Smit Pativala

Software Engineer

3+ yrs exp 87 · Excellent

About

A Software Engineer focused on backend development with Node.js and Java/Spring Boot. Delivered 15+ backend features at Crest Data and 10+ production features for Google SecOps, including 85% faster deployments and 54% higher API throughput. Personal projects explore distributed systems with Kafka, Saga orchestration, transactional outbox, and multi-tenant architectures.

Skills & Expertise (34)

Typescript Advanced

8.5/10

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React.js Advanced

8.5/10

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JavaScript Advanced

8.0/10

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Git Advanced

8.0/10

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REST APIs Advanced

8.0/10

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Angular Advanced

8.0/10

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Express Advanced

8.0/10

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MongoDb Intermediate

7.5/10

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Docker Intermediate

7.5/10

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Java Advanced

7.5/10

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Spring Boot Intermediate

7.0/10

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REDUX Intermediate

7.0/10

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Postgresql Intermediate

7.0/10

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Redis Intermediate

7.0/10

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SQL Intermediate

7.0/10

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Python Intermediate

6.5/10

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Microservices Intermediate

6.5/10

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System Design Intermediate

6.0/10

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Vault Intermediate

6.0/10

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Keycloak Intermediate

6.0/10

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Distributed Systems Intermediate

5.5/10

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Apache Kafka Intermediate

5.5/10

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FastAPI Intermediate

5.0/10

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Celery Intermediate

5.0/10

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AsyncIO Intermediate

5.0/10

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Prometheus Intermediate

5.0/10

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SQLite Intermediate

5.0/10

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C++ Intermediate

4.5/10

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PGvector Intermediate

4.0/10

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GitLab CI AWS (IAM AWS (S3 AWS (EC2 NodeJS

Work Experience

Software Engineer

Lifemaan

Jun 2026 - Present

Built REST APIs and backend modules using Java, Spring Boot, and Spring Data MongoDB and developed Angular-based UI features for patient and clinical workflows in a Healthcare Information Management System (HIMS). Designed and developed Laboratory and Radiology workflows across 7 modules, enabling hospitals to manage requests and coordination with both in-house and external entities. Migrated a single-timezone application to support multiple time zones, enabling the system to handle registrations and workflows across different geographic regions.

Contract Engineer (xWF)

Google

Sep 2025 - May 2026

Delivered 10+ production features for Google SecOps UDM Search and dashboards using Angular/TypeScript, building YARA-L search workflows and optimizing large-result rendering for security analysts. Resolved 8+ high-priority production defects across SecOps dashboards and search workflows, improving reliability for security analysts.

Software Engineer

Crest Data

Dec 2023 - May 2026

Shipped 15+ backend features and REST APIs in Node.js/Express including LLM-integrated workflows, and resolved 10+ critical production issues across cross-functional product teams. Increased API throughput 54% under 500 concurrent requests through Redis cache-aside caching, MongoDB indexing and query optimization; deployed Replica Sets for automatic failover and high availability. Migrated a business-critical application from a legacy stack to React and TypeScript in 2.5 months, improving type safety and maintainability. Cut deployment time from 20 minutes to under 3 minutes by automating GitLab CI/CD pipelines; integrated Keycloak for authentication and Vault for secrets management.