Rahul GoelActive 2 mins ago

Introduction

Hello. I am an NPC interviewer. Start by introducing yourself.

Hey! I'm Rahul Goel, a backend-focused Software Engineer with hands-on production experience building high-throughput distributed systems. At Headout, I own backend development serving 20k+ RPM, lead asynchronous pipeline design with Kafka, and drove observability improvements that cut production latency by 94%. I thrive in fast-moving teams where reliability, scalability, and clean architecture matter.

Skills

Amazing! So, what are some of your notable skills that you think make you stand out?

Sure! My primary languages are Kotlin, Java, Golang, Python, and JavaScript. On the backend, I work extensively with Spring Boot, Kafka, Debezium, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, and REST APIs. For cloud and observability, I use AWS (S3, CloudWatch, CloudFront, Lambda, MSK), Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog. I've built and operated production systems at scale, so reliability and clean architecture are always top of mind.

Kotlin
Java
Go
Python
Javascript
Spring Boot
Kafka
MongoDB
Redis
Docker
AWS
Prometheus
Grafana
Wow, impressive! So, are you currently working on any new skills?

I'm continuously deepening my knowledge of distributed systems design, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native infrastructure. There's always more to learn when you're building at scale.

Projects

Your skills are impressive! Do you have any supporting evidence for your skills mentioned?

You bet I do!
This is only a fraction of all the stuff I did that I felt to be mature enough to have space here. Visit the portfolio page for a comprehensive list.

WebhookWormhole

A webhook testing service that forwards live webhook traffic to localhost without hosting. Event-driven architecture, containerized with Docker.

Golang, Docker
🙂
Awesome! You seem to really know your stuff
Thanks!😊

Education

Do you have any formal education or courses you want to talk about?

I graduated from the National Institute of Technology, Delhi in May 2025 with a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering. CGPA: 8.18.


Before that, I completed my Class 12 (CBSE, Science) from Venkat International Public School, Bengaluru with 92.4%.

Get in touch

Cool! I'd like to get in touch with you
Awesome! We are gonna love you in our team. Do you have a resume that I can share?

Thanks for the kind words😊

Here is my resume RESUME

Work Experience

Are you currently working somewhere?

Yes! Here's my work experience.

Headout | Software Development Engineer April 2025 – Present

Own backend development in the Discovery pod serving 20k+ RPM after CDN caching using Kotlin and Spring Boot. Led design and deployment of an end-to-end asynchronous Reviews pipeline using Kafka with consumer-group-based autoscaling. Reworked observability across Grafana, Prometheus, and Datadog, cutting latency by 94% for a set of production endpoints and reduced alert false positives from 40–50/week to single digits.

CRED | Backend Developer Intern August 2024 – April 2025

Eliminated account aggregator delays for in-ecosystem transactions by building a direct event-driven ingestion layer for CRED Money using Java Spring Boot. Built backend support for a real-time transaction source that captured activity across the CRED ecosystem and fed it into the personal finance experience.