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Backend Engineer

Hi, I'm Lakshay

Building APIs, authentication systems, and payment workflows with Node.js & AWS

Lakshay Mahajan

About Me

Hi, I'm Lakshay — a Backend Engineer focused on building reliable systems.

I specialize in authentication architecture, payment integration, and event-driven services using Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and AWS.

Current Work

Backend Engineer at InternWare, where I engineer event registration platforms handling 800+ users per event with secure Cashfree payment processing. I've designed authentication services serving 2 applications.

What I Work On

  • Payment security and transaction processing
  • Authentication system reliability
  • Asynchronous workflow design
  • Database architecture and optimization

My approach: understand the root cause, design clear architecture, implement with proper observability.

Open To

Backend Engineer opportunities in authentication infrastructure, payment systems, or distributed services.

Quick Facts

Delhi, India
Backend Engineer
Company: InternWare
Education: BCA, GGSIPU
GPA: 9.1/10.0

Tech Stack

Node.js & Express
MongoDB
AWS (SNS/SQS/Lambda)
Docker & CI/CD
JWT & OAuth 2.0
Payment Gateways

Featured Projects

Leadership Talk Event Platform
Team

Leadership Talk Event Platform

Event registration system processing 500+ paid transactions with Cashfree integration, tier-based pricing, and dynamic cart.

Node.jsExpressMongoDBCashfree+3
Authentication Microservice Architecture
Solo

Authentication Microservice Architecture

Reusable authentication service powering 2 applications with event-driven email delivery via AWS SNS/SQS/Lambda. Features JWT authentication with secure cookies, Google OAuth, and structured logging with correlation IDs in AWS Lambda.

Node.jsExpressMongoDBAWS SNS+6
ResourceHub - Link Management Platform
Solo

ResourceHub - Link Management Platform

Centralized platform for organizing developer resources with tag-based categorization, full-text search, and public or private visibility controls. Built with ownership-based authorization. Integrated with custom authentication microservice.

Node.jsExpressMongoDBReact+3

Skills & Technologies

Backend Development

Node.js
Express.js
MongoDB
REST APIs
JWT
OAuth 2.0
Webhooks
Cashfree

Cloud & AWS

Lambda
SQS
SNS
CloudWatch
IAM

DevOps & Deployment

Docker
GitHub Actions
Linux

Development Tools

Git
Postman
ESLint

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Lakshay Mahajan

Backend Engineer focused on building reliable systems with Node.js, MongoDB, and AWS.

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