Lakshay Kapoor

Full Stack Engineer

Engineering scalable systems
from architecture to deployment.

Next.jsNode.jsPostgreSQLAWSReact NativeFastAPI

Independent
Engineering Studio

I partner with startups and product teams to design scalable backend systems, performant frontend interfaces, and reliable deployment pipelines. Every project is treated as a system — not just a feature.

Featured Work

Project 01

Distributed Payment Gateway

End-to-end payment processing system handling 50K+ daily transactions with sub-200ms latency.

99.97% uptime · 40% latency reduction

Node.jsPostgreSQLRedisAWS LambdaSQS
Project 02

Real-Time Analytics Platform

Event-driven analytics dashboard processing millions of data points with live streaming updates.

3M+ events/day · Real-time processing

ReactFastAPIClickHouseKafkaWebSocket
Project 03

Multi-Tenant SaaS Platform

Scalable multi-tenant architecture serving 200+ organizations with isolated data and custom configurations.

200+ tenants · 60% cost reduction

Next.jsNode.jsPostgreSQLDockerTerraform

Engineering Process

0101

Discovery & System Design

Understanding business requirements, defining system boundaries, and mapping data flows.

0202

Architecture & Planning

Designing scalable architecture, selecting the right tools, and creating implementation roadmaps.

0303

Implementation & Optimization

Writing clean, tested code with performance profiling and iterative refinement.

0404

Deployment & Scaling

CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and infrastructure automation for reliable delivery.

Experience

TechCorp

Senior Full Stack Engineer

2022 — Present

  • ·Reduced API latency by 40% through query optimization and caching layers
  • ·Designed microservice architecture serving 1M+ daily active users
  • ·Implemented CI/CD pipelines reducing deployment time by 65%

ScaleUp Inc.

Full Stack Engineer

2020 — 2022

  • ·Migrated legacy monolith to scalable microservices infrastructure
  • ·Built real-time notification system handling 500K+ events daily
  • ·Reduced infrastructure costs by 35% through resource optimization

StartupLab

Software Engineer

2018 — 2020

  • ·Developed core product features from zero to 50K users
  • ·Designed and implemented RESTful APIs consumed by web and mobile clients
  • ·Established testing practices achieving 85% code coverage

Building systems that scale.