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Ashish Kulkarni

Senior Lead Software Engineer
Pune

Summary

Dynamic and results-driven technology leader with over 13 years of experience in the IT sector, skilled in transitioning seamlessly across roles including DBA, Scrum Master, Automation Developer, and Full Stack Developer. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams while delivering innovative, customer-centric solutions that drive product vision and align with stakeholder goals. Expertise in translating complex requirements into impactful technology outcomes, leveraging proficiency in Python and Node.js alongside a strong foundation in agile methodologies. Recognized for navigating change with strategic insight and execution excellence, consistently achieving high-quality results in fast-paced environments.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
9
9
Certifications

Work History

Senior Lead Software Engineer

John Deere India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2024 - Current
  • Designed and architect new workflows for current application
  • Lead team of medium size in maintaining and improving performance of existing application
  • Cost saving opportunity identification and implementation.
  • Worked with Architects to formulate technical roadmap
  • Collaborate with new customers for Doc Gen and DDS on boarding.

Key Contributions:

  • Template Versioning in Document Generation Platform
  • Email Notification Services for Document Generation Customers.
  • Designed and implemented audit services for DDS.
  • Signature Verification POC Project in AI/ML.
  • Deployed Production ready workflows in Power Platform for Business Users.

Senior Lead Software Engineer

John Deere India Pvt. Ltd.
06.2021 - 10.2024
  • Define and Deliver a product roadmap for the cloud transformation of Oracle Databases in John Deere.
  • Utilized Agile Methodology to analyze and identify gaps and opportunity in the existing processes and created automation solutions.
  • Played a pivotal role in cost analysis, chargebacks and licensing optimization resulting in substantial cost savings.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define cloud migration strategies and executed the migration of critical databases to AWS and Azure.
  • Oversaw the day-to-day operation and performance of an Oracle database environment.

Scrum Master

John Deere India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2019 - 06.2021
  • Applied agile methodology to shorten Cycle Time from 25 Days to 12 Days within 2 PSI
  • Facilitated Scrum ceremonies which resulted in a 15% increase in team productivity.
  • Achieved 95% on-time delivery rate for four consecutive quarters.

Lead Infrastructure Engineer II

John Deere India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2018 - 02.2019
  • Design and delivery of 700+ Oracle environments for John Deere Development Teams.
  • Implemented Zero Downtime Process in Oracle DBs to have 25% increase in efficiency.
  • Optimized Oracle environments resulting in 30% faster processing times.
  • Provided live environment support resulting in 99.99% uptime for our partners.

Education

Post Graduation Diploma - Business Management

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
Pune
01-2025

Bachelors of Engineering - Computer And Information Sciences

Maharashtra Institute of Technology
Pune

High School Diploma -

Kendriya Vidyalaya
Nashik

Skills

Functional Skills:

Agile Methodologies and Scrum Practices

JIRA and Confluence

IT Operations and Service Now

Mural

Research Methodologies

Product Roadmaps

AI/ML

Technical Skills:

AWS Services: ECS, EC2, Lambda, RDS, DMS, SNS, Code Deploy, Route53, CloudWatch, Secret Manager

Programing language: Python, NodeJS, C# and JavaScript

Cloud Platform: AWS, Azure and Nutanix

DevOps: GHA, Jenkins, Azure DevOps

Development: Databricks, GitHub Action, Terraform, Microsoft Power Platform

Source Control: GIT

Database Skills: Expertise Skills in Oracle Database and PostgreSQL

Certification

AWS Certified AI Practitioner

Awards

Oct-2025 - 2nd and 3rd Prize for GIT India Tech Day

Feb-2023 - STOM for JDF Cost Optimization 

Feb-2023 - WOW Awards for Cloud Cost Optimization 

Jun-2021 - STOM Award for Zero Downtime Node Addition

May-2020 - WOW Team Award for Outstanding efforts in Oracle

Dec-2018 - WOW Team Award for Delivering Critical Project in Oracle

Mar-2018 - WOW Award for Excellent work in OEM Upgrade

Apr-2017 - WOW Award for Commendable work on Region 2

May-2016 - WOW Award for Commendable work in Licenses

Sep-2014 - WOW Award for Great Learning Agility in Oracle DB

Jan-2014 - WOW Award for Significant Contribution in Oracle

Timeline

AWS Certified AI Practitioner

04-2026

Senior Lead Software Engineer

John Deere India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2024 - Current

AWS Certified Solution Architect

02-2022

Senior Lead Software Engineer

John Deere India Pvt. Ltd.
06.2021 - 10.2024

Certified Scrum@Scale Practitioner

03-2020

Certified Licensed Scrum Master

03-2020

Scrum Master

John Deere India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2019 - 06.2021

Oracle Database Performance Management and Tunning

08-2018

Lead Infrastructure Engineer II

John Deere India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2018 - 02.2019

ITIL Foundation Certificate

01-2017

Oracle Certified Associate

10-2013

Certified SQL Expert

03-2013

RAC and Grid Infrastructure Administration

12-2012

Bachelors of Engineering - Computer And Information Sciences

Maharashtra Institute of Technology

Post Graduation Diploma - Business Management

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management

High School Diploma -

Kendriya Vidyalaya
Ashish KulkarniSenior Lead Software Engineer