Parth Lakhani

Backend Developer with 2+ years in Node.js & AWS

TriState Technology

Parul University

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Since April 27, 2026

About

Backend Engineer with 2 years of experience designing secure, scalable APIs, and enterprise-grade systems. Skilled in real-time infrastructure (Socket.IO), authentication & access control (JWT, SSO), and performance optimization for sub-second latency APIs. Adept at building cloud-native SaaS backends with AWS and ensuring observability through logging and monitoring.

Top Skills

Node.JsMysqlMongoDBtypescript

Skills

JavaScriptNode.JsExpress.JstypescriptMysqlPostgresqlMongoDBProblem SolvingCommunicationTeam CollaborationLeadershipJiraGitGithubDockerPostmanCursorRestful ApisRbacSsoAgile

Education

Parul University

Bachelor of Technology · Information Technology

July 1, 2018 – May 1, 2022

Experience

TriState Technology

Backend Developer

March 1, 2024 – Present

Projects

U.mixD

April 27, 2026 – Present

• Developed and maintained a scalable, high-performance social networking platform for university students, enabling seamless event invitations, restaurant deals, and group networking. • Designed and implemented secure RESTful APIs and WebSocket communication using NestJS, optimizing real-time messaging and group chat functionalities. • Integrated Stripe payment gateway, enabling secure transactions for event bookings and restaurant deals with automated processing. • Implemented email notifications (SendGrid) and push notifications (FCM) to enhance user engagement and retention • Accelerated feature deployments and reduced production issues through efficient Git-based workflows. • Monitored and optimized system performance, reducing API response times by 35% and ensuring 99.9% uptime.

ToyPal

April 27, 2026 – Present

• ToyPal is a storytelling platform designed for listening to personalized stories or story audio for children. It leverages AI to create customized narratives featuring the child, their family, and historical figures while ensuring screen-free engagement and child-safe content. • Designed and implemented RESTful APIs for real-time story generation and audio streaming, ensuring a smooth listening experience. • Integrated multiple Text-to-Speech (TTS) engines, including Azure TTS, Google Cloud TTS (2 variants), and OpenAI TTS (2 variants), delivering high-quality, natural voice narration. • Optimized PostgreSQL queries, improving story retrieval speed by 40% for seamless user interactions. • Integrated AWS SQS with Node.js to manage asynchronous processing of story generation and audio tasks, improving scalability and decoupling core services for better reliability.

Helura - Your Inner North Star

April 27, 2026 – Present

• Helura is a mental wellness and self-discovery platform designed to guide users on their inner growth journey through personalized journaling prompts, mindfulness exercises, and reflective insights. • Architected the backend with a clean Layered Architecture (Controller-Service-Repository-Database), improving scalability, maintainability, and development efficiency. • Implemented a Global Exception Handling system in NestJS to deliver consistent error responses, streamline debugging, and enhance system reliability. • Designed and optimized PostgreSQL schemas and queries, ensuring faster data retrieval and seamless journaling experiences for users.

Key Strengths

Strong foundational experience in Node.js, NestJS, and Express.js for backend development.
Proficiency in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and real-time communication systems (WebSockets).
Demonstrated ability to work with multiple database technologies including PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB, with experience in query optimization.
Experience integrating various third-party services such as Stripe, SendGrid, FCM, and multiple Text-to-Speech engines.
Familiarity with cloud services, specifically AWS (SQS, Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS), for building scalable and asynchronous systems.
Implemented security mechanisms including JWT, RBAC, and SSO.
Experience with architectural patterns (Layered Architecture), global exception handling, and performance monitoring/optimization.
Project descriptions indicate involvement in full lifecycle development, from design to deployment and optimization.
The candidate's described technical stack and project experience align well with a Backend Developer role.

Cultural & Operational Fit

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Key Strengths

Strong foundational experience in Node.js, NestJS, and Express.js for backend development.
Proficiency in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and real-time communication systems (WebSockets).
Demonstrated ability to work with multiple database technologies including PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB, with experience in query optimization.
Experience integrating various third-party services such as Stripe, SendGrid, FCM, and multiple Text-to-Speech engines.
Familiarity with cloud services, specifically AWS (SQS, Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS), for building scalable and asynchronous systems.
Implemented security mechanisms including JWT, RBAC, and SSO.
Experience with architectural patterns (Layered Architecture), global exception handling, and performance monitoring/optimization.
Project descriptions indicate involvement in full lifecycle development, from design to deployment and optimization.
The candidate's described technical stack and project experience align well with a Backend Developer role.

Cultural & Operational Fit

Cultural Fit Analysis

Insufficient data. The psychometric test score is 0/500, providing no basis for assessing cultural fit.

Soft Skills & Operational Fit