Kaushal Patil

Director of Engineering

Pune, Maharashtra, India10 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

10+ years in software engineering leadership.
Expertise in scalable backend and full-stack systems.
Proven track record in performance optimization.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-heavy Fullstack Engineer with a focus on Healthcare solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

C#.net / .net Core

Other Skills

ASP.NETREST APIsSQL ServerMicroservicesPerformance Optimization.NET CoreASP.NET Web APIRESTful API Design & IntegrationBackend Application DevelopmentEnterprise Application ArchitectureSystem DesignScalable & High-Availability SystemsDistributed SystemsSQL Server DevelopmentDatabase Design

About

I am a results-driven Software Engineering Manager with 10+ years of experience building and leading scalable backend and full-stack systems. I specialize in C#, .NET, SQL Server, and Angular, with a strong focus on designing high-performance, secure, and maintainable enterprise applications. I have hands-on experience across the full software development lifecycle—requirement analysis, system design, development, performance optimization, and deployment. Alongside technical execution, I actively contribute to architectural decisions, code quality, and engineering best practices while mentoring teams and driving timely delivery. My technical strengths include backend/API development, database performance optimization, clean architecture, and system design. I am currently expanding my expertise in microservices, message-driven architectures (RabbitMQ), containers, Elasticsearch, and modern DevOps practices. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, taking ownership of complex challenges, and delivering solutions that create measurable business impact. Core Skills: C#, .NET / .NET Core, SQL Server, Angular, REST APIs, Microservices, System Design Interests: Scalable systems, performance optimization, cloud-ready architectures

Experience

10 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

7 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Cognizant

Software Engineering Manager

Feb 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 3 mos · Pune District, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

Lead end-to-end development of enterprise healthcare systems supporting high-availability, production-critical environments.
Own backend architecture using C#, .NET Core, ASP.NET, REST APIs, focusing on scalability and performance.
Improved reporting and data retrieval performance by 40–60% through advanced SQL optimization.
Mentor engineers and drive code quality, technical standards, and delivery excellence.
Act as technical SPOC, collaborating with Product Owners, Architects, and cross-functional teams.
Key Achievement:
Delivered multiple scalable healthcare modules with measurable performance improvements.

C#.NET / .NET CoreASP.NETREST APIsSQL ServerMicroservices+1

Syntel

Software Engineer

Feb 2016 – Feb 2019 · 3 yrs · Pune District, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Software Engineer at Syntel with 3 years of experience worked on .NET and SQL Server–based healthcare applications in the Healthcare Provider Systems (HPS) domain. Contributed to application development, enhancements, and bug fixes, while supporting project documentation and quality processes. Also assisted with PayPal Manager configuration and payment reconciliation to improve transaction accuracy.

C#.NET / .NET CoreSQL Server