Aadil Najar

Senior Python Engineer

Srinagar, India

Summary

Senior Backend Engineer with 5+ years of experience designing and scaling
high-availability backend systems, data pipelines, and distributed architectures. Strong expertise in Python,
Django, system design, and data engineering, with hands-on experience building real-time processing pipelines,
notification systems, and analytics platforms used at scale. Proven track record of performance optimization,
cost reduction, and production reliability. Comfortable owning systems end-to-end, from architecture and
development to deployment, monitoring, and optimization

Languages:

English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Urdu

Favorite Python Packages:

Python, Django, FastAPI, Django REST Framework, REST & GraphQL APIs, Numpy, Pandas

Experience

Applied Informatics Inc                                                                                                       Srinagar, India
Software Engineer                                                                                                             Feb 2022 - Present
◦ Architected high-performance REST APIs handling 100K+ daily requests with 99.9% uptime, focusing
on scalability, fault tolerance, and clean service boundaries.
◦ Designed and scaled a cross-platform push notification system using APNS and Firebase Cloud
Messaging, achieving 99.9% delivery success for real-time and aggregated notifications.
◦ Served as Pod Lead for a cross-functional engineering team, owning end-to-end delivery of backend
features and data pipelines, while leading engineers through design, development, code reviews, and
production releases with a strong focus on technical decision-making, code quality, and on-time delivery.
◦ Built a real-time streaming analytics pipeline using Apache Kafka, processing 50GB+ data daily.
◦ Implemented background task orchestration using Celery and Redis for alerts, monitoring, and data
processing.
◦ Optimized SQL queries and database operations, resulting in a 40% performance boost in data retrieval
and application response times.
◦ Implemented a process monitoring system with automated email alerts and analytical capabilities,
improving system observability.

 

Fedwin Technologies                                                                                                   Remote
Software Engineer                                                                                                          Apr 2020 - Feb 2022
◦ Developed and maintained full-stack web applications using Python, Django, JavaScript, and modern
frontend frameworks.
◦ Built RESTful APIs, implemented authentication, and integrated third-party services to support scalable
backend systems.
◦ Worked on server deployment, configuration, and maintenance, gaining hands-on experience with
production environments and release workflows.•

 

Inwoin Technologies                                                                                                         Gurgaon, India
Software Engineer Intern                                                                                                     Jan 2020 - Apr 2020
◦ Assisted in developing full-stack web applications using Python, Django, and JavaScript.
◦ Gained practical exposure to server management, deployments, and debugging production issues.

Skills

Backend Development, Celery, Django, Django REST Framework, Docker, FastAPI, GraphQL, JavaScript, Kafka, Linux, MySQL, PostgreSQL, ReactJS, Redis