Ritwik P.

Software Engineer

India3 yrs 6 mos experience

AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused Software Engineer with expertise in cloud solutions and backend development.

PythonFrappe Framework

AnsibleBashContinuous Delivery (CD)Continuous Integration (CI)DockerFlaskGitGitHub ActionsGoHTMLJavaJavaScriptLinuxMariaDBMicrosoft Azure

I build/do/break anything I find interesting ;)

Feb 2024 – Nov 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos · On-site

Part of new products division, involved in creation of cloud/web based POS products/systems.
Leading cloud initiatives with a small team, including running, managing and building iVendNext Cloud.
Built DevContainers for Cloud for enabling development right from the browser.
Implemented a service for container autostopping/starting for non-critical workloads based on requests, optimizing server resources and cost.
Introduced Point Of Sale (POS) Authentication Mechanisms using QR, MSR and Biometric devices.
Implemented POS Customer Display streaming using websockets (Socket.IO).
Facilitated UAT environment creation from live site for allowing partners/customers to test newer updates, additional apps, etc safely.
Built an AI Bot Framework using OpenAI’s Assistant API for building bots & functions, making it easy for users to interact with the system. Built a Chatbot Interface for the same.
Contributed to the development of a RAG-based chatbot service designed to handle specific queries, translate natural language into SQL, and provide product how-to guidance by referencing internal documentation.
Designed Offline POS setup utility for deploying standalone iVendNext instance(s) in retail store(s).
Implemented a Licensing Engine (on cloud) to manage customer site quotas, with auditing mechanisms.
Implemented CI/CD pipeline(s) using GitHub Actions to automate application release cycles, enhancing
deployment efficiency and reliability.

PythonGoAnsibleFrappe FrameworkFlaskMariaDB+14

Sep 2021 – Jul 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos · Remote

Core (Backend) Maintainer/Developer of the Frappe Framework, owned and scaled Database & Email modules.
Introduced integer primary keys using sequences for increasing write speed along with decreasing index sizes in the database.
Proposed architectural changes like removing additional Redis instance(s), which helped in simplifying deployments.
Made framework more maintainable by refactoring integrations and moving out independent modules into separate apps thus dropping unnecessary dependencies thus reducing bloat and setup time.
Introduced OAuth based authentication for email (IMAP, POP & SMTP) client in the framework.
Worked on enhancing system-wide transparency for permission-related changes through logging.
Helped improve efficiency/throughput of background workers/processes by utilizing multi queue consumption(when idle).
Led the development of Submission Queue, for queuing heavy workloads/actions in the background, while mentoring a junior engineer.
Reviewed more than 300 PRs, helping increase the test coverage of the framework from 50% to 68%.
Acted as trainer for the Frappe Developer Certification, twice, training over 50 people.
Worked closely with customer support team(s) to resolve bugs, handle feature requests and provide production support.

Frappe Framework

Mar 2021 – Sep 2021 · 6 mos · Remote

Collaborated with clients such as IHS Markit and Previsico.
Worked on/Maintained existing ETL processes, with integrations to Azure services such as CosmosDB, Blob & Table storage, etc.
Developed, Deployed and Managed ETL proof-of-concepts, end-to-end on services like Databricks and Azure Functions, integrating with Azure CI/CD Pipeline and Log analytics & Monitoring (Alert).
Mentored and onboarded new interns

Python