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ARUNAVA SAHA

Austin

Summary

18+ years of experience in the software industry, specializing in Full Stack development. My background includes roles as a Tech Lead, Architect, Senior Manager (Software Development) and Full Stack Developer, where I've focused on leading teams, designing, coding and delivering enterprise level software solutions. Expertise in cloud platforms and agile methodologies to enhance software development outcomes.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification

Work History

Tech Lead/ Architect

State of Texas
Austin, TX
11.2024 - Current

• Spearheaded rewriting the legacy IFTA application into a modern web app with microservices and micro frontend using .NET and React.js.
• Completed 30% of the target roadmaps within 4 months increasing teams’ productivity by 70% with the design, development and delivery of 3 new modules like Estimates, Exam and Reports for AIFTA web application
• Designed and developed an enterprise level notification service for PTAS app, enhancing communication efficiency by 70% across all enterprise level applications.
• Designed and developed a NPM package for “Export to Excel/ PDF for any Grid data” feature via API calls that reduced the development time by 30% for my team and other teams through reusability.
• Led design and architecture meetings, collaborating with data architects, DBAs, DevOps and Product teams.
• Mentored junior team members to expedite their development skills and ensure best practices.

Lead/ Architect / Senior Principal Software Engineer

Dell Technologies
Austin, TX
11.2021 - 11.2024

• Added multiple MFE templates for React, Angular and Vanilla.js that reduced the MFE development time by 70%.
• Architected and developed innovative cloud native solutions including auto cataloging and template-based registration in UX-MP platform which reduced the development time by 60%.
• Significantly reduced the development times by developing multiple MFEs/Npm packages like “notification-center”, “Customizable widgets”, “Sortable and filterable data grid” using React.js and Angular.
• Led and managed dev teams to develop a cloud native based app to offer “private cloud” for external Dell customers using Microservices and MFE.
• Mentored junior members on technical directions, design patterns, coding principles, and unit testing practices.

Manager/ Project Lead/ Architect

Staples US
Austin, TX
01.2019 - 10.2021

• Led a team to deliver enterprise level cloud native APIs for Digital Asset Manager increasing the customer data availability by 90% across all apps in Staples.
• Managed and led a team for project Jarvis to develop an Azure based online document editor.
• Integrated Falcon shipping app with 3rd party APIs like FEDEX, UPS, USPS enhancing customer footsteps by 50% by providing various shipping options and rates to choose from.
• Led a team and delivered functionalities like tabs and booklet for online document editor called Hercules in 3 months.

Tech Lead

Codeworks
Madison, WI
11.2015 - 12.2018

• Led development of real-time clinical surveillance system for patient data extraction and validation.
• As a Dev Lead, reduced the manual steps by 100% by automating the conversion of HL7 patient data to human readable outputs via a Typhon App.
• Migrated legacy reports to a centralized reporting system using Sisense for enhanced analytics.
• Authored Selenium automated functional test suite for QA env through CICD pipeline to catch QA errors that reduced 50% of QA billing for the project.
• Reviewed code and suggested alternative approaches to improve team output, mentored junior team members.

Senior Manager / Project Lead / Senior Dev

Tata Consultancy Services
Madison, WI
10.2011 - 11.2015

• Led a team to deliver multiple sprint-based features for a Healthcare project for Wolters Kluwer which enhanced the Client team’s productivity by 40%.
• Managed teams in onshore-offshore model to develop and deliver 2 crucial modules called Budgeting and Invoicing for project Tymetrix which increased their customer revenue by 20%.
• Spearheaded delivery of web-based parsing system, retiring legacy applications to enhance profitability.
• Led design and architecture meetings for application development.
• Developed, unit tested, and fixed bugs for existing and new features; wrote automation tests for peer-developed features, peer reviewed codes, mentored team members.
• Led, developed and delivered a team for an e-commerce application, achieving 99% client satisfaction index.
• Developed multiple web based training platforms for Ascend Training Institute which helped them getting 20% more clients.
• Achieved multiple appreciations and over 90% of client satisfaction in various projects for the quality deliverables in timely manner.

Senior Developer

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Kolkata, WB, India
11.2007 - 09.2011

• Developed and delivered multiple .NET-based Web applications for many client like John Hancock, Walmart.
• Developed multiple SSRS based reports for an insurance / annuity based B2B project with John Hancock.
• Designed and developed multiple modules for a migration project from mainframe to .NET based web app.
• Enforced code reviews and suggested alternative approaches to improve code quality.
• Implemented n-layered architecture, wrote unit tests, and automated Excel reports to reduce manual tasks.

Education

Bachelors of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

West Bengal University of Technology
Kolkata, WB, India
06-2007

Skills

Technical Skills

Languages: C#, JavaScript (ES6), TypeScript, SQL, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap CSS

Backend: NET 8, ASPNET Core (RESTful APIs), Microservices, Azure Functions, Reporting Services

Frontend: React, Redux, Context API, Hooks, Nodejs, Angular

Databases: MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, Entity Framework Core, Dapper

Cloud: Microsoft Azure (App Service, Azure DevOps, Blob Storage, Azure SQL, Azure SendGrid, Azure Key Vault), PCF

DevOps & Other Tools: CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, GitLab, TDD/BDD, Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Selenium, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Jenkins, MuleSoft, OpenShift, AMQ, RabbitMQ, JFrog

Leadership & Architectural Skills

Architecture: Microservices, Micro-Frontend, Event-Driven Architecture, Clean Architecture, Design Patterns (SOLID principles), n-layered-architecture, MVC, CQRS, Repository Pattern

Leadership: Technical direction, Mentorship, Code Reviews, Team Development, Stakeholder Communication, Project Management

Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall

Security: API Security, Authentication (OAuth 20, JWT), Vulnerability Mitigation, OKTA, ForgeRock

Certification

  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) from Scrum Alliance since 2014.
  • MCTS 70-513 (Windows Communication Foundation) - 2014.
  • MCTS 70-536 (.NET Framework 3.5) - 2011.
  • MCTS 70-562 (ASP .NET Application Development) - 2010
  • Loma 280 (Insurance Certification) in 2008.

Timeline

Tech Lead/ Architect

State of Texas
11.2024 - Current

Lead/ Architect / Senior Principal Software Engineer

Dell Technologies
11.2021 - 11.2024

Manager/ Project Lead/ Architect

Staples US
01.2019 - 10.2021

Tech Lead

Codeworks
11.2015 - 12.2018

Senior Manager / Project Lead / Senior Dev

Tata Consultancy Services
10.2011 - 11.2015

Senior Developer

Cognizant Technology Solutions
11.2007 - 09.2011

Bachelors of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

West Bengal University of Technology
ARUNAVA SAHA