Senior Backend Engineer, Data Systems & Scale

Priyanka Parmar, M.Sc. (IT – AI/DA)

Senior Software Developer

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

+1-306-***-**** V

ʌpiyuparmar02@gmail.com

Professional Summary

Senior Software Developer with 14+ years of experience building and scaling data-driven backend

systems used by real customers in production. Strong expertise in database design, data modeling, and

backend architecture, with a proven track record of improving performance, reliability, and data

integrity in complex, evolving systems. Experienced in owning features end-to-end—from technical

design through long-term support—and mentoring developers in high-impact engineering practices.

Core Technical Strength

Backend & Data

Node.js, TypeScript, Python, PHP (Laravel, CodeIgniter)

RESTful APIs, GraphQL

PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB

Schema design, data modeling, query optimization

Raw SQL & ORMs for performance tuning

Frontend

React.js, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+)

HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, Tailwind CSS, Material UI

Responsive & modern CSS layouts

System Design & Scale

Data-driven workflows

Performance & reliability improvements

Production debugging & root-cause analysis

Large, evolving codebases

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch)

Docker, Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Engineering Practices

Code reviews, unit & integration testing

Technical documentation

Mentorship & technical leadership

Professional Experience

The Wellness Company — Canada (Remote)

Developer Analyst May 2023 – Dec 2025

Designed, built, and supported production backend systems powering customer-facing

SaaS workflows used at scale

Owned features end-to-end, from problem definition and technical design

through deployment and long-term maintenance

Designed and optimized PostgreSQL schemas, queries, and data flows, improving

correctness and long-term data integrity

Built and maintained REST and GraphQL APIs, reducing response times and backend latency in

high-traffic workflows

Implemented backend services using Supabase + PostgreSQL, including authentication, schema

evolution, and real-time data handling

Identified and addressed root causes of performance and reliability issues, reducing

recurring production incidents

Collaborated cross-functionally with product and design to translate business needs into

scalable technical solutions

Supported live systems handling large volumes of users and transactions, ensuring

uptime and reliability

Used AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda) to support backend services, background jobs, and

cloud-based workflows

Improved engineering quality through code reviews, testing, and consistent

technical standards

Joshi Engineering — Gujarat, India

Senior Software Developer / Team Lead Aug 2017 – Aug 2022

Developed and maintained 10+ web applications and 12+ admin dashboards using React, Node.js, Laravel,

CodeIgniter, PostgreSQL, and MySQL

Optimized SQL and PostgreSQL queries, improving API performance and reducing database costs

by ~20%

Implemented RESTful APIs and integrated third-party services

Fixed memory overuse and leaks using dependency injection and optimized data access patterns

Led migration from TFS to Azure DevOps, creating dashboards, workflows, and CI pipelines

Mentored junior developers and onboarded new team members

Worked closely with operations teams to ensure smooth deployments and system monitoring

Aureate Labs Pvt. Ltd. — Gujarat, India

Senior Software Developer Oct 2015 – Sep 2018

Designed and developed applications using React, Magento 1 s 2, Laravel, Node.js, and

AWS S3

Built scalable APIs using Lumen (microservices) and integrated third-party services

Ensured application reliability through unit and integration testing

Followed best practices including code reviews, refactoring, and dependency injection

Collaborated with clients on deployment, acceptance testing, and ongoing support

Earlier Experience

Senior Web Developer / Web Developer 2012 – 2015

Varshaa Weblabs, JackSolution (India)

Built web applications using JavaScript, jQuery, React, PHP (Yii), REST APIs, HTML, CSS,

Bootstrap

Designed databases, implemented OOP best practices, and optimized application performance

Education

Post-Graduation in Artificial Intelligence s Data Analytics (2022 – 2023)

Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Canada

Master of Science in Information Technology (2010 – 2012)

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (2007 – 2010)

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