Aug 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area · Remote

• On a mission to automate and simplify process using AI.

Nov 2022 – Jul 2023 · 8 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area · Remote

• Architect, design, develop and maintain key components of Confluent's event streaming platform.
• Collaborate closely with other engineers, architects, and product managers to define the technical roadmap.
• Foster high-quality software development practices and principles within the team.
• Participate in code reviews, ensuring coding standards and best practices are adhered to.
• Lead cross-functional teams on key projects, ensuring efficient and timely delivery.
• Contribute to open-source projects related to the Confluent platform.
• Provide mentoring and guidance to junior and mid-level engineers.
• Lead a team of 10 mid-level engineers in the team.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively throughout various levels of the organization.
• Identify and address performance and scalability issues within the system.
• Stay abreast of the latest industry trends and technologies, continuously driving innovation within the team.

Sep 2019 – Nov 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• During my work at Microsoft Office 365, I played a key role in building a unified interface for Microsoft admins, simplifying add-ons lifecycle management. This led to increased ease for Tenant admins and a tenfold increase in add-on installations.
• More on this: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/manage/centralized-deployment-of-add-ins?view=o365-worldwide
• I also contributed to the Monitoring Threshold Alerting (MTA) platform. It enabled enterprise customers to set MTA rules and monitor devices as per guidelines, providing proactive alerts for Microsoft Teams Room devices. More info:
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/alerts/teams-admin-alerts
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/alerts/device-health-status
• Moreover, I developed a data analytics platform for enterprises, offering insights on device health, usage, and issues. It empowers IT admins with crucial data, helps identify issues proactively, and reduces the need for expertise.
• Administrators can gain an improved understanding of their devices' health and usage and troubleshoot more effectively.
• See my contributions here:
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/teams-analytics-and-reports/teams-reporting-reference
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/rooms/health-and-usage-reports
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/teams-device-health

Jul 2017 – Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• As a Senior Engineer on a Back-End team at Endurance, a company that drives the online success of millions of small businesses globally through various products and technology, I played a pivotal role in building and maintaining their comprehensive, unified backend platform. This platform is the powerhouse behind widely recognized brands such as Reseller Club, Big Rock, HostGator, and BlueHost, offering services such as domains and hosting servers to millions of clients worldwide.
• Our team, comprised of six members, utilized a technology stack that included Java, Postgres DB, Java-Spring, Hibernate, Redis, and ActiveMQ. My responsibilities encompassed the design, coding, and management of new components within the team.
• One of my notable contributions was the development of an API Caching Framework from the ground up. This involved implementing request and response caching at the Kong API Gateway level, which significantly improved our system's efficiency and performance.

Apr 2015 – Jul 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos

• At Amazon, I served as a Software Development Engineer in the Kindle Core Platform Team. The cornerstone of my responsibilities was the design and development of a robust core framework utilizing C/C++. The framework was designed to be leveraged by internal teams for supporting e-books across diverse devices including Android, E-Ink, Windows, and iOS.
• Our platform provided a broad spectrum of features essential for optimal e-book user experience. Not only did it support basic functionalities like navigating to a specific page, but it also enabled the partial loading of book artifacts based on page-specific requirements. This efficient utilization of resources greatly improved book performance on various devices.
• Additionally, the platform catered to personalized user interactions with books such as managing sticky notes, highlighting text, and other annotations. The C/C++ framework ensured these operations were executed seamlessly, contributing significantly to the rich Kindle reading experience.
• Working in Amazon's Kindle Core Platform Team was a highly enriching experience. It allowed me to tackle complex technical challenges and contribute to the transformation of digital reading experiences.

May 2013 – Apr 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos · Greater Delhi Area

• My journey at Junglee Games began as one of the founding members and software engineers, with responsibilities spanning across the entire software development life cycle. My primary duty was the development of popular online games like Rummy (in all its 5 variants), Poker, and Teen Patti, among others.
• As a startup member, I worked closely with the product team, managing requirements and transforming them into engaging and user-friendly games. To ensure smooth user experience, I handled complex technical aspects like client-server communication using WCF Service, resolved scaling issues, and optimized database operations.
• One of the most significant challenges was to eliminate game disconnections, requiring advanced data structures, algorithms, thread synchronization, and caching. I also coordinated with the marketing team to incorporate features for better customer engagement, like on-table announcements.
• I'm particularly proud of a few achievements during my tenure at Junglee Games:
• Launched 21 Card Rummy Product and multiple variants of 13 Card Rummy Product.
• Achieved a record of hosting 5000 players in a single tournament.
• Developed the server for the Android version of the 13 Card Rummy Product.
• Created tools like the 'Tournament Creator' to automate the recurring work of game deployment on live servers.
• Increased cross-sales by 500%, providing a pivotal platform for the marketing team to boost player numbers.
• Contributed to a fivefold increase in the company's gross revenue.
• The technologies I employed in this role included C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, WebSocket, Flash Player, and Event Processing.
• You can check out the live games I worked on here:- https://www.jungleerummy.com/how-to-play-rummy/about-us