Arpit Adlakha is a seasoned Staff Software Engineer at Quizizz, where he plays a pivotal role in envisioning, designing, and developing high-performance, scalable, and reliable distributed systems. With over eight years of experience in solving complex engineering challenges at scale, Arpit has honed his expertise...
Arpit Adlakha is a seasoned Staff Software Engineer at Quizizz, where he plays a pivotal role in envisioning, designing, and developing high-performance, scalable, and reliable distributed systems. With over eight years of experience in solving complex engineering challenges at scale, Arpit has honed his expertise across various domains, including Amazon, AWS, Gojek, Groupon, and Zscaler. At Quizizz, he leads multiple organization-wide engineering initiatives, focusing on critical areas such as disaster recovery, availability, business continuity, and data pipelines. His strategic approach to creating robust CI/CD processes and infrastructure has been instrumental in supporting a user base of over 75 million, handling an impressive 300-400k requests per minute.
Arpit's recent projects include rearchitecting the application to enhance its resilience and implementing comprehensive disaster recovery strategies for all critical components within the organization. This not only drives availability but also ensures seamless user experiences even during unforeseen disruptions. His proficiency in technologies such as Docker, PostgreSQL, Java, and the Elastic Stack (ELK) complements his strong foundation in distributed systems and databases. As a leader, Arpit oversees teams of engineers, fostering a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and excellence. His deep understanding of data structures and debugging techniques further empowers him to tackle intricate engineering problems, making him an invaluable asset to Quizizz and the broader tech community.
