May 2022 – Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Led a team of 7 engineers in the Treasury-Financing team to deliver sprint items and upgraded all Treasury apps to AWS SQS messaging system.
• Developed a data archival software in Python, containerized it, and automated data archival, reducing manual effort.
• Redesigned the Treasury-Financing builder workflow to use SQS queues, decreasing execution time and avoiding timeout failures.
• Implemented s3 data partitioning for datasets, reducing Athena data scanning costs by 70%.

Dec 2020 – May 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

• ● Led a team of 2 Software Engineers to deliver Payments 2.0 (3DS2 secured cards) by designing LLD and mentoring implementation
• ● Delivered Consent Addons story
• ● Improved productListing API response time by 600ms and placeOrder API response time by 650ms
• ● Learned extensively about microservices architecture, kafka, NoSQL databases and multi-tenant architecture

Sep 2019 – Dec 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

• Implemented UPI Mandate backend APIs for Airtel Payments Bank in Gurgaon, India.
• Collaborated with NPCI engineers to certify the UPI Mandate feature.
• Redesigned backend APIs to create separate interfaces for APB acting as bank and APB acting as PSP.

Jul 2019 – Sep 2019 · 2 mos

• => Backend development with Spring MVC
• => Unit testing
• => Oracle SQL
• => Talend Data Migration
• => Received 1 "The Brightest Mind Award"
• => Received 2 "The A-Team Award(s)"

Jan 2018 – Jun 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Project 5: -
• => Backend developer for a project in enterprise risk monitoring, assessment and management domain.
• => Third-party SOAP web services integration and testing with existing Angular 4 - Spring Boot - Oracle SQL web app
• Project 4: -
• => Enterprise data migration from legacy application to new web application.
• => Independently wrote a custom 2,500 LoC Java app, some SQL scripts and some PL/SQL code for this.
• Project 3: -
• => RESTful services developer for a web application using Spring Boot.

Feb 2017 – Dec 2017 · 10 mos

• Project 2: -
• => RESTful services development for a project of a German conglomerate using Spring Boot.
• => Unit testing for the entire service layer (more than 35,000 LoC) using JUnit4 and Mockito.

Nov 2016 – Jan 2017 · 2 mos

• Project 1: -
• => RESTful services backend developer for a project of a US-based home automation company.
• => AWS Lambda developer using Node.js.
• => Alexa Skills developer.
• => API.AI developer for Google Home.
• => Heroku cloud developer.

Oct 2016 – Oct 2016 · 0 mo · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• * 11 days of Core Java + SQL Training.

Jun 2016 – Jul 2016 · 1 mo · Delhi

• Algorithms & Data Structures in Java using Eclipse IDE

Jun 2015 – Jan 2017 · 1 yr 7 mos · Greater Delhi Area

• Re-branded jDebug.org as TechnicianDiary.com as the name resonated better with the content.
• Content strategy: -
• => Removed low-performing content (less time spent per session, or high bounce rate) as per Google Analytics.
• => Re-wrote high-performing content with better keyword optimization and content quality.
• => Increased length of each content piece on the site to at least 1200 words.
• => Promoted content via Social media, Direct email to subscribers and browser push notifications.
• Financials: -
• => Made $1500 (Rs. 96855) from running Google Adsense.
• => Made $150 (Rs. 9685) from sponsored reviews.
• Technologies used: -
• => Exactly the same as jDebug.org.
• Final outcome: -
• => Let it expire, because I had begun working as a Software Engineer at Nagarro Software Pvt. Ltd.
• => Lost around $154 (Rs 10000) in the process.
• => Have focused on Software Engineering and development since.

