Yogendra Mohan

Senior Software Engineer
Bengaluru, IN.

About

Highly accomplished Senior Software Engineer with a proven track record in designing, developing, and optimizing high-performance, scalable, and secure distributed systems. Expert in real-time data processing, microservices architecture, and cloud infrastructure, driving significant improvements in system reliability, operational efficiency, and cost savings. Eager to leverage strong problem-solving skills and a deep understanding of complex systems to lead innovative projects in a dynamic tech environment.

Work

Gameskraft
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Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Summary

Developed and optimized high-performance microservices and real-time data pipelines, driving significant improvements in system efficiency, fraud detection, and operational reliability for a high-traffic gaming platform.

Highlights

Engineered a high-performance Go microservice for rummy card formation, powering 60-70K peak RPM and serving millions of daily requests with low latency through optimized concurrency and data structures.

Developed a centralized analytics engine, cutting post-game dashboard latency by 60%, and engineered a fraud detection system, improving detection accuracy by 55% through signal-based gameplay pattern analysis.

Owned and optimized Flink cluster operations, ensuring 99.9% uptime, scaling resources efficiently, and reducing setup time from 2-3 hours to 15 minutes via automated TaskManager provisioning.

Engineered direct S3 → Flink → Elasticsearch/Kafka pipelines, reducing daily profile syncs for 8M users by 50% (from 8-10 hrs to 4-5 hrs), saving $14.6K annually and eliminating redundant services with zero downtime.

Owned and operated an end-to-end Node.js event-driven rule engine, migrating consumption from Kinesis to Kafka, and enabling a 20% acquisition rate increase through targeted marketing campaigns via event filtering and enrichment.

Gameskraft
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Senior Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Summary

Leading critical initiatives in service security and operational efficiency, building robust systems that enhance platform reliability and streamline deployment processes.

Highlights

Built a multi-API key rotation system with IP whitelisting and WAF rules, delivering a 2-layer DDoS defense that eliminated SPOF risks and enabled a zero-downtime migration of 100% Service traffic.

Standardized operations by integrating Vault-based secrets across 8+ Flink jobs and services, reducing deployment time by 40% through a unified Lambda pipeline.

Delivered comprehensive knowledge transfer and support, enabling 5+ teams to rapidly adopt new operational tooling within one month.

Gameskraft
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Software Engineer - Intern

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Summary

Contributed to the LiveOps platform by optimizing real-time data processing and monitoring systems to enhance operational efficiency and reduce incident response times.

Highlights

Owned and operated a Flink job processing real-time aggregated and raw data into Elasticsearch to support critical operational metrics (Add Cash, GST monitoring, downtime events).

Consolidated 95% of core watchers, significantly reducing monitoring noise while preserving visibility and improving operational efficiency.

Increased alert fidelity by introducing multi-level thresholds and embedding historical context to reduce false positives and speed incident triage.

Education

Indian Institute of Information Technology Kota
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Bachelor of Technology

Computer Science and Engineering

Grade: GPA: 7.8

Awards

Rated Expert on Codeforces

Awarded By

Codeforces

Achieved a Peek Rating of 1646, demonstrating advanced problem-solving and algorithmic skills in competitive programming.

Rated 5 Star on Codechef

Awarded By

Codechef

Achieved a Peek Rating of 2003, showcasing exceptional performance and expertise in competitive programming challenges.

Global Rank Under 1000 in Google Kickstart Round G

Awarded By

Google Kickstart

Secured a top-tier global rank, highlighting strong analytical and coding abilities in a highly competitive international programming contest.

Global Rank 92 in CodeChef Starters 24

Awarded By

CodeChef

Achieved a high global rank, demonstrating superior problem-solving efficiency and technical proficiency in a major coding competition.

Skills

Programming Languages

Go, Java, JavaScript.

Frameworks & Technologies

Express.js, GO-Gin, Kafka, Kinesis, Flink, Zookeeper, Elasticsearch, Node.js, Git, AWS.

Databases

MongoDB, Elasticsearch.