Ketan S. — Software Engineer

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Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-heavy SaaS developer with strong expertise in Python and cloud technologies.

Experience: 12 yrs 7 mos

Skills

Python
Aws
Flask
Rest Api
Data Engineering
Django

Career Highlights

Over a decade of experience in software development.
Expert in Python backend development and API integrations.
Strong background in cybersecurity and cloud technologies.

Work Experience

Confidential

Senior Python Engineer (3 yrs 5 mos)

Adobe

Computer Scientist (1 yr 2 mos)

Cisco

Senior Python Developer (3 yrs 5 mos)

Capital One

Python Developer - Data Engineering (1 yr 10 mos)

LogFire

Associate Python Developer (1 yr 7 mos)

Microsoft

SE (1 yr 4 mos)

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE at Visvesvaraya Technological University

High School at Dr. Virendra Swarup Education Centre, Kanpur

Ketan S.

Software Engineer

India12 yrs 7 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Over a decade of experience in software development.
Expert in Python backend development and API integrations.
Strong background in cybersecurity and cloud technologies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-heavy SaaS developer with strong expertise in Python and cloud technologies.

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Skills

Core Skills

PythonAwsFlaskRest ApiData EngineeringDjango

Other Skills

AIAPI DocumentationAWS LambdaAgileAgile MethodologiesAlgorithmsAmazon BedrockAmazon DynamodbAmazon S3Amazon SQSApache KafkaApache SparkApplication Programming Interfaces (API)ArchitectureBack-End Web Development

About

Experience

12 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

3 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Confidential

Senior Python Engineer

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 5 mos · United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

#Python #FastAPI #AWS #PostgreSQL #AI #RestAPI #Cybersecurity #ProductDesign #Architecture #MVP #Scaleup #GenAI #Dubai #Abudhabi
Responsible for Restful API development of 2 microservices; integrate with the frontend.
Upgraded API versioning from v1 to v2 enhancing performance by 22%; expanded OAUTH2/JWT authentication & encryption with API Gateway & SSO for cross-integration with best practices for securing RestAPI endpoints alongside high performance.
Investigate and comprehend the structure and functional execution and flow of existing software.
Modified existing software to address new feature requirements from Product managers.
Developed API Integration workflows, Software Requirement Specifications (SRS), Software Design Documents and Interface Specifications for software design documentations.
Collaborated closely with the DevOps team to integrate and enhance existing deployment pipeline using CI/CD, containerization and orchestration of Discovery microservices.
Investigated and fixed reported defects in cyber-security assessment using quality assurance.
Performed software refactoring, upgradation & quality control tests in accordance with standards.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities across distributed systems.
Familiarity with building and integrating AI-powered backend solutions using AWS AI tools.
Mentored new-hire team member on various technical and product functional aspects.

PythonFastAPIAWSPostgreSQLAIRestAPI+6

Adobe

Computer Scientist

Nov 2021 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area · Hybrid

Key Skill: #Python, #Flask, Backend, #Django, Object Oriented Programming, Data Structures, #Algorithms, REST API, GIT, Database, PostgreSQL, #AWS, #Docker, Redis, #Linux, Agile, JIRA, Confluence
Developed and maintained 2 key Adcloud Integration pipeline feeds – Forward and Reverse feed.
Refined and enhanced reverse feed process running time from 4 minutes to less than 1 minute.
Responsible for API development & integration with AdCloud and Adobe Analytics.
Enhanced APIs with web templating engines using Jinja2 for dynamic HTML rendering and UI integration, alongside adding CRUD query operations.
Enhanced reports using data science libraries like Pandas and NumPy for business teams.
Performed Unit Testing, Functional tests & Integration test automation for deployment lifecycle.
Experience in distributed systems architecture (Microservices and RESTful Services).
Mentored junior team members on various technical and product aspects.
Performed task alignment, prioritization and did peer code reviews with teams in London & USA.

PythonFlaskDjangoREST APIGITPostgreSQL+6

Cisco

Senior Python Developer

Jul 2018 – Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Key Skill: #Python, #Flask, Backend, #Django, Object Oriented Programming, Data Structures, #Algorithms, REST API, GIT, Database, PostgreSQL, #AWS, #Docker, Redis, #Linux, Agile, JIRA, Confluence, Cyber security, DLP, Casb, cloud security
Subject-matter-expert (SME) and lead for two major API integrations – WebEx and Slack Connector and two transformation services.
Responsible for ideation and building of new features, increasing production stability of connectors by almost 45%. Also fixed CI/CD pipelines based on Jenkins for speedy builds.
Implemented distributed computing and distributed application architecture with DevOps.
Experience with API development & REST principle for integration with 3rd-party vendors.
Knowledge and experience with object-oriented programming and high-level module design.
Partnered with Product Managers (PMs), cross-functional Engineering and Customer Success teams to capture requirements and propose design RFEs and feature implementation roadmaps.
Proven experience of working with distributed cross-functional teams in Europe & US following Agile Scrum/Kanban methodology.

PythonFlaskDjangoREST APIGITPostgreSQL+7

Capital one

Python Developer - Data Engineering

Oct 2016 – Aug 2018 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Python Developer - Data Engineering Team #DataLabs #CapitalOne
Key Skill: #Python, #Flask, #Django, #POSTGRESQL, REST API, GIT, Database, SQL, #AWS, #Linux, Apache Kafka, Object Oriented Programming, Data Structures, #Algorithms
Demonstrated designing and developing end to end data ETL pipeline for the application, making use of Apache Kafka consumers. Requirement Analysis, Code Development, Customer Communication & Code Review.
Developed data aggregation engine to aggregate live data feed with historic data, based on the application requirements alongside enhanced reports using Pandas dataframes for CSV reports.
Identified dependencies and provided workarounds for smooth running of Pyspark data flow.
Worked with the data processing team to assist them in formatting, transforming and loading the data, based on the design specifications and tasks.

PythonFlaskDjangoPostgreSQLREST APIGIT+8

Logfire

Associate Python Developer

Feb 2015 – Sep 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

An Oracle company --
Experience in designing, development, enhancement and bugfix of codebase of Workforce Management (WFM) SAAS Product using Python/Django framework for clients of Logfire worldwide.
Knowledge of python web development framework - Django
Object oriented programming, data structures and algorithms concepts
Hands-on with relational databases like PostgreSQL
Working knowledge on Linux development environment.
Knowledge of software version control - Subversion repository SVN, Git.
Led in designing, development, enhancement and bugfix of codebase of WorkForce Management (WFM) SAAS Product using Python/Django framework for clients of Logfire worldwide.
Responsible for all the development activities based on Object Oriented Programming for in-house products and services offered to Logfire clients.
Influenced the Logfire R&D activities in terms of development, testing and support.
Roadmap of web framework migration to Flask. Object oriented programming, data structures and algorithms concepts. Hands-on with Relational Databases like PostgreSQL.

PythonDjangoPostgreSQLAWSLinuxGit

Microsoft

SE

Sep 2013 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

MS Exchange Server Enterprise 2007/2010/2013
Exchange & Windows Powershell
Hands-on experience in troubleshooting and bugfix of Exchange Server live production scenarios for Microsoft Premier Enterprise customers by resolving complex technical problems and helping to pro-actively prevent new issues.
Determine root cause of a problem and narrow to a specific component while managing the client’s expectations for resolution. Collaborate across teams and technical product issues leveraging global resources as needed to resolve issues.
Helping clients recover from highly critical scenarios such as complete service down situation and production outages.
Enjoy learning about new technologies, products and tools which help find a solution for a specific customer problem.

Exchange ServerWindows Powershell