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    Mindera

    01/09/2023 - 31/06/2025
    • As part of the Platform services team at 2K games, we launched, owned and managed services like TwitchDrops, ReferAFriend and others. I was responsible for leading the TwitchDrops program, owning its design and implementation with peer engineers.
    • Designed and proposed scalable solutions to accommodate approximately 3 million concurrent users, implementing a serverless architecture utilizing Knative (Kubernetes), Kafka, and Golang services. This strategic approach enabled dynamic scaling based on Twitch event load and active campaign demands. Effectively communicated technical architecture through detailed sequence diagrams, comprehensive design documentation, and precise execution plans to key stakeholders.
    • Supporting successful game launches such as PGA Tour 2K25, Sid Meier’s Civilization VII and TopSpin 2K25
    • Developed comprehensive documentation and provided technical support throughout release and internal business acceptance testing phases, ensuring seamless handover to stakeholders.
    • Devised custom plugins for Krakend API Gateway to validate and process events at low latency. Added comprehensive observability solutions including logging and OpenTelemetry tracing for enhanced Datadog monitoring and alerting. Identified performance bottlenecks through K6 load testing, resulting in significant service optimization. Developed Python automation scripts to efficiently reingest unprocessed events, ensuring data integrity and system resilience.
    • Expanded functionality of gRPC-based services, optimized SQL query performance on Postgresql. Established automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to streamline development workflows.
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    labra.io

    01/04/2021 - 15/08/2023
    • Led technical implementation of Microsoft Partner Center integration, collaborating closely with Product and Engineering Managers while guiding a cross-functional engineering team. Spearheaded solution exploration, architected system design, and developed comprehensive ERDs for application development. Strategically selected and used Azure cloud technologies, including Azure Functions, Event Bus, and CosmosDB, to deliver a robust enterprise integration solution.
    • Established and championed organization-wide best practices for Python services, significantly enhancing developer productivity and code quality. Designed and implemented standardized frameworks for structured logging, streamlined exception handling, and modular design patterns. This strategic initiative reduced debugging time, eliminated common issues such as insufficient log tracing and inconsistent error responses, and promoted sustainable development practices across engineering teams.
    • Engineered and deployed optimized versions of the core product developed in Golang, specifically enhancing AWS APN Customer Engagement platform integration. Applied robust stability improvements that virtually eliminated debugging time and significantly increased system reliability. Enhanced service observability through comprehensive NewRelic monitoring and tracing implementation, resulting in improved performance metrics and proactive issue resolution.
    • Put together data sync pipeline with cross-functional team, leveraging microservices and event-driven architecture in Golang. Developed high-performance APIs processing hundreds of relational data points with optimized PostgreSQL database operations. Designed and implemented event trigger and handling mechanisms using Golang's goroutines and channels for efficient concurrent processing. Enhanced integration tests with dockertest framework to enable robust testing across Golang services.
    • Designed and deployed a comprehensive notification and alerts system for customers and internal teams using serverless Python architecture with AWS Lambda and SNS, enhancing real-time communication capabilities. o Collaborated with technical leadership to design and implement logger hooks for zerolog that automatically obfuscate sensitive data across the Golang codebase, strengthening data privacy compliance and security protocols.
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    Eoraa & Co

    01/03/2020 - 31/04/2021
    • Led mission-critical projects from conceptualization to delivery, spearheading system architecture and schema design while orchestrating application workflows. Strategically planned and allocated tasks across team members to optimize efficiency and deliver exceptional results.
    • Developed real-time communication systems implementing WebSockets technology for chat functionality and live notifications, leveraging Redis PubSub for message distribution and Redis Streams for persistent notification storage.
    • Architected and delivered a core feature for an online SAT exam training application, developing the interactive text editor interface with DraftJS while simultaneously owning the GraphQL backend implementation. This dual-role contribution ensured seamless integration between frontend and backend components, creating an intuitive learning experience for students.
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    BoardInfinity

    01/09/2019 - 31/01/2020
    • Worked on critical user acquisition components by developing streamlined signup and onboarding flows for the frontend team using React.js, TypeScript, and module SCSS within a Next.js framework. Collaborate cross-functionally to integrate Twilio's API, implementing real-time video conferencing capabilities that enhanced user engagement and platform functionality.
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    Intern - Simpliwave

    01/04/2019 - 01/07/2019
    • Designed frontend mocks and developed initial version of the platform frontend, using figma and react.js.
    • This was a talent pool and project management platform for a firm newly being rought up by young MBA graduates based in Kolkata, India.
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    Freelance Python Programmer

    01/04/2017 - 01/12/2017
    • Mostly web scraping and automation gigs using Python, beautifulsoup, selenium.
    • Worked with couple of clients on longterm projects, scraping data for market analysis of used car and house renting in eastern EU countries.
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    Fiverr entrepreneur - SMS Marketing Provider

    01/03/2016 - 01/09/2016
    • Created an automation script to send SMS messages in bulk for VOIP service provider platforms (specific few), which then I used to offer SMS marketing campagins in bulk.
    • Served clients from multiple countries - USA, Nigeria, UAE, Nepal.

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