Jul 2016 – Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Ahmedabad · On-site

• Collaborate with the onsite manager to thoroughly break down and understand client requirements, and provide accurate project estimates to ensure alignment with client expectations and project goals.
• Define the appropriate technology stack and create a comprehensive design for the application, ensuring it meets both technical and business requirements.
• Lead the development of a web-based stock market portfolio management application using the Python Flask framework ensuring robust, scalable, and high-performance solutions.
• Integrate Bloomberg AIM & EMSX APIs into application to create and execute orders of different assets incluing Equity, ETF, Commodity etc with stock exchange.
• Develop Python scripts and tools to automate key features, reducing manual effort and improving efficiency.
• Design and implement database solutions and stored procedures using Oracle, ensuring efficient data management and retrieval.
• Assign tasks to developers, provide guidance and support to overcome technical challenges, and conduct code reviews to maintain high-quality standards.
• Perform unit testing of code using the nose module in Python, ensuring reliability and correctness of the application components.

Jan 2016 – Jun 2016 · 5 mos · Navi Mumbai

Nov 2009 – Dec 2015 · 6 yrs 1 mo · Rajkot, Gujarat, India · On-site

• Actively engage with stakeholders to gather and define feature requirements for the Classified Ads product, ensuring alignment with business goals and client needs.
• Worked as a key member of technical design and development of product features using PHP, Symfony, MySQL, Solr, Redis, Git, JavaScript, JQuery.
• Develop the key features of the product like ad posting and editing, advanced search, user's own ads listing, user registration and editing etc.
• Develop the admin site for users, ads and various statistics and features management.
• Collaborate with the sales team to understand client project requirements, assess customization efforts needed on top of the product, and provide accurate cost estimations for project delivery.
• Determine the optimal number of developers required based on project complexity and timeline. Plan and allocate tasks across multiple 2-week sprints, aligning with project requirements and team capacity.
• Provide guidance and support to developers, addressing technical and management challenges to ensure smooth progress and successful task completion.
• Assist UI developers in integrating the graphical user interface (GUI) into the website, ensuring a seamless and cohesive user experience.
• Conduct thorough reviews of features and code developed by team members, ensuring adherence to best practices, quality standards, and project requirements.
• Enhance site performance by fine-tuning database server configurations, optimizing queries, creating necessary indexes, and implementing data caching solutions using Redis.
• Implement parallel processing for image handling using the Gearman message queue library, enabling efficient background processing of classified ads images.

Sep 2008 – Oct 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo · Helsinki Area, Finland · On-site

• Lead and mentor the offshore development team, providing guidance and oversight to ensure the successful development and delivery of high-quality websites.
• Implementation: Design and implement robust web services for the efficient exchange of classified ads data between multiple websites, ensuring seamless integration and data consistency.
• Enhance application performance by optimizing storage solutions and refining database structures. Focus on improving data retrieval efficiency and overall system scalability.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and fix key bugs in the application to ensure stability, performance, and a seamless user experience.

Dec 2004 – Mar 2008 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Rajkot, Gujarat, India · On-site

• Engage with clients to thoroughly understand and document application requirements and functionalities, ensuring alignment with their business needs and expectations.
• Develop and present detailed technical designs for new features, and collaborate with the development team to ensure a shared understanding and effective implementation.
• Onboard new team members by sharing application knowledge, assigning tasks based on expertise and project needs, and providing ongoing guidance to ensure successful feature implementation.
• Design scalable and efficient database schemas, and implement load balancing strategies using replication to ensure high availability and performance.
• Lead the development of critical application features using Core PHP, MySQL, JavaScript ensuring they meet quality standards and enhance overall functionality.
• Implement client-side web input validation and enhance user interfaces using JavaScript to improve user experience and application reliability.
• Integrate secure payment features for various Finnish banks, ensuring compliance with industry standards and providing a seamless payment experience for users.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards, and provide constructive feedback to optimize and improve code quality.