Surya Thakur

I’m a Senior Software Engineer focused on building high-performance, cloud-native, distributed systems that operate reliably at scale. I specialize in taking products from 0 → 1 and evolving them into production-grade platforms used by millions of users.

Over the past 6+ years, I’ve owned and delivered critical engineering initiatives at GoDaddy, Probo, and Merkle, working across platform engineering, payments, onboarding systems, real-time communication, data pipelines, and DevOps automation. My work sits at the intersection of architecture, product thinking, and execution, turning complex requirements into scalable systems with measurable impact.

I’ve built and optimised systems serving 20M+ users and handling 1M+ requests per minute, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and observability using Elastic Stack, Prometheus, and Grafana. I believe what you can’t observe, you can’t scale.

Beyond coding, I take ownership of outcomes, not just tasks. I’ve led teams, mentored junior engineers, driven design decisions, and partnered closely with product and business stakeholders to deliver customer-first solutions. I thrive in environments that value:

• Leadership & Ownership —> end-to-end accountability from idea to production

• Customer Obsession —> building systems that solve real user pain at scale

• Speed with Quality —> fast iterations, early feedback loops, and rapid learning

• Incredibly High Standards —> clean architecture, strong reviews, and maintainable systems

• Success-First Mindset —> prioritising impact over activity

My core stack includes Go, Node.js, (Nest and Express) React, TypeScript, and AWS, with strong experience in microservices, event-driven systems, distributed architecture, CI/CD, Docker, and Kubernetes.

I also mentor engineers through IIT Delhi’s mentorship program and Topmate, helping developers grow in system design, full-stack engineering, and career progression, because strong teams build strong systems.

I’m excited about solving hard scalability problems, building platforms that empower other engineers, and working on products that operate at massive scale.