Ankit Goel
About Ankit Goel
Ankit Goel is a System Engineer at Delivery Hero in Berlin, Germany, with a background in software development and engineering roles at various companies.
Professional Experience at Delivery Hero
Ankit Goel currently works as a System Engineer at Delivery Hero, based in Berlin, Germany. In this role, he focuses on implementing advanced monitoring solutions and managing Kubernetes clusters. His key initiatives include implementing Cortex for monitoring applications and clusters and migrating Grafana dashboards to code using Grafyaml. Ankit has also enhanced user access management by setting up Keycloak for authentication across multiple platforms such as AWS, Spinnaker, and Grafana.
Previous Roles at GOJEK and Practo
Before joining Delivery Hero, Ankit Goel worked as a System Engineer at GOJEK from 2019 to 2020 in the Bengaluru Area, India. Prior to that, he was a Senior Software Engineer at Practo, also in the Bengaluru Area, from 2017 to 2018. During his tenure at these companies, Ankit worked on various software development and engineering projects, gaining significant experience in the tech industry.
Early Career at Pier31, Anew Mission, and MyPoolin
Ankit's early career includes a contract Developer role at Pier31 in Lisbon, Portugal in 2017. Additionally, he worked as a Software Developer at Anew Mission from 2016 to 2017, and as an iOS Developer at MyPoolin from 2015 to 2016 in New Delhi, India. These roles provided him with diverse experience in software development and system engineering across different regions and industries.
Educational Background
Ankit Goel holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science (B.Sc. Hons) from Sri Guru Gobind Singh College Of Commerce, where he studied from 2011 to 2014. This educational foundation in computer science has contributed to his strong technical skills and understanding of software engineering principles.
Technical Contributions and Achievements
During his career, Ankit Goel has undertaken several impactful technical projects. He established Locust and Spinnaker-based load testing pipelines, enabling efficient handling of load tests. Ankit also optimized Kubernetes clusters for reliability and cost-efficiency by configuring Cluster Autoscaler. Additionally, he set up Backstage as a service registry and documentation portal. Ankit's contributions have been recognized through his third-place finish in a company hackathon for deploying Linkerd Service Mesh.