Mumbai Metropolitan Region
I write code, and I solve issues. I love what I do, and I thrive on knowing it works the way I want it to. Current - Product Solutions Engineer @ PhonePe: Building robust, scalable backend systems in the FinTech space + solving issues that one might face due to said systems. Previous - Cloud Integrations engineer (+ Intern) @ KPMG: I worked on integrating two or more systems to function seamlessly.
- Engineered and successfully launched a comprehensive Magento 2 payment plugin from the ground up, featuring multi-environment configurations, robust webhook handling, and RESTful API integrations for real-time transaction status updates. - Modernized core Python clients by refactoring the configuration management from a legacy static file-based system to a dynamic, real-time service discovery architecture, improving system scalability and resilience. - Built an automated performance monitoring system using Python to proactively track API latency and SLAs directly from Grafana, providing critical, data-driven insights into overall system health and reliability.
- Navigated the harsh tech market and proved my risk taking capabilities by resigning without an offer in-hand. - Strengthed my resilience after getting ghosted by over 300 companies and getting rejected without being provided with any feedback post interviews. - Championed my career pipeline by working hard on assessments and preparing well for interviews, all while taking care of my first-born (Pixel - my cat). - Secured an offer from a target company by proving my worth, never doubting myself & never discounting myself.
- Designed and implemented over 50 API integration flows between multiple third-party systems, effectively managing data transactions valued in the millions, ensuring the secure handling of payroll data for thousands of employees, and thereby increasing the productivity of the system by 11%. - Spearheaded the execution of 5 key technology projects, leveraging agile methodology and effective stakeholder management to enhance delivery efficiency and workflows, resulting in the successful completion of 10 projects within a single financial year—an increase of 40% from the previous year. - Engineered robust data flow architectures from banking SFTP servers capable of handling a very large volume of files at once to multiple databases and conducted rigorous bucket and A/B testing that optimized transaction times to under 5 seconds and enhanced operational efficiency by 28%.
- Contributed to the core fundamentals of technology functioning by working on real-time fintech projects spanning across KPMG business lines and underwent formal training in Cloud Integration. - Orchestrated the development and deployment of critical interfaces on the production server, achieving completion two months ahead of schedule, which resulted in a 40% reduction in system downtime. - Designed interfaces working closely with secure networking, Java backend and multiple systems.