Prashant Sharma

Software Engineer

Delhi, India5 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in Python and Django for backend development.
Contributed to notable open-source projects like pip and Mailman.
Strong experience in developing REST APIs and microservices.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Developer with expertise in GIS and web application development.

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Skills

Core Skills

PythonWeb DevelopmentBackend DevelopmentApi Development

Other Skills

API DesigningAsynchronous ProgrammingBloggerBootstrapC++Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)CeleryDjangoDjango REST FrameworkGISGeodjangoGitGithubHTML5JavaScript

About

A working professional, having experience in Backend Development, Python Development and Frameworks like Django & React. I endorse Open source ideology and contribute to it. I've contributed to projects like pip, Mailman, django-phone-verify. I am a blogger and write blogs to share my learnings and experiences with others. I'll always be open to any work that we can do in open and have a positive impact on the people.

Experience

5 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Zyte (formerly scrapinghub)

Python Developer

Jul 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 11 mos · Remote

Creating & Maintaining web spiders to fulfil web scraping requirements via Scrapy.
Working with both Data Operations and Data Set Up teams to satisfy end to end scraping requirements.

PythonScrapyWeb ScrapingWeb Development

Attentive

3 roles

Software Engineer (SDE-I)

Promoted

Aug 2020 – Jul 2021 · 11 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Managed and created features for multiple microservices, and exposed me to maintaining such components of the software.
Developed backend for the major product of the company from scratch. Went through various phases of Software Development. Also created Geodjango based project that leverage OSM data for US roads.
Database & API Designing, API structuring & conventions, backend architecture, Asynchronous Programming, implementing producer-consumer models are a few things learnt through the process of developing the products.
Maintained & created various scripts for data fetching for multiple analytical & growth purposes.
Acquired in-depth knowledge in the GIS domain & its related tools - QGIS, Vector Data Manipulation(Geojson, KML, Shapefiles), GDAL etc.

MicroservicesBackend DevelopmentAPI DesigningAsynchronous ProgrammingGISQGIS+1

Back End Developer

Promoted

Jan 2020 – Apr 2020 · 3 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

As a Backend Developer, I got the opportunity to create end-user products and experience various phases of SDLC. My main responsibilities involved the following:
Developed back-end using REST APIs in DRF, for an internal tool, used for street annotation. Implemented test coverage up to 82% by writing tests using Pytest.
Leveraged knowledge in GIS specific terminologies and backed a landscape specific feature platform by creating REST APIs. Involved in product development from database designing to implementing crucial features.

REST APIsDjango REST FrameworkTestingPytestBackend DevelopmentAPI Development

Software Developer

Jun 2019 – Aug 2019 · 2 mos · Greater Delhi Area

My responsibilities include developing REST API using Django's REST framework as well as refactoring already available API code.
Worked on the back-end development of "Bumpp", a location based social mobile application which included creating API endpoints for different services
Created Rest APIs for supporting back-end of "Mapx", a platform for creating requests for Feature Extraction and helps to track those request.

DjangoREST APIBackend DevelopmentAPI Development