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FAZRUDEEN SHEIK ALAWDEEN

Medina,MN

Summary

Accomplished Full Stack Engineer with 15+ years of expertise in designing, developing, and deploying innovative software applications in retail sector. Proven success in implementing agile methodologies and SDLC processes, ensuring the delivery of complex solutions from conception to launch. Adept mentor skilled in leading architectural discussions, conducting enterprise product demos, and providing technical and business training for seamless knowledge transfer to new team members. Demonstrates the ability to translate business objectives into high-quality software, driving tangible outcomes for end-users and stakeholders. Eager to leverage cutting edge technology expertise, encompassing systems design, testing and troubleshooting to contribute significantly to the success of a leading organization.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Target Corporation
06.2018 - Current
  • Designed and developed scalable distributed systems using a full-stack technology stack.
  • Developed a reactive event-driven Kafka pipeline with LMAX Disruptor, efficiently handling high-volume data for Promotional store sign and Store shelf labels.
  • Led custom development of Sample Management System, delivering $500K+ annual savings over previous SaaS by fully replacing it. Enabled 20% process efficiency gains for operations staff while boosting data accuracy from 60% to 95% with new workflows.
  • Enhanced system performance by implementing improvements in observability, automation, application security, exception handling, and fault tolerance. Developed metrics and notifications for comprehensive monitoring and proactive response.
  • Conducted training sessions for new team members, covering business models, tech design, pair programming, and task delegation, ensuring smooth onboarding and knowledge transfer.
  • Orchestrated sprint ceremonies, overseeing planning, grooming, and sprint work demos to stakeholders.
  • Worked collaboratively with UX designers and product owners to craft UI applications with outstanding user experiences.
  • Successfully delivered Proof of Concepts (POCs) and conducted assessments to identify opportunities for service modernization and enhancement. Conducted research and developed Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) on frameworks, libraries, technologies, and Dead Letter Queue concepts.
  • Served as the primary point of contact for a team of 8 engineers located at Target India and maintained strong relationships with stakeholder-facing engineering partners.

Assistant Consultant

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
07.2010 - 05.2018
  • Designed and developed multiple efficient, user-centered software solutions closely aligned to business and functional requirements for Target, leveraging Java, Spring Boot and other robust backend technologies.
  • Engineered an advanced Target Circle loyalty reward rule engine enhancing realtime POS transactions. Drove 15% improvement in net promoter scores.
  • Led TCS offshore development team with hands-on technical leadership to deliver tier-one systems on accelerated schedules.
  • Spearheaded migration of Merchandise system to open source stack, reducing licensing costs over 20% while improving system uptime from 80% to 95%.
  • Key technical contributor to next-generation guest experience and personalization offerings, partnering with enterprise architects to optimize storage and extract value from data leveraging Hadoop ecosystems.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally teams to rapidly design, develop, and deliver solutions tailored to the most strategic business and end user needs.

Associate Software Engineer

Patni Computer Systems Limited
04.2008 - 06.2010
  • Contributed to software development lifecycle for General Electric client, directly involved in requirements analysis through user acceptance testing and production release.
  • Slashed incident response rates by 40% through data analysis, targeted code optimizations, and creating self-service reporting tools empowering business teams with enhanced visibility.
  • Increased cross-project efficiency by 20% through a versatile library of reusable software components. Achieved Six Sigma Green Belt certification in technical process optimization.
  • Streamlined incident handling, bug fixing, and root cause analysis workflows to minimizing system downtime.
  • Documented all resolution processes for future reference and continuous improvement.

Education

AWS Cloud Practitioner -

Louisiana University
2022

Bachelor of Computer Applications -

Bharathidasan University
India
2007

Skills

    Backend (Advanced):

    Java Spring Boot Microservices,

    Vanilla Kotlin,

    REST API,

    JPA,

    Open API

    Front-end (Intermediate):

    JavaScript,

    React-Redux,

    Material UI,

    Cypress,

    Jest

    Database:

    PostgreSQL,

    No-SQL MongoDB,

    Rocks DB,

    S3-SDK

    DevOps:

    Docker,

    Kubernetes,

    Jenkins CI/CD,

    Apache Airflow

    Other Tools:

    Kafka,

    Git,

    Grafana,

    Elastic search and Kibana,

    OAuth,

    Flyway,

    Agile,

    Kanban,

    Jupiter notebook

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

Target Corporation
06.2018 - Current

Assistant Consultant

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
07.2010 - 05.2018

Associate Software Engineer

Patni Computer Systems Limited
04.2008 - 06.2010

AWS Cloud Practitioner -

Louisiana University

Bachelor of Computer Applications -

Bharathidasan University

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