I’m a Senior Software Engineer (SDE-3) at Wayfair with 6+ years of experience building large-scale, cloud-native backend systems. I work extensively with Java, Spring Boot, Kafka Streams, Elasticsearch, Aerospike, and GCP, handling high-throughput, low-latency systems processing millions of events daily. I have hands-on experience designing and reviewing real-world system designs, distributed architectures, and production-grade microservices. I regularly mentor engineers and help candidates prepare for backend, system design, and senior-level interviews (SDE-2 / SDE-3). On Topmate, I offer mock interviews, system design deep dives, resume reviews, and interview strategy sessions, focused on practical, industry-relevant feedback—not textbook answers.