Harshit Gautam is a highly skilled software engineer currently working at Rippling as a Software Engineer 2 since September 2024. Prior to this role, Harshit served as a Senior Software Engineer at Simpl, where significant contributions included spearheading the migration from RabbitMQ to Kafka for the Notification platform, achieving a 90% decrease in consumption rate. Earlier experiences encompass a position as Platform Engineer at LambdaTest, focusing on microservices development for an OTT testing platform, and contributions at Samsung R&D Institute India, where work involved developing scalable microservices using Java Spring Boot and Python. Harshit began the career with internships at Transabel and Samsung R&D Institute India, focusing on deep learning and voice intelligence respectively. Harshit holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra.