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Zaheet Batada

Zaheet Batada

Engineering Manager | Tech Lead | Payments & Platform Architect

Downtown, Toronto, Ontario, CA, M5B0C7
(+1) 647-860-7496
English, Gujarati, Hindi

Background


About

About

Technical Lead with 6.5+ years of experience delivering scalable cloud-based platforms, payment processing systems, and high-performance microservices. Proven ability to lead full-stack teams, optimize infrastructure, and integrate secure, high-impact features across B2B and B2C systems. Strong background in system design, transaction state management, recurring billing, API integrations, and team growth. Experienced with Node.js, NestJS, Golang, TypeScript, and familiar with Python (FastAPI) environments.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Senior Software EngineerQuartermaster

    May, 2025 - Present

    Leading payments, image, and business domain services for a modern platform using microservice architecture. Collaborating on strategic migration from legacy monoliths to modern, scalable services while driving technical roadmaps and service ownership.

    • Leading design and implementation of business-critical services including payment flows, onboarding, and transaction management.

    • Set up end-to-end CI/CD using GitLab pipelines with AWS hosting and observability via Datadog.

    • Worked with event-driven architecture to process real-time business and payment state transitions.

  • Staff Software Engineer | Technical Team Lead, Almatar Group (B2B & B2C)

    Jan, 2023 - May, 20252 years 5 months

    Led engineering for Almatar’s travel and accommodation platforms, managing core systems including payments, booking, user engagement, and reliability infrastructure. Oversaw end-to-end product delivery with a team of 18 including 11 developers.

    • Engineered scalable payments modules handling daily transaction volumes of 6M+ SAR across platforms.

    • Architected recurring billing and refund workflows using NestJS, Kafka, Redis, and Postgres.

    • Implemented booking and subscription state machines for partner hotel transactions and cancellation policies.

    • Reduced hotel search time from 12s to under 2s and improved API performance by 10x through caching, query optimization, and backend refactors.

    • Built robust monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana, achieving 99.99% uptime across critical services.

    • Worked with finance and compliance teams to ensure auditability and fault-tolerant design in all payment flows.

  • Staff Software Engineer | Technical Lead - Consultant, Cuilsoft Pvt. Ltd.

    Aug, 2022 - May, 20252 years 10 months

    Consulted across verticals including healthcare and logistics, implementing payment systems, real-time dashboards, and automated reporting.

    • Developed a payment-integrated appointment booking system with fraud-check logic and state validation via event queues.

    • Implemented vaulting/tokenization workflows in client-facing systems with secure data practices.

    • Optimized database design and ETL pipelines for financial dashboards using Redis, Postgres, and Snowflake.

  • Software Engineer, Fitterfly

    Oct, 2020 - Jan, 20232 years 3 months

    Led backend development and DevOps pipelines for Fitterfly’s digital health platform and LMS. Worked cross-functionally on product improvements and team scaling.

    • Migrated legacy AngularJS codebase and improved pipeline throughput using GitLab CI.

    • Used RoR for backend services, while building secure, compliant infrastructure with AWS and Docker.

  • Developer, Uplers

    Jul, 2020 - Sep, 20203 months

    Built modular architecture for dynamic content delivery across marketing assets.

    • Created templating systems to streamline content builds by 30–40%.

    • Standardized version control and CI for improved reliability.

  • Software Engineer, Shopyvilla Developers

    Aug, 2018 - Jun, 20201 year 10 months

    Worked on full-stack implementations for logistics and health-tech clients, gaining hands-on experience with scalable backend systems and data-driven decision support tools.

    • Created real-time delivery dashboards and backend services with dynamic pricing and reporting.

    • Integrated 3rd-party APIs for SMS payments and cash-on-delivery flows in early systems.

Skills

Skills

  • Backend

    Node.js

    NestJS

    TypeScript

    Golang

    RESTful APIs

    FastAPI

    Microservices

    Payments Processing

  • Frontend

    Angular 17+

    Responsive Design

    RxJs

    HTML

    JS

    SCSS

  • Cloud & DevOps

    Docker

    Kubernetes

    AWS

    GCP

    Azure

    CI/CD

    GitLab

  • Databases

    PostgreSQL

    MySQL

    MongoDB

    Redis

    Snowflake

  • Messaging Queues

    Kafka

    RabbitMQ

  • Observability & Agile

    Datadog

    Grafana

    Prometheus

    Amplitude

    Jira

    Scrum

Education

Education

  • Information Technology, Bachelor of Engineering, Gujarat Technological University

    - Present

Interests

Interests

  • Payments & Cloud Architecture

    Scalable SystemsTransaction Flow DesignPlatform ReliabilityTeam Mentorship