Ali Asgar Taksali
Mumbai
Summary
Seasoned Senior Software Engineer having 7 years of experience with a strong focus on delivering lightning-fast web experiences and driving growth. Skilled in building, scaling and maintaining complex applications for a 40 million user base
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
Testbook Edu Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
11.2019 - Current
- Led a team of 5 and prioritized deliverables while also breaking down complex problems and directing team towards solutions.
- Facilitated planning and alignment of content, operations, and marketing teams with product initiatives for optimal outcomes.
- Built custom pages with Angular and Express that simplified targeted SEO and led to a 100k increase in page views and improved rankings.
- Engineered Single-handedly full-stack of blog and created SDKs, back-end, and front-end components from scratch using PHP and JS
- Spearheaded a team of 3 to develop lightning-fast Question Bank serving over 500k pages with multi-level caching, leading to a surge in organic traffic from millions to billions.
- Successfully Launched SuperCoaching new product vertical from scratch within an unbelievable timeline, reaching 250k DAU and leading to company acquisition
- Integrated SSO with Truecaller and social media integration, driving up-to 10k daily sign-ups.
- Developed a subscription page with payment gateway integration and customized purchase flows, resulting in a 20% increase in daily booked revenue.
- Crafted highly performant AMP pages, driving a 37% surge in organic traffic.
- Optimized Web Vitals for 127k pages, resulting in a 19% drop in bounce rates, increased session duration and sign-up intents.
- Contributed to build automation using WebPack and Gulp, reducing local build time and contributing to Docker, Jenkins, and Canary setup.
- Actively supported the technology team through effective communication, conducting code reviews, and providing mentoring.
- Managed end-to-end ownership of systems development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, testing, deployment
- Skilled in root cause analysis and production debugging for effective issue resolution and system performance optimization.
- Contributed to design of scalable and robust web application architecture with complex data-driven user interfaces, ensuring optimal performance, security, and maintainability.
Software Developer
Testoutlook Solution LLP
05.2017 - 10.2019
- Developed COBRA, an online student competitive exam simulation and assessment tool
- Individually developed core application components from design to deployment
- Revamped UI for COBRA, resulting in 50% reduction in load times
- Developed SMARTCAMPUS, a question paper generator with system intelligence
- Developed and implemented RESTful API with Python for internal application, providing critical data migration
- Developed new features for SMARTCAMPUS with Angular, resulting in consistent deployment of 3 major product updates
Software Developer
Winjit Technologies
08.2016 - 02.2017
- Developed administration panel for South African Board of Jewish Education
- Collected, defined, and translated user requirements into project designs
- Assisted senior developers to meet pressing deadlines during understaffed periods
- Collaborated with designers and back-end developers to implement and improve features
- Ensured projects were delivered on track within business time scales
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science And Engineering
MGM's Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College
Aurangabad, MH06.2016
Skills
- Proficient in JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, State Management with RxJS, NgRX, HTML, CSS , PHP
- Experience with: GitHub, NodeJS, Express, WebPack, Grunt, Gulp, Varnish, Redis, Cloud Functions, Docker, Jenkins, Load Balancer, Canary, Monorepo, MongoDB, SQL, Python
- Web performance optimization techniques: SSR, lazy loading, minification, code splitting, and caching
- Familiarity with cross-browser compatibility, harness the power of SEO for enhanced visibility, and excel in Agile development for streamlined software delivery
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Marathi
Upper intermediate (B2)
Gujarati
Intermediate (B1)
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
Testbook Edu Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
11.2019 - Current
Software Developer
Testoutlook Solution LLP
05.2017 - 10.2019
Software Developer
Winjit Technologies
08.2016 - 02.2017
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science And Engineering
MGM's Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College
Accomplishments
- Won several quarterly best performer awards and company wide appreciations
- Won Google India Challenge Scholarship Certification
Accomplishments
- Won several quarterly best performer awards and company wide appreciations
- Won Google India Challenge Scholarship Certification
Accomplishments
- Won several quarterly best performer awards and company wide appreciations
- Won Google India Challenge Scholarship Certification
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