Saba Fatima Alam

Backend Engineer at Copper Finance · Redis, Python

Copper Finance

Gurugram, India · IST (UTC+5:30)

1+ years experience

IIT Kharagpur

English, Hindi

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Overview

I work on API platforms at Copper Finance in Gurugram. Wrote the Python service that now handles 39 million requests a day. Former debater; now I argue with spreadsheets.

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Pythonrate limitingRedisREST

Open to workLooking for a role

closes in 3 months

Next role: Backend Engineer in agritech, Gurugram or hybrid

Target roles: Backend Engineer
Level: Senior
Industries: Fintech, Healthtech
Work mode: Remote
Available: 30 days notice
Work authorization: Indian citizen
What I'm looking for: A team that ships weekly and owns public API end to end.
Not interested in: Contract-only roles

1 years in API platforms. Strongest at Redis and Python. Serving notice now.

Gurugram, India · remote OKredispythonrest

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Backend Engineer
Oct 2025 - Present
Copper Finance · 1 yr · Full-time · Gurugram, India
- Wrote the REST service that now handles 24 million requests a day.
- Moved 77% of public API traffic off a legacy monolith without a customer-facing incident.
- Reduced cloud spend on public API by 21% in two quarters.

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Education

IIT Kharagpur
B.Tech, Electronics and Communication
2020 - 2024

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