Pratima Upadhyay

"Pratima Upadhyay is an experienced Software Engineer with over 7 years of experience building large-scale distributed systems and enterprise platforms. She specializes in backend and full-stack development, microservice architectures, cloud computing, RESTful APIs, system design, and test-driven development, with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, and security. She currently works at Airbnb, where she builds secure, resilient payments and compliance platforms that operate at global scale, supporting complex, regulated workflows across financial crime, KYC, and risk systems. Her work involves designing production-grade systems that balance performance, safety, and auditability in high-risk environments. Previously, Pratima worked at Microsoft, contributing to the Microsoft Cloud Platform, where she gained deep experience in distributed systems, cloud storage, computing infrastructure, and enterprise-grade systems. Beyond her engineering role, Pratima is deeply committed t