Pallavi Kishore

Experience

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  Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

  Aug 2015 - Nov 2015

  Associate
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  Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

  Nov 2015 - Dec 2018

  Associate

  Part of the General Corporate team with focus on Real Estate.-As a part of the team, collaborated to execute real estate due diligence and draft real estate related transaction documents for one of India’s largest private equity real estate deals (with a deal value of approx. $570 million), facilitating a major investment by the Blackstone Group in Indiabulls Real Estate’s portfolio companies-Spearheaded research on RERA law, compiling comprehensive data to streamline information access for the team, enhancing efficiency and enabling faster responses to client inquiries -Conducted real estate due diligence in relation to acquisition of shares of varied companies owning assets such as IT parks/hospitals/commercial office space across India. Drafted real estate related transaction documents in relation to such deals, as required by the client-Drafted and negotiated lease agreements, leave and license agreements, maintenance and servicesagreements etc. as required by the client-Undertook research work and drafted notes/memorandums in relation to (i) foreign directinvestment in India, (ii) IT/ITES Policy of Maharashtra, (iii) remedies against errant developers, (iv) RealEstate (Regulation & Development) Act, 2016 (RERA), (v) liabilities of non-executive directors in case of penalty being imposed under RERA, 2016-Collaborated with team members to draft and issue title reports to clients in relation to varied transactions Show less

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  ITC Limited

  Feb 2019 - Dec 2019

  Associate Legal Manager

  -Managed the legal operations for Beverages, Noodles and Chocolate categories at the Food Business Division of ITC (2nd largest FMCG company in India), ensuring regulatory compliance and mitigating legal risks-Advised ITC Infotech (a leading global technology services and solutions provider) on contractual matters and negotiated agreements with tech giants like Oracle, Amazon, and Google, strengthening strategic partnerships and ensuring robust legal protection-Collaborated with other business verticals to provide legal advice that aligned with business objectives, ensuring compliance while supporting strategic initiatives. Show less

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  Ropes & Gray LLP

  Mar 2022 - Jan 2023

  Associate

  Part of the finance practice (high yield debt team)-Researched on and drafted a chapter on food insecurity for an international law handbook, on pro bono basis to address global issues and support critical knowledge sharing

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  Personal Software Engineering Projects

  Jun 2024 - Aug 2024

  🎵🎧 Music playlist management app-Designed and built Rhythm, a single page user-friendly music playlist management app allowing users to discover artists, listen to top tracks, manage playlists, and enjoy a dynamic visual music experience-Enhanced scalability, responsiveness and user experience by achieving First Contentful Paint (FCP) and a Speed Index of 1.3s and a Total Blocking Time (TBT) of 0ms -Enabled track selection and deselection for playlist management, enhancing user control and personalization-Implemented features for creating, deleting, and managing playlists, boosting user convenience and app usability-Integrated artist search functionality by name, streamlining navigation and improving user experience-Created a visual music bar animation during playback, enhancing visual appeal and user experience Show less 📈 🚀System design & optimization -Optimized and scaled backend services for the Product Overview feature for an e-commerce platform-Deployed 2 API servers and 2 databases on AWS EC2 and configured NGINX load balancer, enhancing system fault tolerance and scalability -Reduced database query execution time by > 90% and improved system performance by 200% for product lists and features, and 150% for product styles-Achieved 2000 RPS for product lists and features (> 3x target) and 1200 RPS for product styles (> 2x target) through horizontal scaling-Engineered PostgreSQL data models and executed ETL pipelines to transform and ingest the application dataset, ensuring optimal performance and scalability Show less ⭐️ 📝 Product ratings & reviews - retail web portal -Designed and built a user-friendly Ratings and Reviews feature allowing users to easily view, add and filter reviews (by rating, relevance, newness, helpfulness)-Optimized webpage loading time by lazy loading the product reviews -Deployed Ratings and Reviews feature on AWS EC2, ensuring scalability and reliable performance-Designed individual review tiles to include star ratings, review dates, summaries, and collapsible bodies for text to enhance readability and usability-Improved user experience by persisting the user's preferred sort order of reviews Show less 🚢 🌊 Cruise booking web platform-Managed a team of engineers to build a web portal, allowing users to explore, plan and book cruises-Engaged with the client to gather requirements, ensuring clear understanding and alignment with project goals-Delineated detailed project proposal, outlining scope, timeline, and key deliverables based on client requirements-Determined and prioritized features, balancing client needs with technical feasibility and resource constraints, leading to the successful implementation of requested features-Converted project requirements into actionable tasks, leveraging Agile for effective team management-Implemented carousal animation and tiles flip animation for home page components resulting in an interactive and responsive page, enhancing user experience Show less

  • Full Stack Software Engineer

    Jul 2024 - Aug 2024

  • Back End Software Engineer

    Jul 2024 - Aug 2024

  • Front End Software Engineer

    Jul 2024 - Aug 2024

  • Full Stack Software Engineer

    Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
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  Abstruse

  Sept 2024 - now

  Software Engineer

  -Developed responsive email template using React and implemented notification email system using Nodemailer in a Node.js environment to engage users with dynamic, personalized content, aiming to increase user engagement.-Implemented profile picture upload and retrieval functionality, integrating backend API and Firebase Storage for secure storage and seamless user experience-Centralized timestamp generation in the backend for consistent time tracking and redesigned front-end to display user-friendly post timestamps, enhancing data integrity and user experience Show less