Feb 2022 – Aug 2022 · 6 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Worked on modernizing a large-scale, high-traffic entertainment platform for a major U.S. media conglomerate, helping migrate a legacy monolithic application to a distributed, API-based architecture using .NET 6 and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles.
• Designed and developed proof-of-concepts to evaluate architecture strategies such as the Unit of Work pattern, service-layer abstractions, and test automation using xUnit and Entity Framework Core, helping establish scalable development standards.
• Contributed to the migration of 20% of the legacy codebase, implementing modular, service-aligned components that improved maintainability and laid the groundwork for CI/CD adoption in downstream microservices.

Jul 2021 – Jan 2022 · 6 mos · Delhi, India

• Led a team of 4 developers to design and launch a Microsoft Teams integration app during the pandemic, built using the Scrum framework and Agile delivery.
• Collaborated directly with Microsoft contacts to implement SSO authentication, design the app structure, and navigate platform-specific compliance requirements.
• Presented technical solutions to clients, tailored implementations to meet regional compliance needs, and successfully deployed the solution under tight timelines (< 4 months).

Sep 2018 – Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Delhi, India

• Developed a video compression microservice using FFMPEG, deployed through Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Container Registry, improving video processing scalability.
• Implemented a rule-based automation engine using Code Effects to manage reward logic, reducing manual customer support effort by ~20 hours/week.
• Integrated third-party gift card provider Wogi via Azure Functions, enabling automated reward redemptions and bridging internal systems with external APIs.
• Led the modularization of the monolith into microservices, implementing Azure Service Bus for decoupled communication, significantly enhancing system scalability and maintainability.
• Configured Azure CDN to serve global users with reduced latency, cutting load times by ~40% for users in the European region.

Jun 2017 – Sep 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Built backend APIs for a web application serving over 600K monthly active users, using PHP, MySQL, MongoDB, and AWS infrastructure to support scalable and secure content delivery.
• Implemented Redis-based caching system to reduce backend load and optimize API response times, resulting in a ~30% improvement in application performance.
• Collaborated with mobile and QA teams to design and integrate PayPal and Paytm payment gateways, developing secure APIs for payment initiation, verification, and refund workflows.
• Developed OTP-based two-factor authentication (2FA) via SMS and email to improve login security and protect user sessions across mobile and web apps.
• Worked in a cross-functional team environment, contributing to scalable architecture and ensuring high availability of APIs during peak traffic.

Jul 2016 – Aug 2016 · 1 mo · New Delhi Area, India

• Developed a proof-of-concept (POC) price tracking application to monitor product prices from major e-commerce platforms like Flipkart and Amazon, allowing users to track SKU prices in real time.
• Built and deployed notification services to alert users of price changes within a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) application, improving user engagement through proactive updates.
• Collaborated with an engineering manager to design application architecture and define product functionality, gaining hands-on experience in rapid prototyping and full-stack development cycles.