Feb 2024 – Sep 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands · On-site

• Project : Search Autocomplete @Booking Marketplace
• (Jan 2025 - Present)
• Currently part of the Search Core team, where we are responsible for modernizing the search infrastructure by migrating from a legacy Lucene-based search engine to AWS OpenSearch, with the goal of leveraging OpenSearch’s modern capabilities, including semantic search, for improved scalability and relevance.
• Project : Connected Trip Benefits @Booking Marketplace
• (Feb 2024-Dec 2024)
• Trip Value Core team's core responsibility lies in driving cross-selling and increasing bookings across verticals by offering targeted promotions and bundling services like accommodations, car rentals, and attractions.
• As a Software Engineer 2, I :
• Led software design by collaborating with Product Managers to gather detailed
• business requirements, presenting multiple design approaches with trade-offs, and
• ensuring scalable, maintainable, and compliant solutions that addressed complex
• business needs.
• Developed backend capabilities (Java) to support new business use cases, improve
• data visibility, and extend features across multiple service domains.
• Resolved frontend challenges (vueJS) by improving user interface functionality and
• ensuring seamless integration with backend processes for enhanced user experience.
• Enhanced system observability and monitoring by implementing targeted alerts and
• tracking mechanisms for critical workflows, minimizing downtime and ensuring
• operational resilience.
• Optimized infrastructure by improving resource allocation to reduce slack costs,
• migrating critical systems to modern platforms (AWS), and upgrading deployment
• pipelines (Harness), enhancing scalability and reliability.

Jul 2022 – Jan 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos · Berlin, Germany · On-site

• Project: Partner Steering (zDirect)
• (The Partner Steering Team enables and optimizes partner performance by managing onboarding, compliance, and business operations while ranking partners (upsorting/downsorting) based on key KPIs to enhance marketplace quality and efficiency.)
• As a Backed Engineer, I :
• Contributing to API adjustments (Scala, Java) and the implementation of new
• endpoints, which automated manual operations for the internal operations team
• through our self-service portal
• Optimised the response time of the APIs through the implementation of
• materialized views, which not only improved system performance but also
• enhanced the overall user experience
• Contributed to the initiative to automate email communication through
• Kubernetes cron jobs (Python), showcasing a commitment to streamlining
• processes and improving workflow efficiency
• Strengthened code quality by implementing unit and integration tests, as well as automation using CronJobs.
• Created a reliable Observability system through the implementation of logging, checks, and alerts.
• Conducted load tests and preparing a comprehensive report for partner orders
• during Cyber Week 2022 preparation
• Effectively communicated technical information by producing various documents including run-books, how-to's, and Readmes.
• Consistently facilitated Sprint ceremonies as a Sprint Ambassador, enhancing team collaboration during Daily Stand-ups, Grooming Sessions, Sprint Review & Demo, and Retrospective Meetings.

Apr 2021 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr

• Project: SAP Analytics Cloud
• (SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) is a cloud-based business intelligence (BI) and analytics platform that integrates data visualization, planning, and predictive analytics.)
• As a Software Development Engineer with SAP Labs, I
• Led software development lifecycle for Authentication and Authorization of SAP Analytics Cloud Application and Remote Connections.
• Collaborated with stakeholders during Sprint Planning Meetings to capture requirements and elaborate on Acceptance Criteria.
• Translated business requirements into production grade code, ensuring optimal functionality.
• Conducted comprehensive Developer Testing, including Feature & Regression testing for maximum quality assurance.
• Participated in Code Reviews and integrated feature branches seamlessly into the master codebase.
• Maintained high standards for released features, actively identifying and resolving bugs.

Apr 2019 – Mar 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Project: SAP Analytics Cloud
• (SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) is a cloud-based business intelligence (BI) and analytics platform that integrates data visualization, planning, and predictive analytics.)
• As an Associate Software Development Engineer, I :
• Collaborated with team members during design assessments, code reviews, and brainstorming sessions to seamlessly implement a Single Sign-On feature for our mobile app.
• Utilized problem-solving skills to reproduce reported customer issues, debug, and provide code fixes.
• Reduced manual effort by 50% through the implementation of an automation capability for the Authentication Feature of SAC iOS Mobile App using XCUITest Swift Framework.
• Documented technical workflows and designs in a private wiki, ensuring comprehensive understanding of the developed feature.
• Participation in Technical Hackathons:
• Aawishkar 2020: Managed to be in Top 5, for this LOB Level Innovation Challenge.
• Innvent 2020: Participated in this SAP Labs, India competition to receive funding from SAP.io for startup.
• Creatve Participaton :
• Submitted an artistic entry [“Artwork by Aakanksha Chopra”] for the SAP Early Talent Magazine “GENgauge 2020 Q3” – https://sway.office.com/E9fKJgzzZdQXCNVc?ref=Link
• Enrolled in the Cross Generation Mentorship Program – a Knowledge Exchange program for Early Talents and Senior members of SLIs.

Aug 2017 – Apr 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Project : Globalisation Services Financials ACRS
• (SAP Globalization Services Financials ACRS (Advanced Compliance Reporting Service) focuses on helping businesses comply with local financial and tax regulations across different countries.)
• Successfully completed quarterly releases and organised sprints using Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Developed Java Backend implementations to ensure compliance with Egypt VAT regulations for report generation on SAP Business Technology Platform (Neo).
• Created and implemented Stress and Load Testing behaviour involving large data insertion through HANA Procedures on SAP HANA Database.
• Generated consistent logic by scripting Triggers for sequence and history creation.

Jan 2017 – May 2017 · 4 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• Industrial Training Internship as part of Educational curriculum .

May 2015 – Jul 2015 · 2 mos · Chandigarh, India

• Summer Training in Embedded Systems