Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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Projects & highlights
Accomplishments
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Prem Raj

Gurugram

Summary

Adept Software Engineer with a proven track record at Bobble AI, enhancing user engagement and ROI through innovative solutions like the User Demographic Targeting System and a seamless e-commerce app. Skilled in Golang, React.js, Python, Redis, Elasticsearch and cloud technologies (AWS, GCP), demonstrating exceptional problem-solving abilities and a commitment to optimizing performance. Achieved a significant 25 million DAU responsiveness improvement, showcasing both technical prowess and strategic thinking.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Engineer

Bobble AI
Gurugram
06.2021 - Current
  • Developed a User Demographic Targeting System, boosting client ROI by precisely aligning content delivery with user preferences.
  • Developed a backend system for Google Play Billing Library integration for Bobble Premium Subscription.
  • Played a pivotal role in developing the Bobble Super E-commerce app, providing millions of users with a seamless, in-chat shopping experience.
  • Designed a context-based content suggestion drawer, increasing user engagement with relevant content on the keyboard.
  • Optimized 3k RPS backend application performance with strategic Redis caching, reducing database load, and improving responsiveness under high demand – more than 25 million DAU.
  • Actively contributed to overhauling legacy infrastructure with PHP to Golang migration, achieving significant gains in performance and scalability.
  • Developed a system to serve targeted, contextual prompt campaigns for brands like Winni, Uber, Maruti, Zupee, etc.
  • Increased content views by 12% and sharing by 9% by refining the suggestion drawer's user experience.
  • Reduced content management time by 90% with efficient dashboard tools.
  • Cut database costs by 6x through strategic database optimization, Elasticsearch migration for optimized searching, and strategic caching.
  • Developed event-driven image processors leveraging pub/sub for generating usable content from raw resources with configurable watermark, size, etc.
  • Designed and implemented the backend architecture for a short video content delivery system integrated within the keyboard, enhancing the user experience with features like shareable stories, and Story of the Day.
  • Designed and implemented an in-content ad recommendation system for branded stories and short videos, driving increased brand engagement and visibility within the 'story of the day' feature by leveraging user demographics targeting.
  • Refactored AWS-dependent backend services into cloud-agnostic solutions, enabling a successful GCP migration to enhance flexibility and reduce vendor lock-in, demonstrating expertise in AWS, as well as GCP services.
  • Enhanced monitoring with Grafana/Prometheus integration, enabling swift issue detection, and ensuring system uptime through constant monitoring and alerting systems.

Software Engineering Intern

HighRadius
Bhubaneswar
12.2020 - 05.2021
  • Developed a predictive analytics system for a fintech B2B sales invoice application, utilizing machine learning to forecast invoice payment dates and optimize financial planning
  • Designed database schemas and implemented data loading processes, ensuring efficient data management
  • Developed a dashboard with React.js, delivering a user-friendly interface to manage and view the order book with integrated payment prediction and analytics tools
  • Collaborated on server-side programming with Java, supporting backend functionality
  • Developed analytics dashboard for clients including Mondelez, Nestle etc
  • To help them track their sales forecast

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
01.2022

Senior Secondary School -

Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali
01.2017

Secondary School -

PVSS DAV Public School
01.2015

Skills

  • Golang
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • MySQL
  • Redis
  • Elasticsearch
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Reactjs
  • Nextjs
  • Redux

Projects & highlights

  • Developed a real-time chat application with secure user authentication, persistent chat history, and interactive games featuring leaderboards to enhance engagement and competitive participation. Optimized for scalability and seamless user experience. Technologies used: Golang, React, AWS, Firestore, JWT Auth.
  • Independently architected and deployed the Zimpler.in blog website.
  • Backend Migration, Migrated Backend infrastructure from AWS to GCP, facilitating a smooth migration from AWS to GCP, architecting cloud-agnostic backend services to enhance flexibility and reduce vendor lock-in.
  • Worked on developing search based system with Elasticsearch.
  • Redis caching for database optimization.
  • Worked on developing Backend System for Google Play Billing System.
  • Maintainer of multiple 3k RPS services insuring success rates above 99.9%

Accomplishments

  • Significant Contribution Award for scaling expression feature of Bobble for diverse audience ensuring reach, relevance and relatedness.

Timeline

Software Engineer

Bobble AI
06.2021 - Current

Software Engineering Intern

HighRadius
12.2020 - 05.2021

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

Senior Secondary School -

Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali

Secondary School -

PVSS DAV Public School
Prem Raj