Kunal Asarsa
Summary
Experienced Java developer with over 8 years of expertise in constructing scalable backend systems and developing NLP-driven solutions. Proficient in utilizing Spring Boot, DBMS and LLMs to create innovative solutions that drive business growth and enhance user experience. Passionate about leveraging technology to solve complex challenges and deliver high-quality software solutions that exceed client expectations.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Engineer
Ratio Payments
04.2022 - 03.2025
- As one of three founding Engineers, I created complete back end system for company's primary product
- Tested, deployed and maintained all backend service integrations along with modifications and changes to the angular based front end.
- Helped design and implement the databases for storing as well accessing all product resources including financial transactions
- Led the documentation efforts for the software development team to aid future growth
- Created multiple accounting service integrations like quickbooks for asynchronous, resilient and fault tolerant integration with company database
- Designed multiple scheduled as well as event driven tasks using local as well as cloud services
- Implemented NLP based data extraction tools for processing invoices and other financial documents
NLP Specialist ( Tech Lead )
iQuartic
10.2016 - 08.2020
- Completely redesigned and developed a system for processing Electronic Health Records, from the ground up, using ML + semantic NLP rules for accurate ICD code detection.
- Helped restructure the team to enable onshoring, reduce operational cost and
- Migrated all company resources to Neo4j based graph database to enable knowledge mining and insights generation using SPARQL, leading to new revenue streams.
- Improved both Precision and recall of the ICD extraction tool, in order to meet client goals and successfully turn ICD extraction into a semi-automated process.
- Created a novel structure for storage, extraction and usage of ICD-10 rules, moving from rudimentary Excel based sheets to multi-tiered tree-based structure.
- Worked directly with CEO & CTO for requirement gathering, product planning, design, implementation as well as team recruitment.
- Contributed to requirements gathering as the product owner and Tech lead, capturing client operations and translating them to machine automation.
Knowledge Management Research Assistant
Massmutual
01.2015 - 06.2015
- Researched, architected, and developed internal tools to streamline analysis of client datasets and support data-driven decision-making
- Engineered an interactive 3D data visualization system leveraging Gephi for graph rendering and Leap Motion for gesture-based input, enabling real-time exploration of filtered customer insurance datasets through spatial navigation and node correlation analysis
- Redesigned a flat data structure into a graph-based NoSQL schema using MarkLogic to enhance data connectivity and support more insightful, relationship-driven queries
Business Technology Analyst
Deloitte
01.2013 - 06.2013
- Ensured high availability and reliability by proactively monitoring application health, troubleshooting issues, and managing redeployments
- Developed and deployed cron jobs to continuously monitor system health, generate reports, and trigger alert
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
Northeastern University
Boston05.2015
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology
University of Pune
Pune05.2012
Skills
- Programming languages: Java, Python, C, C, SQL, SPARQL
- Web design proficiency with modern frameworks
- Database Management: MySQL, MongoDB, Neo4j, Oracle, Teradata, Informatica
- NLP/ML: Stanford Core NLP, LLM, MATLAB, Weka, CoPilot
- CI/CD : Git, Docker, Kubernetes, NPM, Maven, Bitbucket, Google cloud platform
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Software Engineer
Ratio Payments
04.2022 - 03.2025
NLP Specialist ( Tech Lead )
iQuartic
10.2016 - 08.2020
Knowledge Management Research Assistant
Massmutual
01.2015 - 06.2015
Business Technology Analyst
Deloitte
01.2013 - 06.2013
Master of Science - Computer Science
Northeastern University
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology
University of Pune
Thesis
Analysis of Named Entity Recognition & Entity Linking in Historical Text Explores how NER and Entity Linking can be adapted to better process historical texts by addressing challenges like outdated language and missing entities.
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