Dhruv is a seasoned backend architect with 8+ years scaling enterprise systems in financial services, progressing from individual contributor to tech lead. His breadth spans microservices design, high-performance trading workflows, and full-stack delivery, with proven ability to mentor teams and accelerate delivery while maintaining production reliability.
Route to Engineering Manager, Principal Software Engineer, Senior Backend Engineer teams building high-throughput services in the candidate's core stack.
Enterprise microservices architecture and Spring Boot ecosystem mastery. High-performance trading systems and financial services domain expertise. CI/CD pipeline design, Kubernetes orchestration, and infrastructure automation. Team leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional stakeholder alignment.
Platform / DevOps Engineer, Backend Engineer / Architect, Tech Lead / Engineering Manager, Full Stack Engineer.
Remote-first. Hybrid considered for high-alignment local roles. Based in Montreal, US.
Targeting $200K+. Currently: Technology Lead.
Recruiter screen → hiring-manager review → technical conversation around Built microservices for electronic trading applications, Designed and maintained automated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes, Improved Agile team velocity at TD Bank.
Dhruv's work in Platform / DevOps Engineer, Backend Engineer / Architect, Tech Lead / Engineering Manager translates directly into adjacent domains with similar architecture, scale, and reliability needs.
This reusable proof index maps common senior/staff engineering requirements to candidate proof. Role-specific addenda extend — not replace — this base matrix.
Requirement: Deliver on built microservices for electronic trading applications at production scale.
Proof: Implemented Eureka service discovery and Resilience4j fault tolerance in production
Requirement: Deliver on designed and maintained automated ci/cd pipelines with jenkins, docker, and kubernetes at production scale.
Proof: Faster delivery cycles and reliable multi-environment deployments
Requirement: Deliver on improved agile team velocity at td bank at production scale.
Proof: 10% velocity increase within 4 months; delivered project 2 months ahead of schedule
Requirement: Deliver on integrated kafka with elasticsearch for real-time analytics at production scale.
Proof: Enabled fast search, log indexing, and near real-time insights across distributed systems
Requirement: Deliver on reduced end-to-end request latency via multi-level caching strategy at production scale.
Proof: Improved user experience under peak load in high-performance trading environment
Requirement: Ship work that requires enterprise microservices architecture and spring boot ecosystem mastery.
Proof: Demonstrated at prior roles.
Implemented Eureka service discovery and Resilience4j fault tolerance in production
Faster delivery cycles and reliable multi-environment deployments
10% velocity increase within 4 months; delivered project 2 months ahead of schedule
Enabled fast search, log indexing, and near real-time insights across distributed systems
Improved user experience under peak load in high-performance trading environment
Mid — role fit: adjacent.
Senior/Staff — role fit: primary.
Senior — role fit: primary.
github.com/drvg5 — public repositories, contribution activity, and open source project surfaces.
https://pypes.dev/dhruv-gusain
Hosted candidate portfolio with positioning, proof points, and conversion kit surface for recruiter routing.
www.linkedin.com/in/dhruv-gusain-b559353b
Professional profile and recruiter connection path.
This kit is designed to survive internal forwarding. The fastest next step is a recruiter screen, hiring-manager review, referral handoff, or direct call.
Primary fit: Engineering Manager, Principal Software Engineer, Senior Backend Engineer.
Fastest way to reach Dhruv — grab a slot on their calendar.
Persistent candidate surface for routing, resume, and proof surfaces.
Professional profile and recruiter connection path.
Public engineering surface, repositories, and OSS project path.
Additional candidate-owned portfolio and technical writing surface.
Dhruv Gusain is a Montreal, US-based Engineering Manager. Dhruv is a seasoned backend architect with 8+ years scaling enterprise systems in financial services, progressing from individual contributor to tech lead. His breadth spans microservices design, high-performance trading workflows, and full-stack delivery, with proven ability to mentor teams and accelerate delivery while maintaining production reliability. Best fit: Engineering Manager, Principal Software Engineer, Senior Backend Engineer.