Benefitone / Rewardz

About the Product

Benefitone Engagement Technologies (formerly Rewardz Pvt. Ltd.) is a leading SaaS-based employee engagement and rewards platform that empowers organizations to enhance recognition, wellness, and performance through digital solutions. The platform enables enterprises to drive employee motivation, peer recognition, incentive management, and holistic well-being programs across multiple geographies.

The core products — Skor and CerraPoints — serve large enterprise clients with thousands of employees, requiring highly scalable and reliable backend infrastructure.

My Role

Joined as Senior Software Developer in May 2021 and grew into a Tech Lead role over the tenure (May 2021 – Nov 2025). Led backend architecture decisions, mentored junior developers, coordinated sprint planning, and drove end-to-end delivery of major platform features.

Key Contributions

• Led backend architecture and system design for scalable modules in the Skor / CerraPoints platform
• Designed and implemented microservices using FastAPI with SQLAlchemy ORM
• Built RESTful APIs and managed authentication flows using Python and Django
• Maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Docker, and AWS EC2 for smooth zero-downtime deployments
• Designed and implemented asynchronous task queues using Celery and Redis to process high-volume background jobs
• Built scheduled jobs with Celery Beat for nightly ETL and cleanup operations
• Integrated FastAPI + Celery stack to improve system throughput and reduce API latency by 40%
• Developed and maintained Angular-based frontends for dashboards and user workflows
• Integrated third-party services: AWS SES (email), SNS (push notifications)
• Optimized PostgreSQL queries for high-traffic endpoints
• Mentored junior developers and conducted regular code reviews
• Led sprint planning and coordinated cross-functional delivery

Technical Highlights

One of the key architectural decisions was the migration from synchronous Django views to an async-capable FastAPI microservices layer for performance-critical paths. Coupled with a Celery + Redis task queue for heavy operations (report generation, bulk email, data imports), this dramatically improved the perceived responsiveness of the platform.

The Angular frontend was built with reusable component architecture, ensuring consistency across dashboards used by HR teams, managers, and employees across different enterprise clients.

Impact

• Reduced API latency by 40% via FastAPI + Celery architecture
• Enabled multi-geography deployments serving thousands of enterprise users
• Established CI/CD pipelines reducing deployment friction significantly
• Grew from individual contributor to Tech Lead over 4.5 years