ANIL KUMAR
Staff Software Engineer
Kolkata
Summary
Proven Staff Software Engineer with over six years of experience, specializing in Angular, Node.js, and TypeScript. Expert in driving system performance and modernizing technology stacks through AI solutions. Demonstrated leadership in reducing work delays and mentoring high-performing teams.
Professional software engineer prepared for impactful contributions. Demonstrated expertise in full-stack development, cloud computing, and DevOps. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results with flexibility to adapt to changing needs. Skilled in coding, system architecture, and problem-solving, with reliable work ethic.
Experienced with developing complex software systems and leading engineering teams to successful project completions. Utilizes expertise in both front-end and back-end technologies to drive innovation and efficiency. Track record of fostering collaborative environments and delivering reliable, high-performance solutions.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Software Engineer
VComply Technologies
01.2023 - Current
- Established a structured on-call and incident response process across the engineering organization, reducing production MTTR by approximately 35% to 45%, and improving reliability and response consistency.
- Led the end-to-end delivery of the CaseOps module, which is now used by over 70% of active customers, and serves as a core workflow within the compliance platform.
- Designed and implemented a one-way calendar sync from VComply to Outlook, driving adoption among over 60% of enterprise users, and reducing missed deadlines and follow-ups by approximately 65% to 70%.
- Drove front-end performance improvements by reducing bundle size by 30–40%, resulting in 25–35% faster initial page loads, and improved Core Web Vitals.
- Standardized deployment workflows through Docker-based containerization, cutting environment-related production issues by approximately 40%, and improving release reliability.
- Implemented AWS CloudFront for static asset delivery, reducing global asset load latency by approximately 45% to 60%, with the largest gains for geographically distributed users.
- Integrated Sentry with centralized error handling, reducing the time to detect and diagnose production issues by approximately 50%.
- Led the development of offline sync capabilities, enabling uninterrupted form submissions during network outages, and improving task completion rates by approximately 20–30% in low-connectivity environments.
- Drove multiple AI-powered product features, including: Policy Writing Assistant, reducing policy creation time by approximately 50%; Policy Summarization, accelerating review for auditors and administrators; and Pre-attestation Questionnaires, reducing manual effort by approximately 30% to 40%.
- Built internal AI-based debugging tools to summarize issues, analyze logs, and suggest fixes, reducing triage and debugging time by approximately 40% to 50%, and improving developer productivity.
- Acted as a technical leader and mentor, influencing architecture, performance, and reliability decisions across teams, while supporting engineers through design reviews and technical guidance.
- Maintained comprehensive documentation of technical specifications, enabling smooth knowledge transfer within the team during transitions or new additions to the staff roster.
- Consistently met project deadlines, prioritizing tasks effectively and maintaining open lines of communication with stakeholders.
- Led architecture discussions, guiding the team in making informed decisions about technology choices for various projects.
- Contributed to company-wide coding standards, promoting consistency and maintainability across projects.
- Promoted a culture of continuous improvement through regular code reviews and constructive feedback sessions among team members.
- Analyzed proposed technical solutions based on customer requirements.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software products on schedule.
Software Development Engineer - III
VComply Technologies
06.2021 - 12.2022
- Automated deployment, code review, and testing processes using GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, improving reliability and speed of releases.
- Designed and optimized critical front-end features throughout the VComply platform to enhance performance and minimize loading time.
- Developed Chrome extension allowing users to access attachments from Grail inbox as evidence, improving usability.
- Created Outlook add-in enabling task management directly from mailbox, streamlining user workflow.
- Documented key engineering initiatives, supporting successful execution and promoting efficient project management.
Software Development Engineer - I
VComply Technologies
07.2019 - 05.2021
- Took the lead in migrating the VComply platform from a legacy PHP stack to a contemporary Single Page Application built using Angular as the front-end framework.
- Developed software solutions for compliance management systems, streamlining processes and enhancing user experience.
- Implemented front-end and back-end pagination to manage and display large volumes of unstructured data in MongoDB, enhancing data accessibility.
- Conducted code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices, fostering a culture of excellence within the development team.
- Mentored junior developers on coding standards and software development processes.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and define project scope, aligning development efforts with stakeholder needs.
- Participated in agile ceremonies, contributing to sprint planning and retrospectives.
- Created technical specifications and user manuals for software features, improving team understanding and user on-boarding.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communication Engineering
Bengal College of Engineering
Durgapur06.2018
Skills
Language & Frameworks: Javascript, Typescript, HTML, CSS, Angular, Node JS, Expressjs
Timeline
Staff Software Engineer
VComply Technologies
01.2023 - Current
Software Development Engineer - III
VComply Technologies
06.2021 - 12.2022
Software Development Engineer - I
VComply Technologies
07.2019 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communication Engineering
Bengal College of Engineering