
End-to-End Product Engineering
Capable of owning the entire stack, from distributed backend APIs in Java and TypeScript to high-performing web and mobile applications.
Customer-Obsessed Execution
Focused on shipping production software that delivers measurable business value: cutting latency by ~40%, scaling across 4 countries, and maintaining high availability.
Education
Master of Science in Computer Engineering
Graduate coursework and research focused on distributed systems, cloud computing, machine learning, and scalable software architecture.
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering
Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, data structures, operating systems, database management, and full-stack software engineering.
Get in Touch
Let's build something high-impact.
Open to discussing senior and SDE II+ roles, architectural challenges, and engineering opportunities.