Ansad Ahmed
Mangaluru
Summary
Results-driven Software Development Engineer with 4+ years at SatSure, excelling in Python, Apache Airflow, building cloud solutions, writing clean code and reviewing peer PRs. Proven problem-solver with a focus on geospatial solutions and container orchestration, committed to delivering high-quality solutions while fostering collaborative team environments.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
SDE-2
SatSure
Bengaluru
01.2025 - Current
- Managed high-pressure delivery of 30,000 villages for MP state by orchestrating and monitoring complex data pipelines; implemented WMS publishing of output vector dataset for client visibility through GeoServer and custom auto-scaling of Kubernetes pods for large-scale runs, resulting in positive product feedback.
- Developed and deployed Airflow pipelines utilizing advanced airflow features in a multi-cloud architecture across AWS and GCP, achieving effective test coverages for pipeline business logic.
- Implemented an efficient data availability script to validate existence of thousands of raster images across STAC, S3, and Iceberg using Pandas vectorized operations and AWS Wrangler bulk querying.
- Utilized STAC cataloging standards to organize and manage raster data effectively.
- Conducted R&D on PMTiles and introduced it as a new method for stream-rendering large geospatial vector dataset.
- Leveraged Openspec for developing complex features quickly and with less AI agent token consumption.
- Built a modular Python library using OOP to export aviation data in AIXM 5.1.1, reducing development time for new features.
- Quickly understood complex eTOD OLS surface construction logic and engineered a modular library for generating surfaces compliant with multiple aviation standards.
SDE 1
SatSure
Bengaluru
09.2023 - 12.2024
- Owned backend development for complex web apps using Python Flask, implementing 30+ APIs with multi-level user roles and JWT-based authentication, leveraging MVC and Repository design patterns.
- Demonstrated strong Docker expertise by authoring multiple Dockerfiles and orchestrating containerized workflows using Apache Airflow.
- Pioneered in writing GeoSpatial ETL pipelines using Apache Airflow deployed on a Kubernetes cluster.
- Rapidly learnt the AIXM format and delivered successful airport data exports in AIXM format.
Software Engineer L1
Pace Wisdom Solutions
Mangaluru
12.2021 - 09.2023
- Consulted as a Python developer for SatSure, building a web scraper to extract data from 100+ page government portals, streamlining data collection.
- Developed a Flask-based REST API to serve data to web applications, using PostgreSQL with PostGIS for geospatial storage.
- Designed normalized database schemas for core business and geospatial data, adhering to industry standards.
- Integrated GeoServer to efficiently host dynamically uploaded raster and vector datasets, including color-coded LULC data.
Software Engineer Intern
UniCourt India
03.2021 - 10.2021
- Interned for 6 months (Mar-Aug 2021) and served as Software Engineer IIC for 2 months (Sept-Oct 2021).
- Collaborated with team to scrape data from multiple web sources, consolidating it into a uniform format using Python and various tools.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - BE - Computer Science
P A College of Engineering
MANGALORE01-2021
Skills
- Python programming (★4/5)
- Apache Airflow (🌟4/5)
- Docker and orchestration (🌟4/5)
- Parquet (🌟4/5)
- GeoSpatial tools (🌟45/5)
(rioxarray, duckDB, GDAL, STAC, geopandas)
- Flask/FastAPI (🌟3/5)
- Object Oriented Programming (🌟4/5)
- SQLAlchemy ORM (🌟4/5)
- Amazon Web Services (🌟4/5)
- Google Cloud Platform (🌟25/5)
- Kubernetes (🌟25/5)
Tools
- Cursor IDE
- Openspec (Spec based coding)
- Grafana (app/pod monitoring)
Timeline
SDE-2
SatSure
01.2025 - Current
SDE 1
SatSure
09.2023 - 12.2024
Software Engineer L1
Pace Wisdom Solutions
12.2021 - 09.2023
Software Engineer Intern
UniCourt India
03.2021 - 10.2021
Bachelor of Engineering - BE - Computer Science
P A College of Engineering