Geetika Thakur
Edison,NJ
Summary
Associate Software Engineer with experience building scalable, customer-focused solutions across full-stack technologies, including Java, Python, JavaScript, React, Angular, and SQL. Adept at translating business needs into technical deliverables, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving quality through automated testing and Agile execution. Proven ability to lead development efforts in fast-moving environments, improve performance and reliability, and contribute to both product and platform initiatives. Passionate about building intuitive, high-impact software that empowers users and supports business growth.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Software Engineer
Optum, UnitedHealth Group
07.2023 - Current
- Owned end-to-end delivery of 5+ scalable, high-performance features in collaboration with product, design, QA, and engineering teams.
- Built and integrated 3 APIs and reusable components, improving system scalability, performance, and long-term maintainability.
- Shipped features in bi-weekly Agile/Scrum sprints, contributing to sprint planning, execution, and continuous iteration across cross-functional teams.
- Designed automated testing strategies and resolved recurring production issues, contributing to improved system reliability, smoother releases, and higher user confidence.
Interdisciplinary Team - Tech Specialist
Rutgers University
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Designed a scalable database and custom web application using OMEKA.NET to manage and surface 50+ art provenance records.
- Enabled efficient search, browsing, and analysis through seamless backend–frontend integration.
- Achieved a 95% end-user satisfaction rating through strong data modeling, usability, and quality-focused execution.
Software Engineering Intern
Optum, UnitedHealth Group
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Partnered with customers and internal teams to resolve software design and maintenance issues, enabling smoother releases and fewer downstream issues.
- Improved application performance and reliability by debugging, refactoring, and upgrading existing systems and interfaces.
- Delivered well-tested, maintainable code that improved code quality and reduced post-release issues.
Software Engineer
Rutgers Blueprint
02.2021 - 09.2021
- Owned end-to-end development of a core web application using React, JavaScript, CSS, and Firebase, taking features from idea to production in a fast-moving startup environment.
- Acted as engineering lead for a small team, running weekly stand-ups, coordinating cross-functional work, and keeping delivery on track amid changing priorities.
- Introduced lightweight Agile processes to improve execution speed, task visibility, and team alignment without slowing development.
- Debugged, tested, and optimized production code to improve performance, stability, and user experience while supporting rapid iteration.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ05-2023
Skills
- Java, Python, MongoDB,
- React, Angular, HTML/CSS, JavaScript,
- Firebase,
- Automated Testing,
- Agile/Scrum,
- API Integration,
- Cross-Functional Collaboration,
- Engineering Leadership
Timeline
Associate Software Engineer
Optum, UnitedHealth Group
07.2023 - Current
Interdisciplinary Team - Tech Specialist
Rutgers University
09.2022 - 05.2023
Software Engineering Intern
Optum, UnitedHealth Group
06.2022 - 08.2022
Software Engineer
Rutgers Blueprint
02.2021 - 09.2021
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Rutgers University