GOVIND THAKUR
Bengaluru
Summary
Dynamic Senior Consultant Software Engineer with a proven track record at Visa, specializing in software architecture and big data migration. Adept at leading teams and mentoring staff, I have successfully streamlined operations and enhanced service delivery, driving significant improvements in performance and efficiency across complex projects.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Consultant Software Engineer
Visa
Bangalore
12.2023 - Current
- Led process improvement initiatives to streamline operations and enhance service delivery across multiple projects.
Staff Software Engineer
VISA
Bangalore
01.2022 - 11.2023
- Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
- Collaborated with clients to define solution requirements.
- Provided guidance and mentored less-experienced staff members.
- Led team of over 15 engineers in managing complex authentication product, ensuring project milestones were met.
- Build new Datacenter from scratch as per business need localization
- Migrated bigdata product to open source solution, achieving significant cost savings.
- Designed enhancements and updates for subsystems of end-user applications software running on local, networked and Internet-based platforms.
- Developed scalable, modular, and API-centric infrastructures to enhance system performance and adaptability.
- Represented software applications engineering team during large and complex development projects.
- Collaborated with management, internal and development partners regarding software application design status and project progress.
- Provided direction and guidance to process improvements and established policies.
- Collaborated with fellow engineers to evaluate software and hardware interfaces.
- Updated old code bases to modern development standards, improving functionality.
Senior Associate Technology L2
Public's Sapient
Bangalore
04.2020 - 01.2023
- Wrote highly maintainable, solid code for software system, forming core framework and earning consistent praise from subsequent developers since initial version.
- Led team of 10 developers to deliver comprehensive technical solutions for diverse projects.
- Designed and coded highly scalable system for largest commodity client, ensuring reliability and performance.
- Led software development initiative as subject matter expert and primary point-of-contact for project management staff.
- Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that consistently met performance expectations.
- Discussed project progress with customers, collected feedback on different stages and directly addressed concerns.
- Served as subject matter expert on technology solution and design for both clients and internal team members.
Senior Associate Technology L1
Public's Sapient
London
08.2016 - 03.2020
- Developed holistic systems using multiple programming languages to enhance overall software architecture.
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
- Revised, modularized and updated old code bases to modern development standards, reducing operating costs and improving functionality.
- Developed Microservices architecture for a leading travel client.
- Led team of 5 developers in delivering technical solutions and coding to meet project deadlines.
Associate Technology L2
Public's Sapient
Bangalore
07.2014 - 07.2016
- Transformed design ideation into development frameworks, enhancing travel software functionality.
- Contributed to cross-functional projects in lean development environments, fostering collaboration and innovation.
- Documented technical workflows and knowledge in private wiki for education of newly hired employees.
- Collaborated throughout systems development lifecycle, ensuring alignment from requirement gathering to production release.
- Utilized various open source Java technologies to develop a scalable and efficient solution.
System Software Engineer
IBM
Bangalore
04.2013 - 06.2014
- Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
- Identified and resolved client code bugs and weaknesses through approved troubleshooting methods.
- Collaborated within Agile team to meet project objectives and deadlines.
Associate System Engineer
IBM
Bangalore
02.2012 - 03.2013
- Trained in Java and Java framework to develop software solutions.
- Developed features for IBM internal financial software team, enhancing application functionality.
Education
Master of Science - AIML
BITS, Pilani
Pilani12.2025
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering
Government College of Engineering
Jalgaon07.2011
No Degree - HSC(Higher Secondary) PCMB
D.B. Science College
Gondia, Maharashtra07.2005
No Degree - SSC(Secondary School Certificate)
GNHS
Gondia06.2003
Skills
- Algorithm implementation
- Programming
- Technical Analysis
- Software Architecture
- GENAI
- Software Development
- Performance Tuning
- Product development
- Software architecture
- API design
- Big data migration
- Microservices development
- Technical documentation
- Team leadership
- Problem solving
- Mentoring staff
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Strategic planning
- Supervision and leadership
- Decision-making
Certification
• Oracle Certified JAVA Professional SE6 Programmer (OCJP SE6)
• IBM DB2 version 9.0 Fundamentals
• Oracle certified professional, Java EE 5 Web Component Developer (OCWCD EE5)
• AIX 6.1 BASIC Operation
Technical Profile
- Java
- Python
- Spark
- Microservice
- DevOps
- Nosql/SQL
- Unix
Personal Information
Title: Senior Consultant Software Engineer
Languages
English
Hindi
Marathi
Certifications
08-2013
Software
Kafka
,Redis
,Monodb
,RabbitMq
,Docker
,Kubernetes
Timeline
Senior Consultant Software Engineer
Visa
12.2023 - Current
Staff Software Engineer
VISA
01.2022 - 11.2023
Senior Associate Technology L2
Public's Sapient
04.2020 - 01.2023
Senior Associate Technology L1
Public's Sapient
08.2016 - 03.2020
Associate Technology L2
Public's Sapient
07.2014 - 07.2016
System Software Engineer
IBM
04.2013 - 06.2014
Associate System Engineer
IBM
02.2012 - 03.2013
Master of Science - AIML
BITS, Pilani
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering
Government College of Engineering
No Degree - HSC(Higher Secondary) PCMB
D.B. Science College
No Degree - SSC(Secondary School Certificate)
GNHS