Samay Gupta

Experience

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  Cisco

  Jul 2019 - Jan 2020

  Cisco Talent Outreach Program

  As a Back-end Lead, I led the development of an event management portal that improved processes and user experience. Highlights include:- Directed back-end team efforts to refine application processes, boosting efficiency and ease of use.Built a reliable back-end with Python3, Django, and MySQL to support over 5000 students, ensuring smooth operation.- Worked with the front-end team to develop user-friendly interfaces, reducing review times by over 50% and enhancing user satisfaction.- My role focused on simplifying complex problems, enhancing collaboration, and driving meaningful improvements. Show less

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  Amazon

  Jan 2022 - now

  Jr. Software Developer

  As a Junior Software Developer at Amazon in San Luis Obispo, I engage in designing and implementing robust software solutions that enhance efficiency and user experience. Key highlights of my role include:- Developing an AWS CDK application to streamline the migration and management of legacy alarms to AWS CloudWatch, leveraging CloudFormation stacks to significantly boost operational efficiency and monitoring processes.- Innovating within our application integration testing framework by reverse-engineering internal service implementations, enabling the extraction and analysis of beta feature flags to reduce production downtime.- Leading a data re-indexing initiative, handling over 150 million records with OpenSearch and - Kibana, which markedly improved our data management capabilities and supported the introduction of new features.In this role, I apply my expertise in software development, cloud computing, and system optimization, continually striving to innovate and drive positive change within the organization. Show less