Avishekh Tewari
Staff Engineer
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Innovative staff engineer with 18 years of expertise in application design and development. Seasoned professional with a strong background in the full software development lifecycle. Demonstrates the ability to quickly learn and master new technologies, thriving in both team and self-directed settings. Committed to delivering high-quality solutions that meet client needs and drive business success.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Engineer
American Express
05.2014 - Current
- Developed cost estimates and project specifications for proposals.
- Implemented automated systems to improve accuracy and efficiency of engineering processes.
- Developed high-quality engineering designs and plans to meet industry standards.
- Built outstanding and dynamic team of software engineers and developers which significantly boosted overall success of organization.
- Collaborated with cross-functional development team members to analyze potential system solutions based on evolving client requirements.
- Suggested improvements to team and project workflow.
- Led new application development initiative as Subject Matter Expert and primary point-of-contact for project management staff.
- Worked closely with other business analysts, development teams and infrastructure specialists to deliver high availability solutions for mission-critical applications in Merchant space.
- Designed and developed forward-thinking systems that meet user needs and improve productivity.
- Designed and developed fast & efficient data migration process from sql to NoSQL database.
- Lead cloud migration project with various project and re architected application for cloud ready.
- Estimated work hours and tracked progress using Scrum methodology.
- Trained and mentored junior developers and engineers, teaching skills in Java, Spring, Cloud, event driven processing and working to improve overall team performance.
- Created proofs of concept for innovative new solutions.
- Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates on deadlines, designs and enhancements.
- Adjusted design parameters to boost performance and incorporate new features.
- Designed and developed automation scripts using open source tools.
Software Engineer
Cognizant Technology Solutions | Amazon Contract
05.2012 - 05.2014
- Orchestrated efficient large-scale software deployments, including testing features and correcting code.
- Collaborated with TFX (Transaction Foreign Exchange) business unit team members to design new applications system to enhance client requirements for mobile computing capabilities.
- Analyzed and resolved Operational issue with products.
- Automated business process which helped in reducing manual efforts on identifying system issues.
- Worked on developing code to onboard new business use cases on FXIP business.
- Exhibited strong technical aptitude and application expertise resulting in optimized performance, continuous improvement recommendations and product innovation.
- Partnered with development team on product development, application support plans, and prototype programs.
- Designed testing scenarios for usability testing.
- Reduced overall testing hours 70% - 80% by writing and optimizing automation test scripts in TFX (Transaction Foreign Exchange) .
Senior Programmer Analyst
Quinnox Inc.| WM
12.2010 - 05.2012
- Managed road map for OCS (Onboard Computing System) product design and development
- Logged and implemented development tasks based on system requirements and documented approaches
- Built decoupled and service-oriented middleware software and platforms using SOAP based Webservice, Java, Spring and messaging queue.
- Designed and built backend batch job process with quartz scheduler to run parallel process in cluster environment.
- Designed and developed security services to support the Authentication & authorizations of Driver and OCSD users
- Supervised work and output of 4 offshore software engineers.
- Performed functional, non-functional, regression and performance tests for updated systems
Senior Software Developer
Quinnox Consultancy Service Ltd. | Coca Cola
03.2008 - 12.2010
- Monitored ongoing operation of assigned programs and responded to problems by diagnosing and correcting logic and coding errors.
- Orchestrated efficient large-scale software deployments, including testing features and correcting code.
- Trained new developers and programmers on company standards for design and review.
- Led large development team focused on revamping BOSS ( web application )to assist Coco cola Customer Development Center(CDC) and PAT(Pricing Authorization Tool) .
- Gathered and defined customer requirements to develop clear specifications for project plans.
- Designed and documented systems based on results of analysis.
- Adjusted design parameters to boost performance and incorporate new features.
Software Engineer
Razorsight Corp.
09.2006 - 03.2008
- Tested troubleshooting methods, devised innovative solutions, and documented resolutions for inclusion in knowledge base for support team use.
- Developed support patches for existing software.
- Delivered completed products within project deadline timeframe.
- Analyzed code defects and failures and presented code refactors and design fixes.
- Produced advanced and clean code for diverse applications.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering
06.2006
Skills
- Java
- Spring Framework
- Distributed Systems
- Container platform - docker, kubernetes
- Cloud technologies - AWS
- Database (SQL and NoSQL)
- Web Services
- HTML & Javascript
- NodeJS
- Event Driven
- Caching - Redis
- Messaging Queue - Kafka, Solace, Redis
- Technical leadership
Accomplishments
- Received Chairman's award from American Express in 2020
- Received Star Performer Award from Quinnox in 2010
- Key contributor in the design and implementation of new features for New Merchant onboarding and Merchant Interactive portals in American express.
- Supervised team of 8 for a new project and delivered in tight timeline.
- Mentored new employees to bring them up to speed on projects, resulting in quicker overall completion milestones.
- Driven a large scale cloud migration of Amex merchant corporate card services.
- 2 technology patents application submitted.
Certification
- Java SE Certification in 2009
- AWS certified Solution architect associate level - 2017
- AWS certified Developer associate level - 2017
Timeline
Staff Engineer - American Express
05.2014 - Current
Software Engineer - Cognizant Technology Solutions | Amazon Contract
05.2012 - 05.2014
Senior Programmer Analyst - Quinnox Inc.| WM
12.2010 - 05.2012
Senior Software Developer - Quinnox Consultancy Service Ltd. | Coca Cola
03.2008 - 12.2010
Software Engineer - Razorsight Corp.
09.2006 - 03.2008
Bengal College Of Engineering & Technology - Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science & Engineering
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