Prankit Agarwal

Designed and built scalable backend services using Flask, Django, PostgreSQL, and microservice patterns. Implemented async programming (asyncio, websockets) enabling real-time chat, notifications, and live activity tracking. Migrated legacy PayPal IPN to PayPal v2, reducing payment failures by 15% and ensuring compliance. Built real-time processing pipelines with Redis + Celery, reducing request latency by 25%. Played a key role in architecture discussions, workflow redesign, and improving monitoring & observability.

Developed and enhanced REST APIs for e-commerce, SaaS, and workflow automation platforms. Worked extensively with Redis, Celery, and queue-based asynchronous tasks to improve response times and background processing. Integrated PhonePe, Razorpay, PayPal payment solutions for transactions, subscriptions, and invoicing. Improved multiple legacy Django modules, optimized ORM queries, and refactored code bases for better performance. Collaborated across teams using Git, JIRA, Agile, and contributed to CI/CD setups for deployments and automated testing.

Assisted in building backend services using Django and Flask for internal tools and early-stage project modules. Supported development of REST APIs and worked on basic CRUD operations using Django ORM. Collaborated with senior developers in debugging, writing utility scripts, and understanding CI/CD and Agile workflows. Contributed to small features in e-commerce and service-based applications under mentorship.