Jun 2015 – Oct 2015 · 4 mos · Greater Delhi Area

• 1) C Programming for 8051 Micro-controller
• 2) Testing and Verifying Electronics Equipments
• 3) Updating and Revising Lab Manuals

Aug 2014 – Sep 2014 · 1 mo · Ghaziabad

• 1) Studied Radar Engineering Concepts
• 2) Observed Rohini Radar

Jun 2014 – Aug 2014 · 2 mos · Delhi

• 1) Embedded Systems Programming (AVR Studio)
• 2) VLSI Programming (Xilinx)

Nov 2013 – May 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos · Greater Delhi Area

• Started a technical blog focused on writing high-quality technical tutorials on using various development-related tools, techniques and more.
• Content strategy: -
• => Long-form, in-depth, detailed articles (1000+ words) on various development tools.
• => High quality, 1500+ word reviews of various products, and tools available in the market for developers and technical people.
• => Compilation of products in the form of "Top 5," "Top 10" styles posts.
• Financials: -
• => Made $3500 (Rs. 225995) from running Google Adsense on the site.
• => Made $600 (Rs. 38742) from affiliate commissions, sponsored posts and paid promotions.
• Technology and tools used: -
• => Linux web hosting
• => Wordpress CMS
• => Responsive theme
• => Hootsuite for social media management
• => Mailchimp for email marketing
• => Semrush for keyword research and content planning
• => Letreach for push notifications

May 2012 – Jun 2013 · 1 yr 1 mo · Greater Delhi Area

• Re-branded WizardJournal.com to GizJets.com.
• Changed content strategy for the site.
• Removed short news articles from the site. Kept the minimum word count for each article at a minimum of 500 words.
• Content style: -
• => Long-form informative content with 500 or more words.
• Financials: -
• => Made $2000 (Rs. 129000) from running Google Adsense on the site.
• => Made $600 (Rs. 38748) from sponsored reviews, direct ads, and affiliate commissions.
• Sale: -
• => Sold the site to an American buyer via an auction hosted on Flippa.com for $1200 (Rs. 77496).
• Technology used: -
• => Wordpress CMS
• => Linux web hosting
• => Hootsuite for social media management

Jun 2010 – Jun 2012 · 2 yrs · Greater Delhi Area

• Started a technology focused blog on the Wordpress platform that demystified Consumer electronics for general public.
• I used to cover the following on the blog: -
• => Technology news
• => Scientific and Technical Inventions and Innovations
• => Details about latest Consumer Electronics such as Smartphones, Laptops, Gaming consoles, Televisions, Music players, Digital cameras and more
• => Scientific discoveries that could potentially drive Technological advancements
• => Detailed reviews of apps for iOS and Android platforms
• => Detailed product reviews of Smartphones, Laptops and other devices
• => Personal opinions of technologies and how it could affect the lives of general public
• Financial Details: -
• => Made roughly $4000 (Rs. 2,58,816) by running Google Adsense on the site
• => Made roughly $800 (Rs. 51,763) from direct ads, sponsored reviews and paid promotions
• => Attended several technology conferences and product launches (Microsoft Kinect, Microsoft Office 365, FitBit) as a blogger for the site
• Technology used: -
• => Linux hosting
• => Wordpress CMS
• => Hootsuite for Social Media Management

Apr 2010 – Jul 2010 · 3 mos · Greater Delhi Area

• I, along with 2 of my friends Kunj Gupta and Sehdev Rana founded CWGBookings.com as a summer project. It was intended to act as a all-in-one resource for people travelling to New Delhi, to attend the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
• The website had following sections: -
• => About Delhi - Weather conditions, Best hotels to stay, Best places to visit, Best food joints to try and more.
• => About the Games - Detailed schedule of the Games and more.
• My role in the project: -
• => Promoted the site on forums that potential Commonwealth Games 2010 attendees would visit
• => Wrote content for the blog to acquaint readers with the Games and Delhi
• => Answered queries left on the site by visitors
• => Promoted content on social platforms viz. Facebook, Twitter, and StumbleUpon
• Technologies used: -
• => Static website using HTML, CSS and Javascript
• => Linux web hosting
• => Wordpress for the blog
• => Hootsuite for Social Media management