Gaurav Thantry
Christchurch
Summary
Senior Full-Stack / Cloud Engineer with 7+ years of experience building scalable, customer-facing software across fintech, SaaS, and enterprise environments in New Zealand and internationally. Strong background in cloud-native platforms, distributed systems, and AWS delivery. Proven ability to lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and drive engineering maturity across architecture and platform practices.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Full-Stack Developer
Optitrac
Christchurch, New Zealand
01.2023 - Current
- Designed cloud-native backend platforms for IoT and data-driven applications.
- Built secure multi-tier architectures using AWS microservices and event-driven patterns.
- Developed high-availability services using ECS Fargate, API Gateway, and EventBridge.
- Designed and operated CI/CD platforms using Jenkins, Docker, and Terraform.
- Led architecture decisions and mentored engineers across delivery and platform reliability.
Senior Software Engineer
CrescoNet Systems
Christchurch, New Zealand
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Delivered secure SSO platforms with federated identity integrations.
- Built React frontends backed by scalable AWS services.
- Implemented backend services integrating DynamoDB and relational databases.
Software Engineer
Datacom
Wellington, New Zealand
01.2021 - 12.2023
- Key Clients: Bank of New Zealand, Ministry of Health
- Built AWS Lambda microservices using Serverless Framework.
- Delivered Terraform and CloudFormation infrastructure.
- Integrated Kafka messaging across distributed systems.
- Developed React and React Native applications.
- Delivered CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins.
Senior Technical Analyst
First Abu Dhabi Bank
Abu Dhabi, UAE
01.2018 - 12.2019
- Developed enterprise banking applications using C#, VB.NET, and PL/SQL.
- Enhanced SSIS workflows and supported large-scale banking integrations.
Associate Software Engineer
Torry Harris Business Solutions
Bangalore, India
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Supported API platforms in pre-production environments.
- Automated operational workflows using Selenium and Linux shell scripting.
Education
Graduate Diploma - ICT
Ara Institute of Canterbury
NZBachelor of Science - Computer Science
Vishvesvaraya Technological University
Bangalore, India08-2017
Skills
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- Nodejs
- React
- React Native
- Ionic
- AWS
- Lambda
- ECS
- API Gateway
- DynamoDB
- EventBridge
- Cognito
- S3
- Distributed Systems
- Serverless
- Event-Driven Architecture
- Terraform
Websites
Certification
AWS Certified Developer - Associate, 12/31/27
Stackoverflow
stackoverflow.com/u/7710049
Core Skills
- Languages, TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js
- Frontend, React, React Native, Ionic
- Cloud, AWS (Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, DynamoDB, EventBridge, Cognito, S3)
- Architecture, Distributed Systems, Serverless, Event-Driven Architecture
- DevOps, Terraform, Jenkins, Docker, GitHub Actions, CloudFormation
- Data, DynamoDB, MongoDB, RDS, Kafka
- Additional, Python, C#, Azure Functions
Timeline
Senior Full-Stack Developer
Optitrac
01.2023 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
CrescoNet Systems
01.2023 - 12.2023
Software Engineer
Datacom
01.2021 - 12.2023
Senior Technical Analyst
First Abu Dhabi Bank
01.2018 - 12.2019
Associate Software Engineer
Torry Harris Business Solutions
01.2017 - 12.2018
Graduate Diploma - ICT
Ara Institute of Canterbury
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Vishvesvaraya Technological University