Pankaj Yadav

Experience

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  Oodles Technologies Pvt Ltd

  Oct 2014 - Mar 2018

  Associate​ ​Consultant Developer

  ❖ Employed Beacon technology to implement location tracking of bothvehicles and customers.❖ Developed a wrapper for Spring Data MongoDB to utilize auto-generatedinteger IDs, and successfully conducted stress tests with 20,000 concurrent hints per second.❖ Developed a custom tool using Java to automate the collection of app details from various app stores, including Play Store, App Store, and Amazon Apps. The tool collected information such as app name, category, description, rating, and reviews.❖ Integrated PayPal as a payment option and Braintree as a payment gateway, enabling customers to make payments securely and conveniently. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and implement a payment processing system that was scalable, reliable, and secure.❖ Collaborated with client to develop a CCTV project. Integrated Wowza Streaming Engine to handle live video streams and Wowza Streaming Cloud to handle video storage and retrieval. And uses JW Player to play live and recorded video feeds from CCTV cameras. Show less

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  ValueCoders

  Apr 2018 - Sept 2019

  Senior Software Developer

  ❖ Designed and implemented a robust blockchain architecture, using best practices for smart contract development, consensus algorithms, and security.❖ Led a team of blockchain developers and resolved their technical and architectural problems, resulting in the successful deployment of a blockchain-based solution. Conducted code reviews, design reviews, and performance reviews to ensure high-quality code and optimal system performance❖ Acted as a technical consultant and assisted clients in resolving their technical and architectural queries, resulting in increased customer satisfaction and retention.❖ Led a training program and successfully trained 8 interns.❖ Conducted proof-of-concept (POC) projects on various blockchain technologies, including Ethereum, Hyperledger, and Corda, to demonstrate the feasibility and potential of blockchain solutions to clients. Show less

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  SmartFarms Agritech Private Limited

  Sept 2019 - Apr 2020

  Senior Software Developer

  ❖ As the first engineer in the SmartFarms team, I had the opportunity to workdirectly with the CEO in designing and developing a technology platform focused on revolutionising the agriculture industry. I was responsible for building the backend infrastructure, designing data models, and implementing APIs to support the platform's growth. In addition, I played a critical role in hiring and mentoring the engineering team as the company scaled.

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  Classplus

  Apr 2020 - Jul 2023

  ❖ Part of the winning team in a hackathon competition organised byClassplus, demonstrating the ability to collaborate with other developersand solve complex challenges.❖ Designed and implemented a CLI tool using ChatGPT to streamline the creation of unit test cases, reducing the time required to write tests by 60% and improving overall code quality.❖ Utilized Cloud Foundry for efficient building on top of Kubernetes Achievedserver cost optimisation up to 40% by optimising codes and network calls.❖ Successfully increased payment success rate to 15-20% by changingarchitecture, implementing new features, and improving error handling.❖ Collaborated with the DevOps team to monitor and optimize database queries and APIs. Optimized queries by creating indexes, rewriting SQL statements, and tuning database parameters. Worked with the development team to refactor code and optimise API endpoints, resulting in a 40% improvement in API response time. Established performance benchmarks and conducted load testing to ensure system scalability and availability. Created dashboards and alerts to enable proactive monitoring and issue resolution. Show less ❖ Designed and configured Jenkins pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes.❖ Led the separation of user services from a legacy codebase into a new microservices architecture.❖ Designed and implemented a coupon service from scratch. Developed RESTful APIs to generate, apply, and validate coupon codes, resulting in a 30% increase in customer acquisition and retention. Integrated the service with payment gateway providers.❖ Designed and developed a customer banner feature to enable customers to promote courses on their website. Collaborated with product owners and marketing teams to identify the requirements and deliver a user-friendly solution. Show less

  • Lead Engineer

    Apr 2022 - Jul 2023

  • Backend Developer

    Apr 2020 - Mar 2022
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  Fisker

  Aug 2023 - now

  Lead Backend Engineer