Vishal Kumar
Lead Python Engineer
Summary
Meticulous and analytical Developer with 9 years of educational and hands-on experience in purely backend development specialized in python automation and web framework with a keen interest in data analytics & scientist role. Adaptive team player with in-depth knowledge of Python, REST Services, CICD, DevOps, problem-solving and mentoring the team members.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Research Associate
AQR Capital Management LLC
Bengaluru
10.2021 - Current
- Improved the dynamic storage capability of applications by moving from existing network shared drive to AWS S3 making it less error prone in terms of storage failure.
- Improved the scalability of applications by migrating the monolithic architecture to microservices based and making it cloud ready.
- Reduced the team effort by writing automated scripts & documentation for backfilling the multiple Indices and factors which were done manually earlier.
- Involved in python code development for different migration projects like storage, cloud and python2 to python3.
- Writing unit tests and integration tests for the developed code and making sure it doesn't break the system.
- Writing the Dockerfiles and creating the images for different container based applications.
- Providing support for production environment bugs or problems raised on the daily rotation basis.
Lead Consultant
Xebia
Bengaluru
06.2018 - 10.2021
- Collaborated with onshore teams for sprint planning and discuss the requirements.
- Created multiple Python Agent checks for the StackState Application which pulls the different information from the application to the product.
- Leading the PoC for different domain-based Customers when needed.
- Worked on Go code to create checks for the integration.
- Writing an integration with different Services to create metrics, events, and checks
- Writing REST API for the backend of the application to integrate with StackState Server
- Creating plugins to extract the topology from ServiceNow and show it in StackState
- Used Boto3 client to extract different AWS resources for data ingestion.
- Used Boto3 client to extract different AWS resources for data ingestion
- Cloudformation for automatic infrastructure creation.
- Molecule for full end to end testing of the full application.
Senior Software Engineer
Amadeus
Bengaluru
08.2017 - 05.2018
- Worked on creating the docker images of the internal applications to shift towards the cloud deployment.
- Worked on proof of concept for IBM Urban Code Deploy tool the best orchestration & automated deployment tool in the market worldwide.
- Automating the process of deployment for those docker images using Jenkins pipeline.
- Working on the solution to orchestrate the whole deployment process as a general practice for the company standards.
- Develop software according to Company Standards, and to offer the best usability for operational activities.
- Understand operational constraints and requirements, and tailor solutions fully compliant with customers.
- Develop software according to Company Standards, and to offer the best usability for operational activities.
- Support the end user in the Production phase by debugging existing software solutions in response to Problem Tracking Records (PTR) and Change Requests(CR) issued by users of the services.
- Implementation of the Continuous Integration platform for the GIT project using Jenkins tool
- Designing the web services API call for the tools used by R&D team
- Conduct unit, package and integration tests of the software and ensure a level of quality in line with the Company guidelines
- Provide support to clients or other internal groups if needed.
Software Engineer
Alten Calsoft Labs Pvt Ltd.
Bengaluru
03.2016 - 08.2017
- I was deployed at Amadeus client for the product development.
- All the job responsibilities done at Amadeus were part of this company.
Application Delivery
DXC Technology
Bengaluru
07.2015 - 02.2016
- Writing different models for web application configuration
- Designed REST API calls for the different models in web application
- Designing and implementation of different database models using python "FLASK" framework
- Collaborating with onshore teams to discuss about the requirements
- Writing unit tests and integration tests for implemented code.
System Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
Bengaluru
01.2013 - 06.2015
- Developed offline licensing module for the developed product to stop misuse of it
- Developed the static analyzer plugin for Eclipse IDE that detects security loopholes in the source code at the development stage
- Performing application security assessment in automated/semi-automated/manual mode
- Providing recommendations for fixing (also the steps to fix) the vulnerabilities
- Performing static and dynamic analysis of the android application and find the vulnerabilities in the application provided by the client
- Developing new features for the product and providing support for existing components/modules to new technology requirements
- Reviewing the team member's code, and helping them to fix the critical issues.
- Preparation of product knowledge related documents and capturing the learning's in the Project-space/Wiki
- Responsible for providing product knowledge and knowledge sharing sessions to new joiners in the development team.
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Information Technology
West Bengal University of Technology
Durgapur, West Bengal, India 08.2008 - 06.2012
12th - Mathematics
ST. JOSEPH'S PUBLIC SCHOOL
Samastipur, India 04.2006 - 05.2008
Skills
Python
Timeline
Research Associate
AQR Capital Management LLC
10.2021 - Current
Lead Consultant
Xebia
06.2018 - 10.2021
Senior Software Engineer
Amadeus
08.2017 - 05.2018
Software Engineer
Alten Calsoft Labs Pvt Ltd.
03.2016 - 08.2017
Application Delivery
DXC Technology
07.2015 - 02.2016
System Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
01.2013 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Information Technology
West Bengal University of Technology
08.2008 - 06.2012
12th - Mathematics
ST. JOSEPH'S PUBLIC SCHOOL
04.2006 - 05.2008
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