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Shashank Gonchigar

Hyderabad

Summary

Accomplished Software Engineering leader with 16+ years of experience in cloud architecture and engineering management. Proven track record building high-performance teams and delivering mission-critical applications with significant business impact. Expert in cloud-native architectures, Python, React, JavaScript, and GenAI/LLM implementation. Successfully led digital transformations reducing costs by 35-60% while maintaining 99.9% uptime.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Co-Founder & Engineering Director

AcademiXedu
06.2024 - Current
  • Created the vision and guided a team of 10+ engineers to build an enterprise educational platform serving 2M+ users, utilizing microservices architecture on AWS EKS with React/Node.js
  • Developed full-stack architecture strategy leveraging modern development practices, creating implementation roadmaps based on business requirements
  • Led multi-discipline teams across remote locations, building a high-performance engineering culture while managing development priorities
  • Architected real-time data pipeline processing 10M+ events/second using cloud services with 35% cost reduction while maintaining 99.99% uptime
  • Implemented LLM-based solutions optimizing costs by 40% through custom RAG pipelines and fine-tuning workflows
  • Built scalable infrastructure using IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation) with automated CI/CD pipelines
  • Designed and developed React-based frontend with responsive UI using Material-UI and TypeScript, integrated with microservices backend
  • Technologies: React, React Native, Node.js, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Spring Boot, AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Microservices, REST APIs, Redux, CI/CD, Kafka, RabbitMQ

Cloud Architect & Engineering Manager

Accolite Digital
01.2022 - 06.2024
  • Led and mentored a team of 15 engineers maintaining strict SLAs/SLOs while developing and supporting business-critical applications
  • Developed enterprise React/Node.js solutions on cloud platforms with CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment time by 70%
  • Designed and implemented secure authentication systems using RESTful APIs and SAML for enterprise applications handling 100K+ daily users
  • Architected Kubernetes deployments (EKS, ECS) focusing on security, scalability, and resilience for mission-critical workloads
  • Implemented comprehensive data governance frameworks achieving 100% compliance with industry regulations
  • Created multi-region data solutions processing 5TB+ daily with 99.99% uptime
  • Reduced operational costs by 45% through infrastructure automation and containerization of legacy applications
  • Technologies: Microservices, AWS/Azure, Java, JavaScript, React.js, Node.js, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Terraform

Cloud Architect / Data Engineering Lead

Infosys
02.2019 - 02.2022
  • Spearheaded large-scale cloud migrations to AWS/Azure for enterprise clients (100K+ users), reducing infrastructure costs by 40%
  • Developed technical migration roadmaps for complex enterprise workloads, ensuring minimal downtime during transitions
  • Led team of 12 SRE engineers maintaining strict SLA/SLO metrics for critical financial applications
  • Designed and implemented API strategy for organization-wide consumption, standardizing integration patterns
  • Created scalable microservices architectures for distributed systems handling 1M+ daily transactions
  • Optimized cloud resource utilization and implemented cost controls, saving $450K annually for major banking client
  • Mentored junior architects in cloud-native design patterns and best practices for distributed systems
  • Technologies: AWS/Azure, Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, CI/CD, Terraform, JavaScript, React

Co-Founder & Technical Director

LawMint.com
01.2015 - 02.2019
  • Architected cloud-native SaaS legal platform supporting 50K+ users on AWS infrastructure with 99.9% uptime
  • Led cross-functional teams from concept to production deployment, coordinating with product managers and sales teams
  • Designed and implemented continuous deployment pipeline reducing deployment time from days to hours
  • Created reusable cloud architecture patterns adopted across multiple product lines, improving development velocity by 35%
  • Implemented comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems for proactive issue identification and resolution
  • Reduced infrastructure costs by 60% through strategic use of serverless architecture and container orchestration
  • Designed and implemented secure API gateways for third-party integrations with financial institutions
  • Technologies: AWS, React, Node.js, Java, Microservices, Docker, CI/CD

Lead Software Engineer

Cisco Systems
11.2009 - 12.2014
  • Led design, testing, and implementation of virtualized data center solutions for enterprise networks
  • Developed automation solutions for network deployment and testing, improving team efficiency by 40%
  • Implemented high-availability architectures for mission-critical customer environments
  • Designed and implemented robust security solutions for enterprise data centers
  • Created comprehensive documentation and runbooks for operational excellence
  • Mentored junior engineers on system design principles and troubleshooting methodologies
  • Reduced customer escalation response time by 65% through process improvements and knowledge sharing

Project Lead / Sr Software Engineer

Satyam
01.2005 - 06.2009
  • Led software development teams through full SDLC for enterprise solutions
  • Coordinated releases for Nokia Checkpoint Firewall, enhancing deployment efficiency
  • Directed new software builds optimizing team workflows and reducing deployment time by 30%
  • Managed requirement analysis, design and implementation of security and network solutions

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

BIET
Davangere, India

Skills

    * Software Engineering: JavaScript, Java, Python, Reactjs, React Native, Nodejs, Spring Boot, Microservices
    * AI & Machine Learning: GenAI, LLM Integration, RAG Systems, AI-powered Solutions, Fine-tuning, NLP
    * Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, CloudFormation
    * Architecture: Distributed Systems, Microservices, API Design, System Design, Cloud-Native
    * Data Engineering: Data Lakes, ETL, Real-time Processing, Streaming, Data Structures & Algorithms
    * Leadership: Engineering Management, Team Building, Mentoring, Cross-functional Collaboration
    * DevOps & SRE: CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Monitoring, Alerting, SLA/SLO Management
    * SDLC: Agile Methodologies, Requirements Analysis, Software Project Management, Test Automation
    * Security: Authentication, Authorization, Data Governance, Compliance
    * Team Leadership
    * Strategic Thinking
    * Entrepreneurial and Innovative

Timeline

Co-Founder & Engineering Director

AcademiXedu
06.2024 - Current

Cloud Architect & Engineering Manager

Accolite Digital
01.2022 - 06.2024

Cloud Architect / Data Engineering Lead

Infosys
02.2019 - 02.2022

Co-Founder & Technical Director

LawMint.com
01.2015 - 02.2019

Lead Software Engineer

Cisco Systems
11.2009 - 12.2014

Project Lead / Sr Software Engineer

Satyam
01.2005 - 06.2009

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

BIET

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