SHAKEEL

Efile (Insurance Domain)

March 2024 – Present

• Struts Migration: Led the migration of legacy Struts-based Efile application to a modern tech stack, ensuring 100% user retention and zero downtime during the transition. This migration enabled seamless service and provided an opportunity to integrate 30% more features, enhancing the application’s functionality.
• Productivity Enhancement: Engaged daily with clients to identify areas for productivity improvement, leading to a 20% reduction in processing times for key applications.
• Cross-Application Support: Responsible for supporting six additional applications, delivering regular enhancements to ensure smooth functionality and maintain client satisfaction.

Syrup (Communications and Media Domain)

March 2022 – March 2024

• Team Leadership: Served as an offshore lead for the Syrup project, managing a team of full-stack developers in a fast-paced environment. Provided technical guidance and proactively removed obstacles, resulting in a 30% increase in team productivity and enhanced project quality.
• Data Analytics and Integration: Integrated data analytics capabilities using Amazon Redshift, enabling real-time insights that supported strategic business decisions.
• Full-Stack Development and Cloud Integration: Delivered full-stack solutions, including front-end, back-end, and cloud integrations with AWS, to create the Syrup application. This enhanced system scalability and improved application reliability.
• Client Engagement and Project Management: Communicated directly with clients to ensure alignment of project goals, which fostered a 40% increase in client satisfaction. Organized and prioritized tasks, reducing project delivery times by 25%.

Syrup (Communications and Media Domain)

November 2019 – March 2022

Contributed across all stages of the software development lifecycle as a full-time developer, handling front-end and back-end development, databases, and cloud deployments.

• Versatile Development: Delivered complex tasks across various tech stacks with a commitment to timely and accurate solutions, becoming a reliable go-to for challenging projects due to adaptability and rapid learning.
• Cloud-Based Innovations: Developed and deployed AWS-based features, improving application scalability and system performance by 20%, resulting in more efficient and resilient client solutions.
• Key Contributions: Played an essential role in creating new modules and features, directly enhancing product value and usability, with a proactive approach to task handling and problem-solving.
• Recognition and Promotion: Promoted to Senior Software Engineer based on high performance, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous learning, with added leadership responsibilities.

NFlows (No Code Business Solution - Cross Domain application)

November 2017 – November 2019

Developed and enhanced web applications for financial and asset management solutions, with a significant contribution to nFlows, a no-code platform supporting on-premises, cloud, and SaaS deployments.

• Rule Engine Development: Architected a rule engine enabling automation of complex workflows, reducing manual intervention and boosting platform automation.
• Cost Reduction: Helped clients achieve a 40% reduction in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by enabling rapid, flexible application deployment.
• Full-Stack Development: Worked on AngularJS, JavaScript, JSP (front-end) and Java, Neo4j, MongoDB (back-end) to build dynamic UIs and reporting features for data-driven decision-making.
• Database Integration: Created an interface framework for Java to interact with Neo4j and MongoDB, optimizing data management.
• API Development: Built an inbound REST API to allow seamless data integration from external systems.

This experience laid the foundation for my promotion, solidifying my expertise in full-stack development and scalable, high-impact solutions.

Starting as a fresh graduate, I quickly adapted to a fast-paced development environment, contributing to multiple projects and building a solid foundation in software development, integration, and testing.

Key Projects and Contributions:

• Am Onboard (Sep 2016 – Nov 2017)
  Developed critical features for this onboarding software, including: Data Audit Viewer: Logged data changes across the application, enhancing data transparency and auditing capabilities.
  Chat Functionality: Improved user engagement with in-app chat.
  Salesforce Integration: Enabled seamless export/import of accounts, contacts, and opportunities, enhancing CRM functionality.
  Designed and tested UI components, ensuring user-friendly interfaces through comprehensive unit and integration testing.
  
• Recruitment Management System (Jul 2016 – Sep 2016)
  Core developer on a project to automate and streamline recruitment workflows: Code Development & Testing: Wrote code per requirements, executed unit tests, and conducted integration testing for a reliable recruitment process.
  Collaboration and Use Case Validation: Worked closely with team members to validate use cases, refining the application to simplify candidate attraction, assessment, and hiring processes.