Hunar J.

Senior Software Engineer

Mountain View, California, United States6 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To Switch

Key Highlights

Expert in backend development with a focus on Python.
Proven track record in enhancing user engagement through innovative solutions.
Strong advocate for inclusive environments and diverse perspectives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-focused Software Engineer with experience in Social Media and Data Analytics.

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Skills

Core Skills

Back-end Web DevelopmentSoftware DesignBackendProject ManagementData StructuresPythonProblem Solving

Other Skills

RESTful WebServicesJavaC++Dimensionality ReductionCloud FirestoreNode.jsFlutterElasticSearchGo (Programming Language)MongoDBFirebaseTypeScriptHTML5GitHubAlgorithms

About

Perpetually curious, kind, and unafraid of confusion, I am driven to continuously learn, apply my knowledge in empowering ways, and optimize my abilities to uplift others. With a growth mindset and deep empathy, I thrive on understanding diverse perspectives, fostering inclusive environments through active listening, and embracing ambiguity as a catalyst for innovation. Committed to personal and professional growth, I approach challenges as opportunities to expand my horizons, think critically, and develop impactful solutions that amplify voices and create meaningful connections.

Experience

6 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 8 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

Instagram

Senior Software Engineer

Aug 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 9 mos · Menlo Park, California, United States · On-site

Enhancing Instagram Reel$ Ads with AI and CV services, boosting traction and business for small enterprises; improving ad delivery with text animations, video x-cropping and gen ai music.

Software DesignBack-End Web DevelopmentPythonRESTful WebServicesProblem Solving

Palantir technologies

Software Engineer

Jun 2023 – Aug 2023 · 2 mos · Palo Alto, California, United States · On-site

Part of the infra team responsible for dispatching and orchestrating various assets into downstream consumers: part of Palantir Gotham project. Awesome team, awesome work, very grateful :)

JavaBackendProblem SolvingSoftware Design

University of colorado boulder

3 roles

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Jan 2022 – May 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

• CSCI 2270: Data Structures

Project ManagementC++Data Structures

Lab Member (SNaG Lab)

Sep 2021 – May 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

Performed exploratory analysis to check the relation between the performance impact on neural network ablations with Representational Similarity Analysis (RSA). tldr; explainability of neural nets to better understand them

PythonDimensionality Reduction

Student Assistant

Aug 2021 – Dec 2021 · 4 mos

Conducted office hours for doubt resolutions and revision of topics related to Python Programming
Reviewed and graded 150 Python Jupyter Notebooks per week to improve code readability and reinforce better coding practices among undergraduate students

Razorpay

Software Development Engineer

Jun 2021 – Jul 2021 · 1 mo · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Refactored 3 admin dashboard APIs to eliminate redundant calls and lowered response time by 8%
Implemented a self-serving merchant API in Golang to automate the entire process of website on-boarding, dedup detection, verification and profanity check, improving overall customer experience
and decreasing corresponding JIRA tickets count by 67%

Problem Solving

Oracle

Application Engineer

Mar 2020 – Jun 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos · Gujarat, India

Developed a Contract Labour Management System in Oracle ADF framework using Java and SQL and integrated third-party payment APIs
Designed, tested and deployed features and enhancements in “Learn” module of Oracle Fusion Human Capital Management system and cut down monthly error tickets by 42%
Remodeled a Java based fusion content player from scratch into a JavaScript based client-side HTML player to improve SCORM content viewing experience and reduce response time, while ensuring backward compatibility

Problem Solving

Playpower labs

2 roles

SDE

Jun 2019 – Mar 2020 · 9 mos

Developed a game called Angle Asteroid to help students learn mathematical angles in a fun and engaging way
Led efforts to enable progressive web-app and push notifications support, thereby causing a 19% increase in user engagement

Problem Solving

Project Intern

Jan 2019 – May 2019 · 4 mos

Written Firebase Cloud Functions (in Typescript) to Index data on Elastic Server hosted on AWS
Written Elastic Queries for searching and performing aggregations on the Indices through Kibana Console and fetched the results via the exposed JavaScript API in the main application
Created Frontend Angular Components and handled routing along with state management via NGRx library
Written Game Mechanics in Typescript using wrapper functions created using Cocos2dx framework.