Experience

A timeline of my professional journey, highlighting key roles and achievements.

Software Engineer, Research

San Jose, CA, USAAugust 2025 - Present

• Enabled context-aware support in a Python web app for solo caregivers by integrating fine-tuned models using LangChain and RAG.
• Applied PEFT methods (LoRA, prompt tuning) with reward modeling and RLHF on AWS SageMaker to fine-tune and align LLMs.

Rochester, NY, USAMay 2024 - August 2024

• Built a fee-rate control module and an MCP server tool for agentic AI, enabling 80% faster client onboarding and contract reconfiguration.
• Automated code coverage reporting for 5 microservices via CI script and JFrog artifactory, reducing biweekly operational effort by 20%.
• Integrated containerization via Docker and deployed Java(Spring Boot) services through AWS ECS on Fargate with Cloudwatch monitoring.

Pune, MH, IndiaJune 2021 - June 2023

• Engineered microservices with RBAC-secured REST APIs using Java, Spring Boot, and Maven, supporting 300K+ daily telecom orders.
• Architected a high-volume order system, incorporating Kafka, Hibernate and Postgres, yielding a 12% uptick in B2B orders.
• Pioneered an amend/cancel process using Couchbase and OpenTelemetry tracing, boosting customer satisfaction scores by 26 points.
• Revamped shipment orchestration using ElasticSearch and Camunda BPM, reducing bulk order failures by 70%.
• Applied design patterns and collaborated with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment, adhering to SDLC best practices.
• Constructed high-reliability, containerized applications deployed via OpenShift Kubernetes with Prometheus monitoring in a hybrid cloud.
• Achieved a sub-1% production failure rate using JUnit and Cucumber tests, leveraging Jenkins CI/CD pipelines for end-to-end automation.

Pune, MH, IndiaJune 2019 - December 2020

• Designed a Continuous Pricing system with Django and Celery, enabling Hilton revenue managers to make pricing decisions twice as fast.
• Built a pricing pipeline using Kafka, Spark Streaming, Redis, and Hadoop for real-time updates and historical insights on 50+ competitors.
• Developed an Event Room module using React, Tailwind CSS, and GraphQL driving $1M annual revenue for key account.
• Enhanced revenue management efficiency by 50% through high-performance Python applications and SAS analytics integration.
• Delivered reliable, scalable applications by integrating TDD with Pytest and leveraging AWS for cloud deployments.

Pune, MH, IndiaMay 2018 - July 2018

• Built distributed file management into internal test tools using Java and Zookeeper, automating 1 hr of daily QA effort
• Developed responsive web UIs for test tools using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, and jQuery to streamline test execution and setup
• Integrated MySQL-backed services to support tool interoperability and environment setup across enterprise programs
• Tech Stack: Java, JavaScript, Zookeeper, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, jQuery, MySQL