AJAY KUMAR

Senior Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India3 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Reduced memory failures by 80% in SD-WAN systems.
Automated onboarding, saving 600+ hours monthly.
Improved backend latency by 30-40% through optimization.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-focused Software Engineer in the Cloud Computing and Networking industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Backend DevelopmentApi ManagementSd-wanCloud ComputingJava DevelopmentData VisualizationDatabase Management

Other Skills

C++C (Programming Language)PanoramaJavaAWS CloudFormationTableau DesktopMySQLComputer NetworkingLinuxTailwind CSSJSAPI DevelopmentYouTube APIRedditGit

About

Portfolio Website1: https://ajay-panchal-099.github.io/Portfolio/#home Portfolio Website2: https://ajaystack.netlify.app/ Side Project: https://daily-news-trend.onrender.com/ I’m a Senior Software Engineer with 3+ years of experience building high-scale backend systems at Palo Alto Networks. My work spans Java/Spring Boot microservices, distributed systems design, performance engineering, and cloud-native infrastructure on AWS & Kubernetes. - I’ve driven major improvements in reliability, performance, and automation: - Reduced memory-related failures by 80% across global SD-WAN systems - Designed failover & tunnel orchestration reducing downtime by 40% - Automated device onboarding & compliance, saving 600+ hours/month - Improved backend latency by 30–40% through caching & DB optimization - Built high-throughput microservices powering enterprise-scale networks I enjoy solving complex backend challenges, designing scalable architectures, and improving production systems for reliability, speed, and cost efficiency. I am actively exploring SDE-2 / Senior Backend opportunities in high-impact engineering teams.

Experience

3 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 10 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Palo alto networks

2 roles

Staff Software Engineer

Promoted

May 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

API ManagementC++Backend Development

Software Engineer

Aug 2022 – May 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos

In my role as a software engineer, I manage PANOS and Panorama infrastructure, develop SD-WAN plugin features, and refine the SD-WAN plugin within Panorama. I troubleshoot software issues, perform updates, and collaborate with teams for seamless integration of new functionalities.

C (Programming Language)PanoramaBackend DevelopmentSD-WAN

Amazon

Sde intern

Jan 2022 – Jun 2022 · 5 mos · India

During my SDE Internship at Amazon India, I utilized AWS services like S3, Athena, Redshift, CloudWatch, Kinesis Firehose, and QuickSight. I developed an end-to-end project using IaaS, Java, and TypeScript, and contributed to service migration via A/B testing.

JavaAWS CloudFormationCloud ComputingJava Development

Maq software

Associate Software Engineer

Mar 2021 – Dec 2021 · 9 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

During my Software Developer Internship at Maq Software, I gained remote experience building Power BI projects for multinational companies. I contributed to migrating a database from Teradata to Azure Synapse Analytics and transitioned over 10 projects from Tableau to Power BI.

Tableau DesktopMySQLData VisualizationDatabase Management