Paras Jain

Experience

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  PRAQTISE

  Sept 2015 - Oct 2016

  Software Developer

  • Part of an early tech team where I played a key role in the design, installation, testing, and maintenance of core adaptive learning and exam engine powered for MBA entrance exams.• Built more than half a dozen of custom admin dashboards to help automate operational processes and increase the operations team’s efficiency• Designed and developed the core adaptive engine for competitive exams like CAT, GMAT, etc.• Integrated payment gateway and also integrated gamification with the core adaptive learning engine to increase Customer Engagement. Show less

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  Synergy Technology Services Pvt. Ltd.

  Dec 2016 - Aug 2019

  Software Engineer

  • Part of an offshore development team where I played a key role in the development and testing of admin and client-facing web application of The Orchard (Sony Music Entertainment) helping the onshore team in New York City (U.S).• Developed 5+ Analytics workflow using serverless AWS Lambda functions and Flask microservices to support The Orchard's distribution of media content which led to an increase in Customer Engagement, Security, and Customer Retention.• Applied and learned some of the best industry-oriented tools like CI/CD, Scrum, Bug Reporting Etc.• Also part of the Research and Development Team at STS where I play a key role in learning and implementing POC on Machine Learning, Data Analysis, RPA, and Serverless AWS services. Show less

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  Fynd (Shopsense Retail Technologies Ltd.)

  Aug 2019 - May 2021

  Senior Software Engineer

  • Part of an Operational Excellence team where I play a key role in developing and managing the backend of Reliance Jiomart handling over a peak of 500k orders in a single day using an event-driven architecture. (Currently serving Grocery, Apparel, Digital, 3P, Subscription verticals.)• Engineered a config-driven platform to integrate various e-commerce systems including Marketplaces, POS, Aggregators, etc. using an event-driven architecture contributing to over 60% profit.• Implemented core libraries and microservices on Kafka and Retries which is used across 5+ teams to kickstart any event-driven microservice from scratch.• Initiated a culture of writing code with Best Practices like linting, unit test, code coverage, technical design, tickets, and documentation after which implemented an organization level CI/CD process for all the microservices developed in FYND.• Involved in hiring and onboarding new talents along with solving the real-world problems faced by the operations and engineering team thereby improving overall throughput among the internal teams. Show less

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  TIFIN

  May 2021 - Aug 2022

  Senior Software Engineer

  • Part of an Offshore development team in India where I play a key role in developing and managing the backend of one of the core platforms of TIFIN which is Tifin Wealth.• Tifin Wealth is an Al-driven platform that helps financial advisors create hyper-personalized and intelligent investment proposals for their prospects by matching portfolios to an individual’s risk, planning, and financial personality.• Playing a part in engineering the core survey engine to drive financial personality and portfolio allocation of clients along with considering the risk profile.• Collaborating with the Infra team to scale up the application as the business progress.• Automating various aspects of code deployment (CI/CD) and adding best coding practices like linting, unit test, code coverage, etc. Show less

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  Fynd (Shopsense Retail Technologies Ltd.)

  Sept 2022 - now

  Software Development Engineer - 3