Gourav Prasad
Software Development Engineer II
F5 Networks
Hyderabad, India
+91 95504 37931
Software Engineer with 4.5+ years of experience building scalable backend and distributed systems using Go, with expertise in microservices, databases, messaging systems, and blockchain infrastructure.
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Technical Skills
Languages
Golang
Javascript
Python
Backend & Distributed
gRPC
REST API
Apache Kafka
Protocol Buffers
Raft Consensus
Microservices
Databases & Storage
PostgreSQL
Redis
BadgerDB
LevelDB
GORM
Frameworks & Testing
Gin
Ginkgo
Gomega
Mockery
Infra, Security & Systems
Docker
Kubernetes
F5OS
Hyperledger Fabric
CVE Remediation
Education
Bachelor of Technology
Electronics & Communication Engineering
National Institute of Technology Sikkim
Aug. 2018 – May 2022 • Ravangla, Sikkim
Systems & Backend Engineering
Specializing in building high-throughput distributed systems, microservices architectures, fault-tolerant consensus mechanisms, database performance tuning, and low-latency financial infrastructure using Go.
Professional Experience
Software Development Engineer II
F5 Networks • Hyderabad, India
- Developed the alerts and alarms feature for the upcoming sGen device, enabling timely detection and notification of critical system events.
- Developed diagnostic tasks for rSeries and sGen devices to identify and troubleshoot complex system issues.
- Owned the security vulnerability remediation pipeline for F5OS, triaging and resolving 400+ CVEs across RPMs and open-source dependencies while strictly maintaining release timelines.
- Owned end-to-end automation for the heuristic engine and developed scripts to monitor system behavior.
- Enhanced developer productivity by introducing AI tools and driving knowledge-sharing sessions across engineering teams.
Software Engineer
Winjit Technologies • Hyderabad, India
- Achieved the scaling of Hyperledger Fabric Orderer throughput from 5k to 11k TPS (more than 100% gain).
- Accomplished database benchmarking and scaling, reducing tail latencies by 50%.
- Attained block fragmentation in Hyperledger Fabric, improving transaction processing speed, optimizing throughput, and enhancing system scalability by 30%.
- Upscaled unit testing frameworks (Ginkgo, Gomega, Mockery) for code quality and regression prevention, achieving coverage over 90%.
- Contributed to architecting and building the L1 layer of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
- Developed scalable distributed financial systems capable of handling high transaction volumes.
- Engineered and implemented the Raft consensus algorithm to achieve fault tolerance and efficiently shard transactions across multiple nodes.
- Developed robust REST APIs, gRPC services, and Kafka integrations to enable seamless and efficient communication across distributed microservices.
- Architected persistent storage layers using relational databases and key-value stores (PostgreSQL, LevelDB, BadgerDB, Redis).
- Enhanced transaction success rates by diagnosing and optimizing failed transactions, significantly improving overall code and system efficiency.
Key Projects & Architecture
Crypto Transfer Platform
Golang
gRPC / Protobuf
Kafka
PostgreSQL
Docker
- Developed the transfer module encompassing deposit and withdrawal functionalities within a microservice architecture.
- Introduced validation using Protocol Buffers, which significantly reduced the overhead of data validation during implementation, ensuring strict data integrity and consistency.
- Utilized gRPC gateway to expose HTTP REST endpoints for easy integration and improved API accessibility.
High-Throughput CBDC L1 & Fabric Orderer
Golang
Raft Consensus
LevelDB / BadgerDB
Distributed Systems
- Engineered Raft consensus clustering and block fragmentation to double ordering throughput from 5,000 to 11,000 TPS.
- Engineered transaction sharding to isolate high-frequency token transactions while maintaining strict fault tolerance and sub-second validation.
- Optimized key-value state access using embedded BadgerDB and LevelDB engines, driving a 50% decrease in tail latency.