# Abhijit P. > Senior Backend Engineer | Architecting Distributed Systems & Event-Driven Platforms Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/abhijitp I’m a backend engineer specializing in high-scale identity, authentication, and event-driven platforms — building systems that power critical business functions for millions of users worldwide. Over the past 7+ years, I’ve architected microservice platforms, real-time data pipelines, and core APIs that reduced latency by 400%, accelerated privacy request processing from 30 days to 5 minutes, and increased annual revenue by over $1M. I lead architecture decisions across teams, mentor engineers, and focus on designing platforms that scale 10x traffic with zero downtime and scale seamlessly across multi-region AWS deployments. I thrive where performance, security, and reliability meet strategic business outcomes — and where engineering directly shapes the company’s future ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Rivian Jan 2021 – Present | Palo Alto, California, United States • Led architecture and delivery of scalable backend API platform for Rivian's identity management system, reducing response time by 400%. • Automated data privacy platform reduced request handling time from 30 days to under 5 minutes. • Developed multi-factor authentication system for enhanced security and compliance with industry standards. ### Software Engineer @ CARFAX Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | United States • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and implement a universal authentication process, resulting in a $1M/year revenue increase. • Engineered a process to synchronize users' communication preferences, boosting lead generation by 25%. • Developed a batch job using Auth0, AWS Kinesis Firehose, and Lambda to export social users to AWS S3 for valuable insights. ### Software Engineer, Intern @ Nok Nok Labs Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area • Re-engineered a single tenant web app into a multi-tenant solution using AWS services, resulting in a 40% decrease in instance creation time. • Developed a user-friendly interface to streamline authentication configuration, improving user experience. • Overhauled a web application by adding new features and improving latency, enhancing customer satisfaction and usage. ## Education ### Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Systems Engineering Northeastern University Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 ### Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electronics and Communications Engineering Gujarat University Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/abi04 --- Source: https://flows.cv/abhijitp JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/abhijitp/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22