Gopal Chakraborty

Spearheaded the end-to-end development of a groundbreaking platform connecting job seekers and creators in the film industry, ensuring accessibility, fairness, and transparency in the hiring process.

Key Responsibilities & Achievements:

• Led the technical team comprising frontend, backend, QA, and data engineers to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Architected and implemented the product’s data model and system design to ensure optimal performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Developed and maintained RESTful APIs with comprehensive Swagger documentation, facilitating seamless integration with frontend systems.
• Implemented ElasticSearch to enable dynamic, high-performance search functionality, significantly improving user experience.
• Engineered a real-time notification system and an in-app messaging platform, enhancing communication and engagement across the platform.
• Reduced critical bugs by 80% through improved coding standards, automated testing, and rigorous code reviews.
• Collaborated closely with stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scope, and prioritize deliverables within tight agile sprints.
• Mentored and guided junior engineers, fostering best practices, technical excellence, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Conducted technical interviews to assess and hire engineers, ensuring high technical standards and cultural alignment.
• Optimized backend performance by identifying and resolving bottlenecks, improving response times, and ensuring system reliability under scale.
• Supported frontend integration, ensuring seamless data flow and API consistency.

Impact: Delivered a highly performant, scalable, and feature-rich product that redefined the hiring experience in the film industry, while ensuring maintainable architecture and reduced defect rates.

Senior Software Engineer

Led full-stack development for the Lockthreat Enterprise GRC platform as a core team member, driving the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and high-performance systems.

Key Responsibilities & Achievements:

• Developed the Risk Management module from scratch, including complete Low-Level Design (LLD) and High-Level Design (HLD) documentation.
• Designed and implemented robust database schemas, including ER diagrams and class diagrams, optimized for PostgreSQL.
• Built scalable RESTful APIs using the Ruby on Rails framework with Stimulus.js and TypeScript integration for seamless frontend communication.
• Implemented comprehensive test coverage using RSpec for unit testing and Cypress for end-to-end testing to ensure product reliability.
• Managed development tasks from initial assignment through to production release, ensuring timely delivery within agile sprints.
• Conducted code reviews for pull requests, maintained high code quality standards, and identified areas for optimization.
• Provided technical support to resolve development blockers, improve system stability, and enhance developer productivity.
• Mentored 8 interns through onboarding, training, and integration into the product team, fostering growth and collaboration.
• Conducted technical interviews for Ruby on Rails candidates to ensure strong technical alignment and team fit.

Impact: Successfully delivered a high-quality, scalable GRC platform module that strengthened the organization’s risk management capabilities and improved overall product performance.

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Senior Software Engineer

Maintained and enhanced a production-grade SaaS platform for Employee and Organization Asset Management, ensuring reliability, scalability, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities & Achievements:

• Led the transition from a monolithic to a microservices architecture, including detailed planning, design, and phased implementation.
• Developed an automated testing framework for data validation and quality assurance, significantly improving release stability.
• Created comprehensive technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, API specifications, and BDD documentation for cross-team collaboration.
• Designed, built, and maintained RESTful APIs using the Ruby on Rails framework, ensuring high performance and maintainability.
• Collaborated in an agile development environment with cross-functional teams to deliver features within tight timelines.
• Conducted performance tuning and system optimization, identifying and resolving key bottlenecks to improve efficiency.

Impact: Strengthened platform stability, reduced deployment risks, and enhanced overall system performance while enabling a smooth architectural transition to microservices.

Backend Engineer

Developed and maintained a modern Vehicle Maintenance SaaS platform, delivering scalable backend architecture and high system reliability.

Key Responsibilities & Achievements:

• Led the architectural transition of core modules from a monolithic system to API-based microservices, improving scalability and maintainability.
• Designed and implemented RESTful API endpoints using the Ruby on Rails framework for efficient data handling and integration.
• Collaborated with distributed development teams in an agile environment, ensuring effective communication and timely feature delivery.
• Ensured production system stability through proactive monitoring, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Supported ongoing platform operations, including maintenance, issue resolution, and release management.

Impact: Delivered a stable, scalable backend system that enhanced operational efficiency and improved the overall reliability of the Vehicle Maintenance platform.

Senior Software Engineer

Enhanced a clinical research SaaS platform by developing scalable microservices and data-driven features to support global clinical research operations.

Key Responsibilities & Achievements:

• Developed microservices using Ruby on Rails, enabling modular, maintainable, and scalable architecture.
• Built AI and ML integration modules to automate and enhance clinical data processing capabilities.
• Designed and implemented the KRI (Key Risk Indicator) dashboard platform to track and visualize global clinical research metrics.
• Developed high-performance backend solutions for large-scale data processing and analytics workloads.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams including data scientists, ETL engineers, and frontend developers to deliver platform enhancements.
• Ensured production system reliability through proactive monitoring, performance optimization, and issue resolution.

Impact: Delivered robust and scalable backend solutions that modernized clinical data processing, improved system performance, and supported global research insights.

Software Engineer

Led the development of a Farmer Scheme & Welfare SaaS platform, later adopted by the Jharkhand State Government, delivering scalable and secure solutions under strict timelines.

Key Responsibilities & Achievements:

• Designed and developed RESTful APIs to enable seamless integration with mobile applications.
• Collaborated closely with government stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions.
• Built scalable, high-availability applications meeting government-grade performance and reliability standards.
• Managed variable workloads while ensuring timely delivery across multiple project phases.
• Contributed to overall platform stability, usability, and maintainability through clean and well-documented code.

Impact: Successfully delivered a production-ready platform that improved accessibility and efficiency in government welfare scheme management.

Software Engineer

Developed financial planning SaaS applications for major enterprise clients, delivering responsive and interactive solutions while gaining foundational production experience.

Key Responsibilities & Achievements:

• Built custom data grids and pivot tables using Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, and CSS frameworks to meet client-specific requirements.
• Implemented responsive frontend solutions using Bootstrap and custom styling for enhanced user experience.
• Collaborated in a fast-paced development environment handling multiple concurrent projects.
• Gained hands-on experience in production application development, maintenance, and deployment.
• Contributed to improving data visualization and usability for enterprise financial planning workflows.

Impact: Delivered client-ready applications with enhanced interactivity and responsiveness while developing strong full-stack development foundations.