# Puja Vempati

> Technical Lead | Senior Software Engineer (SDE) | Distributed Systems & Platform Engineering

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/pujavempati

Hands-on Technical Lead with 8+ years of experience building and scaling distributed systems and platform services. I’ve owned end-to-end delivery of complex initiatives from design and implementation to launch, driving cross-functional execution, managing dependencies, and ensuring reliable production systems.

My background is in backend and platform engineering, with experience in event-driven architectures, microservices, APIs, and reliability engineering. As a tech lead, I stay close to the code while leading design reviews, roadmap execution, incident management, and operational readiness.

Tech Stack
Languages & Frameworks: Python (FastAPI, Flask, Django), PHP (Symfony), JavaScript (React, Backbone.js)
Distributed Systems & Messaging: Apache Kafka, Event-driven architectures, Microservices, REST APIs, System integration
Databases: PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, Relational data modeling, Query optimization
Cloud & DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Helm, GCP
Observability & Reliability: Datadog, Grafana, ElasticSearch, Kibana

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Wayfair
Jan 2019 – Present | United States

### Software Engineer @ Wayfair
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | United States

### Engineering Intern @ Wayfair
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | United States

### SQL Developer @ Indiana Business Research Center
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | United States

### System Engineer @ Tata Consultancy Services
Jan 2011 – Jan 2014


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Indiana University Indianapolis
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/puja-vempati-773b476b

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Last updated: 2026-03-22