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Amit Kumar

Hyderabad

Summary

Seasoned Sr Staff Software Engineer with over 13 years of experience in the software development industry. Expertise in designing, developing, and deploying scalable and high-performance applications using a wide range of technologies and frameworks. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, driving architectural improvements, and ensuring the delivery of robust software solutions. Strong background in both front-end and back-end development, with a deep understanding of Agile methodologies and DevOps practices. Proven track record of mentoring junior engineers and fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr Staff Engineer

Elphasecure
05.2024 - Current
  • Architecturally improved the existing system to fix scalability and performance issues.
  • Spearheaded the implementation of innovative technologies, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing costs.
  • Designed data lake to build analytical data pipeline for business intelligence support.

Software Architect

Reliance Jio Digital Health
09.2020 - 10.2023

Design system architectures, built and delivered high quality engineering products, components and platforms to achieve strategic goals.

  • Worked closely with management & stakeholders and understand their requirements from Engineering front.
  • Define strategic roadmaps to meet goals, consolidate requirements and map them to Engineering tasks, build technical team(s) and mentor them to meet goals.
  • Cross team communications to deal with project dependencies, resolving conflicts, identifying blockers and unblocking teams.
  • Writing and reviewing ERDs and reviewing PRDs for new requirements/projects/products.
  • Decision making on tech-stack for project/teams, mapping teams to projects, raised bar for team and help team members to grow to next level.
  • Code review, monitoring team of 30 engineers at various levels to drive results, raising bar and help them in growing their careers.

Software Development Engineer-2

Uber India R&D Pvt Ltd
11.2018 - 06.2020
  • Worked on finance engineering platform (Revenue Computation Platform) to generate Uber revenue from worldwide businesses including Trips, Eats, Freights, Air and OTT.
  • I was working on the massive real time data (>TB) per day from different upstream business services and modelling that data to financial transactions and then writing to different data stores
  • Developed security and audit compliance features to RCP platform, enhanced performance of RCP platform and upgraded platform to onboard different Uber businesses.
  • Discussed issues with team members to provide resolution and apply best practices.

Senior Software Development Engineer

Microsoft R&D India
05.2017 - 07.2018
  • Worked with Microsoft Office 365 team where I worked on a common graphics rendering platform
  • The graphics platform was responsible to render graphics components on different platforms like Android, iOS, Mac, Windows and online office
  • Developed many features to platform including security feature safe-link.
  • Mentored junior developers, improving their technical skills and fostering a collaborative work environment.

Full Stack Software Developer

Bankbazaar.com
11.2015 - 04.2017
  • Optimized application performance through efficient database queries and streamlined code implementation.
  • Increased system reliability by proactively identifying and addressing potential issues during development stages.
  • Contributed to successful product launches by collaborating closely with project managers, designers, testers, and other stakeholders throughout the development process.
  • Utilized agile methodologies, enabling rapid development cycles and timely delivery of product features.
  • Solved complex technical challenges by leveraging extensive knowledge of programming languages, tools, and frameworks.

Software Architect

Picsean Media
12.2014 - 07.2015
  • Design and developed the content digitalization framework.
  • Communicated software architecture strategies to senior leadership and third-party business leaders.
  • Integrated cutting-edge technologies into software solutions, staying ahead of the curve in an ever-evolving industry landscape.
  • Mentored team, sharing skills and expertise and encouraged each member to bring forward ideas and suggestions for improvement.
  • Designed and implemented custom APIs to facilitate seamless data exchange between disparate systems, enhancing overall functionality.

Software Engineer Team Lead

Samsung R&D
03.2012 - 12.2014
  • Designed and developed the Tizen platform multimedia framework.
  • Designed and developed many features to the Tizen platform, like audio pool and smart framework
  • Contributed to architectural decisions that resulted in scalable, maintainable, and secure systems for long-term success.
  • Identified areas for improvement in existing systems, proposing innovative solutions to increase efficiency and performance.
  • Developed high-performance applications by utilizing cutting-edge technologies and best programming practices.
  • Coordinated with stakeholders such as product managers, designers, clients, or other engineering teams to gather requirements for new projects or enhancements of existing systems.

Software Development Engineer Intern

Intel India Pvt. Ltd.
07.2010 - 07.2011
  • Developed a backend tool for accessing distributed databases through a common unified way.
  • Streamlined user experience by collaborating with design teams on front-end interface improvements.
  • Improved software performance by correcting errors and upgrading interfaces to current specifications.
  • Created, customized, and planned software for consumers.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

BIT
Ranchi, India
07.2011

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering Technology

KIET, UPTU
Ghaziabad, India
07.2009

Skills

  • Scalable distributed system architecture design
  • Go, Java, C, Python, Data Structures & Algorithms
  • Kafka, RMQ, SQL, NOSQL, Kubernetes
  • Software Architecture & Design
  • Microservices & API Development
  • Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Agile & Scrum Methodologies
  • DevOps & Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
  • Team Leadership & Mentorship
  • Performance Optimization & Scalability
  • Security Best Practices
  • Cross-functional Collaboration

Academics

Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, 05/2011, 8.15, UP Technical University, 06/2009, 65.24, Best Designer Award, IIT-Delhi, Best Designer Award, IIT-Kanpur, 1st Prize in Robotics Competition, IIT-Guwahati, Consolation Prize, IIT-Roorkee, Consolation Prize, IIT-Kanpur, Consolation Prize, IIT-BHU

Technologyskills

  • Microservice Architecture
  • Architecture Design
  • Data Streaming & Processing
  • Kafka
  • Rest API
  • NoSQL
  • MySQL
  • FHIR
  • Hive
  • HDFS
  • Docker
  • Golang
  • Java
  • Python
  • Thrift
  • Jenkins
  • Amazon S3
  • MS Azure
  • JSON
  • YAML
  • Redis Cache
  • Bazel & Gazelle
  • Azure DevOps
  • Azure EventHub
  • Azure Databrick
  • Azure Datafactory
  • Azure Synapse
  • PowerBI

Publications

  • Publication-1, https://amit-techie1.medium.com/challenges-in-building-health-data-platform-electronic-health-record-4abb2a0af3ee
  • Publication-2, https://amit-techie1.medium.com/health-domain-issues-and-open-opportunities-in-india-684928fa37a9

Accomplishments

Best Design Award

Languages

English

Timeline

Sr Staff Engineer

Elphasecure
05.2024 - Current

Software Architect

Reliance Jio Digital Health
09.2020 - 10.2023

Software Development Engineer-2

Uber India R&D Pvt Ltd
11.2018 - 06.2020

Senior Software Development Engineer

Microsoft R&D India
05.2017 - 07.2018

Full Stack Software Developer

Bankbazaar.com
11.2015 - 04.2017

Software Architect

Picsean Media
12.2014 - 07.2015

Software Engineer Team Lead

Samsung R&D
03.2012 - 12.2014

Software Development Engineer Intern

Intel India Pvt. Ltd.
07.2010 - 07.2011

Master of Science - Computer Science

BIT

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering Technology

KIET, UPTU
Amit Kumar