Jul 2023 – Feb 2024 · 7 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• In my role as a Senior Principal Engineer, I led the technical revamp of large-scale financial systems, focusing on modernising the platform, establishing a unified design system, and building the next generation (v2) of core products. My work spanned architecture leadership, engineering strategy, and shaping a stronger engineering culture across the organisation.
• Key contributions:
• Led the redesign and rebuild of critical financial system components, improving reliability, scalability, and long-term maintainability
• Architected and implemented a unified design system that streamlined UI development and brought consistency across multiple financial products
• Drove the development of the platform’s v2 architecture, enabling faster feature delivery and a cleaner separation of concerns
• Introduced strong engineering practices including structured code reviews, clear design proposals, and better collaboration workflows
• Mentored teams on architectural decision-making, system thinking, and building long-term sustainable solutions
• Advocated for clean abstractions, performance-focused engineering, and adoption of modern tooling to accelerate developer productivity

Nov 2020 – Jun 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• I worked on strengthening and optimising a SaaS product already in production. I played a major role in reducing infrastructure costs, improving performance, and establishing scalable engineering practices that directly supported user growth and revenue.
• Key contributions:
• Improved initial load time from 10 seconds to 3 seconds, enabling smoother onboarding and contributing to higher user adoption
• Reduced build times by removing redundant libraries and cleaning up unused dependencies
• Implemented code splitting to optimise bundle size and improve run-time performance
• Introduced a “build once, deploy many” strategy to streamline deployments and reduce operational overhead
• Migrated authentication from Cognito to Auth0 for better reliability and security
• Moved from DynamoDB to custom database tables for more predictable query performance and lower costs
• Transitioned deployment pipelines from AWS CodeDeploy to TeamCity and Octopus to enhance reliability and CI/CD speed
• Integrated real-user monitoring (RUM) tools to capture performance insights, identify bottlenecks, and monitor error logs in real time

Jun 2018 – Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• In my role as an SDE 3, I worked on a large SaaS platform used by associations to onboard users and deliver customised services such as events, subscriptions, competitions, donations, and memberships. I contributed across architecture, frontend engineering, performance optimisation, and platform-scale migration work.
• Key contributions:
• Built the frontend and middleware applications of the SaaS platform from scratch
• Developed core modules and contributed to the architectural design of several platform-critical components
• Guided the engineering team on best practices, code quality, and maintainable development workflows
• Improved initial load time from 10 seconds to 3 seconds, enabling faster onboarding and contributing directly to higher adoption and revenue
• Migrated heavy REST APIs to GraphQL, improving payload efficiency and reducing response times
• Implemented a caching layer for products, significantly increasing page views and driving higher sales
• Led the migration of ~100 business entities from a legacy SOAP portal to the new mobile-responsive platform
• Integrated payment gateways to support seamless transactions across associations
• Led the development of a new subscription module that created an immediate uplift in recurring revenue

Jun 2017 – May 2018 · 11 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• In my role as an SDE 2, I worked on a remote health monitoring and consultation platform that enabled doctors to view patient vitals in real time using IoT medical devices. My focus was on improving real-time communication, performance, stability, and feature enhancements that directly impacted patient–doctor interactions.
• Key contributions:
• Migrated the system from force-refresh workflows to real-time communication using WebSockets (SignalR), enabling live vitals monitoring
• Resolved WebSocket connection pool issues by introducing a singleton-based design pattern for stable, long-lived connections
• Patched a charting library to fix rendering issues affecting real-time vitals graphs
• Implemented Gulp as a task runner to streamline build processes and reduce manual overhead
• Wrote automation scripts to migrate from hard-coded node modules to a cleaner package-management workflow
• Enhanced doctor–patient consultation features, contributing to a 10x increase in consultation volume
• Cached doctor availability slots on the client side, significantly increasing the number of booked appointments

Jun 2016 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• In my role as a Software Engineer, I contributed to the development of a consumer-facing web application and played a key part in preparing the product for launch. My work focused on feature delivery, performance improvements, client-side engineering, and supporting the early technical validation of the product.
• Key contributions:
• Delivered multiple core features that helped bring the web application to a production-ready state
• Built a range of data-visualisation charts that helped attract early customers to the platform
• Implemented a complex schedule-automation feature that allowed users to optimise hourly temperature settings for better energy savings
• Collaborated with the investors’ technical team, presented the system architecture, and helped secure the initial round of funding
• Refactored calculation-heavy modules, making the logic more maintainable and enabling changes across multiple dependent areas
• Converted several synchronous operations to asynchronous workflows, significantly improving initial page load times

Sep 2015 – Jun 2016 · 9 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area · On-site

• In my role as a Web Developer, I worked primarily as a hybrid mobile app developer using the Ionic and Angular frameworks. I contributed to building mobile-first experiences and worked closely with the team to deliver clean, maintainable code and efficient user interfaces.
• Key contributions:
• Developed hybrid mobile applications using Ionic, Angular, and supporting JavaScript libraries
• Focused on building clean, maintainable, and modular codebases for long-term sustainability
• Contributed to UI/UX improvements to ensure smooth and efficient mobile user experiences
• Collaborated closely with designers and backend developers to deliver cohesive product features

Sep 2014 – Aug 2015 · 11 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area · On-site

• In my role as a CSE, I worked primarily in an analytical capacity, focusing on identifying, analysing, and resolving issues through detailed root-cause analysis. I collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure timely resolutions and improve overall product stability.
• Key contributions:
• Performed root-cause analysis (RCA) for a wide range of product and customer-facing issues
• Identified recurring problems and contributed insights to prevent future occurrences
• Worked closely with engineering and product teams to support faster and more accurate issue resolution