Manjit Shakya | Senior Software Engineer
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Open to senior & staff backend roles

Manjit Shakya

> Senior Software Engineer · Backend & Distributed Systems

Six years building dependable systems: payment hubs, rule-driven microservices and multi-tenant platforms across fintech, govtech and enterprise. I care about clean boundaries, observable services, and code that reads like it was meant to last.

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6+
Years shipping
14
Production systems
4
Companies · 2 continents
20+
Engineers mentored
01 / About

I build the backbone: services that move money, enforce rules and stay up under load. My work lives mostly in Java, Spring & Quarkus, and I'm always drawn to clean architecture, strong boundaries and systems that are a pleasure to operate.

  • 01Backend specialist. Microservices & event-driven systems with Kafka, Vert.x and rule engines (Drools / Kogito / BPMN).
  • 02Payments & security. Payment hubs, lending and wallets hardened with PKI, JWE, HMAC, TOTP and OWASP practices.
  • 03Performance-minded. GraalVM native images, caching with Redis & Infinispan, and load-tested resilience.
  • 04Mentor & multiplier. Lead developer raising team standards, onboarding engineers and reviewing for the long term.
02 / Selected work

14 systems shipped. Filter by tech, company or pattern.

03 / Experience

From monoliths to native-compiled microservices.

Senior Software Engineer Now

2023 to Present
The Activ Group Remote · Australia

Building an end-to-end reverse-logistics & sustainability platform on Quarkus + GraalVM, integrating Netsuite and Keycloak across multi-tenant clients including Sony and Schneider.

Senior Software Engineer

2021 to 2023
GADA Technology Remote

Architected rule-driven, multi-tenant products (GennyQ, InternMatch, MentorMatch) on Quarkus, Drools/Kogito and BPMN with a custom dynamic frontend-painting layer.

Software Engineer

2021
Chipper Remote · USA

Built core payment modules for a debt-management app, integrating Plaid, Dwolla, Method and PayItOff with scheduling, observability and AWS ECS deployment.

Software Engineer → Senior Engineer

2018 to 2021
F1soft International On-site · Nepal

Shipped national-scale fintech across Nepal's payment, banking and government infrastructure: Connect 'N' Pay, Meroshare, Foneloan, Nagarik and more.

04 / Capabilities

Tools I reach for every day.

/ Languages & core
JavaKotlinSQLJavaScriptTypeScriptBash
/ Frameworks
Spring BootQuarkusJava EEVert.xDroolsKogitoBPMNHibernate
/ Data & messaging
PostgreSQLMySQLMSSQLRedisInfinispanEhcacheKafkaRabbitMQ
/ Platform & cloud
DockerKubernetesAWS ECSGraalVMKeycloakNew RelicGlassFishTomcat
/ Security
PKIJWEHMACTOTPOAuth2 / OIDCOWASP
/ Practice
MicroservicesEvent-drivenClean ArchitectureDDDCI/CDJMeterCode Review
05

Mentoring & leadership

Lead DeveloperGADA · Activ
Set architecture direction, ran reviews and held the bar on quality across rule-driven platforms.
Onboarding & pairing20+ engineers
Brought new joiners up to speed on microservices, the rule-engine stack and team conventions.
Knowledge sharingInternal sessions
Ran talks on Quarkus, GraalVM native images and secure payment integration patterns.
06

Education & training

B.E. Computer EngineeringBachelor's
Foundation in algorithms, systems and software engineering.
Quarkus & cloud-nativeContinuous
Deep, ongoing work with reactive, native-compiled microservices in production.
Security engineeringApplied
Hands-on with PKI, JWE, TOTP and OWASP-aligned hardening on live payment systems.
07 / Contact

Let's build something
that lasts.

I'm open to senior and staff backend roles, and happy to talk distributed systems, payments or rule engines any time. Start with the résumé, or reach out directly.

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