Senior Backend Engineer with 7+ years of experience building scalable, distributed systems across SaaS, eCommerce, and IoT domains. Currently crafting data-intensive solutions at HelloFresh in Berlin. I specialize in designing robust backend architectures, optimizing data pipelines, and solving complex distributed systems challenges.

• 🔭 Currently working on data architecture and real-time streaming systems at HelloFresh
• 🌱 Exploring AI/ML infrastructure and system design at scale
• 🎓 Master's in Information Technology from IIIT Bangalore
• 📍 Based in Berlin, Germany (relocated from India in 2023)
• 🎯 Open to Senior Software Engineer and Data Engineering roles

• Building scalable data architectures using Go, Python, and Apache Flink
• Designing and implementing distributed systems for real-time data processing
• Working with modern cloud infrastructure and microservices

• Developed backend services and data pipelines in Berlin's logistics sector
• Implemented hybrid work solutions for distributed teams

• Built data engineering solutions using Python, Kotlin, Airflow, AWS, and Snowflake
• Implemented real-time data processing with Kafka, Apache Flink, and Lambda
• Designed ETL pipelines with Fivetran, Looker, PostgreSQL, and MySQL
• Developed backend services using Django and Spring Boot

• API development for Freshdesk using AWS, MySQL, and Redis
• Contributed to scaling backend infrastructure

Previous roles: Senior Software Engineer @ Cisco, Accenture | Full experience on LinkedIn

🎓 Master of Technology (M.Tech) in Information Technology
📍 International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIIT-B) | 2017 - 2019

🎓 Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)
📍 Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya | 2012 - 2016

• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform - Udemy (2024)
• Apache Flink: Batch Mode Data Engineering - LinkedIn Learning (2023)
• 17+ certifications in cloud, data engineering, and backend development

• Multi-modal Associative Storage and Retrieval Using Hopfield Auto-associative Memory Network
  Published in Springer (2019) | View Publication

• A Layered Architecture for Fog Computing for an Effective Real Time Data Processing
  International Journal of Computer Applications | View Publication

• 🏅 ACM-ICPC Regional - Secured 41st Rank at IIT Kharagpur (2015)
• 🎖️ Special Mention - Inclusive STEM Hackathon, IIIT Bangalore (2018)
• 💼 Successfully relocated from India to Germany and integrated into Berlin's tech ecosystem
• 🌍 Built products impacting global eCommerce, logistics, and food-tech industries

type Engineer struct {
    Name           string
    Role           string
    Interests      []string
    CurrentFocus   []string
    AskMeAbout     []string
}

func main() {
    me := Engineer{
        Name: "Prasun Joshi",
        Role: "Senior Backend & Data Engineer",
        Interests: []string{
            "Distributed Systems",
            "Data Engineering",
            "System Design",
            "Real-time Streaming",
            "Cloud Architecture",
        },
        CurrentFocus: []string{
            "Building scalable data pipelines",
            "Optimizing backend performance",
            "Learning AI/ML infrastructure",
            "Exploring Berlin's tech community",
        },
        AskMeAbout: []string{
            "Backend architecture",
            "Data engineering patterns",
            "Moving to Germany as a SWE",
            "Apache Kafka & Flink",
            "System design interviews",
        },
    }
}

• 🧗‍♂️ Hiking and exploring European landscapes
• 🎾 Playing badminton
• ✈️ Traveling across Europe and Asia
• 📚 Learning and building new tech hobbies
• 🌱 Contributing to open source and tech communities