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Mahima Chawla

Senior Software Engineer

New York, New York, United States7 yrs 1 mo experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Experienced in building scalable web applications.
  • Strong background in mentoring and team development.
  • Proficient in transitioning legacy systems to modern frameworks.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fullstack Developer with a focus on SaaS and web application development.

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Skills

Core Skills

KotlinJavaDjangoRest ApisJavascriptWeb Application DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesSoftware Quality AssuranceAdvocacyPublic SpeakingGeographic Information Systems (gis)

Other Skills

AlgorithmsAmazon Web Services (AWS)CSSCell Tower TriangulationComputer NetworkingD3.jsData AnalysisData StructuresEarly-Stage StartupsEquality & DiversityFinancial ManagementGoGraphQLHTMLJSON

About

Happy to offer guidance to early career engineers and new grads!

Experience

7 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
2 yrs 7 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 10 mos
Current Experience

Bloomberg

Senior Software Engineer

Aug 2024Present · 1 yr 10 mos · New York, New York, United States

Classpass

2 roles

Software Engineer III

Jul 2019Jul 2024 · 5 yrs · New York, New York, United States

  • ClassPass is the world's largest fitness and wellness marketplace. While at ClassPass, I
  • Built and maintained several key flows including inventory surfacing, reservation booking, inventory pricing, all serving millions of requests daily. Implemented comprehensive monitoring solutions using tools like Datadog and NewRelic to ensure service health, availability, and performance optimization.
  • Developed strategies and systems to maintain high availability across all services, ensuring a seamless and reliable user experience even under peak loads.
  • Transitioned services from Django REST APIs to Kotlin/Ktor/GraphQL, enhancing service speed for increased throughput, leveraging coroutines.
  • Actively mentored and onboarded new engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development within the team.
KotlinJavaPython (Programming Language)Amazon Web Services (AWS)PostgreSQL

Software Engineer Intern

Jun 2018Aug 2018 · 2 mos

  • As the first engineering intern at a fast-paced, high-growth startup, I contributed to high priority projects along with the rest of the team, learned industry standards, implemented REST APIs, performed simple database migrations and initiated discovery on workflow optimizations in the customer experience department.
Early-Stage StartupsDjangoREST APIsPostgreSQLAmazon Web Services (AWS)

Ericsson

Software Engineer Intern

May 2017Aug 2017 · 3 mos · Remote

  • • Created a Javascript web application using Neo4j, d3.js, GO, Caddy to create a scatter plot graph on the frontend. The application dynamically retrieved government data on band spectrum ownership and capabilities to make a graphic tool to be used internally while interacting with trading capabilities (3G, 4G, LTE) with other telecom industries.
Neo4jJavaScriptWeb Application DevelopmentReact.js

Pearson vue

Software Engineer Intern

May 2016Aug 2016 · 3 mos · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · On-site

  • Introduction to agile development.
  • Implemented BiDirectional typing for Pearson tests in Korean and Arabic. This involved gathering requirements directly from clients, converting requirements to efficient solutions, breaking into bite-sized stories and testing the completed product.
  • Took the initiative to document and promote the intern cohorts learnings and experiences by creating a “Pearson VUE Careers: Internships” web page.
Agile MethodologiesTest-Driven DevelopmentLocalization EngineeringSoftware Quality AssuranceProduct Management

University of wisconsin-madison

Elected Student Council Representative

Sep 2015Dec 2015 · 3 mos · Madison, Wisconsin, United States · On-site

  • Elected member of UW Madison's Student Council. Served the student body by advocating for key issues to the UW Administration, Madison City Council, State Legislature, and Federal Congress.
  • Served on the Grant Allocation Committee making decisions regarding university budget.
Public SpeakingAdvocacyStakeholder ManagementNegotiationFinancial Management

Dod cyber crime center (dc3)

Cyber Crime Intern

May 2015Jun 2015 · 1 mo · New Delhi Area, India

  • Shadowed law enforcement on live cases, pinpointing locations using coinciding cell tower spans, which sparked my interest in software development.
Cell Tower TriangulationGeographic Information Systems (GIS)

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) — Computer Science

Sep 2015May 2019

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Certificate

Jan 2015Jan 2019

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Certificate — German Studies

Jan 2015Jan 2018

Mahima Chawla - Senior Software Engineer | Stackforce