ABHISHEK T.R.
Kottayam
Summary
Software Engineer with 3+ years of experience developing scalable and maintainable web applications, primarily using Ruby on Rails. Strong back-end engineering skills with a solid understanding of database design. API development, and system performance optimization. Experienced in building RESTful services and working with PostgreSQL, Redis and AWS infrastructure. Proficient in frontend technologies like React and modern JavaScript. Enabling full-stack contributions when needed. Comfortable with DevOps practices, including Docker. CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-based deployments. Passionate about leveraging the latest Al tools and development best practices to deliver high-quality efficiently.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Engineer
Rently
01.2025 - Current
- Contributed to a new project involving IoT device integration, leveraging backend development expertise with Ruby on Rails and cloud services via AWS.
- Took full feature ownership — from requirement analysis and technical design to development, testing, and production deployment — delivering 5+ major features that supported customer growth and improved system stability.
- Participated in cross-functional discussions with product owners, designers, and other teams to align technical implementation with business goals.
- Conducted 30+ pull request reviews, upholding code quality standards and promoting best practices across the team.
- Mentored and supported engineering interns during onboarding and training, helping them ramp up on Rails and team processes within 6 weeks, leading to faster team contribution.
- Collaborated with Quality Engineers, contributing to manual testing and issue triage, enabling the team to meet 100% of sprint deadlines during a critical product release phase.
- Published technical blogs on internal platforms, sharing knowledge on backend architecture.
- Leveraged AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to automate repetitive tasks and generate code suggestions, improving team productivity by an estimated 10–15% and accelerating feature prototyping.
Associate Software Engineer
Rently
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Proactively incorporated feedback from 100+ pull request reviews, resulting in measurable improvements to code quality, maintainability, and scalability across multiple modules.
- Developed a deep understanding of project architecture, enabling active contributions to feature enhancements and UX improvements, several of which were adopted into production and improved user engagement metrics.
- Researched, evaluated, and integrated 2 Ruby gems to extend application functionality, reduce development time, and simplify code maintenance.
- Expanded into the frontend stack by learning React, enabling contributions to full-stack features and increasing development flexibility within the team.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams (product, design, QA) in a fast-paced Agile/Scrum environment, participating in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives, contributing to consistent on-time delivery of sprint goals.
Software Engineer - Intern
Rently
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Built a basic e-commerce application using Ruby on Rails during the initial training phase, gaining hands-on experience with MVC architecture, RESTful APIs, and database modeling.
- Progressed to contributing to a live production Rails project, collaborating with a team of 8+ members and delivering features used by thousands of end users.
- Worked in Agile/Scrum environments, actively participating in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and peer code reviews, ensuring timely and collaborative delivery.
- Developed practical skills in Git-based version control, issue tracking (e.g., Jira), and team development workflows, contributing to a smooth and structured release cycle.
Education
Master of Computer Applications - Computer Applications Development
Cochin University of Science And Technology
Kochi, India01.2023
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Mahatma Gandhi University
Kottayam, India01.2021
Skills
- Ruby on Rails
- React
- AWS
- PSQL
- Docker
- CI/CD
- Software development life cycle (SDLC)
- Agile
- Team collaboration
Timeline
Software Engineer
Rently
01.2025 - Current
Associate Software Engineer
Rently
01.2023 - 01.2024
Software Engineer - Intern
Rently
01.2023 - 12.2023
Master of Computer Applications - Computer Applications Development
Cochin University of Science And Technology
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Mahatma Gandhi University
Hobbies and Interests
- Sports and fitness.
- Brain games.
- Learning new skills.