Gurnish Sahni
Senior Software Engineer
Chesterfield,MO
Summary
Accomplished Sr Software Engineer with 16 years of experience developing, testing, and maintaining complex backend systems, web applications, web services and databases in the financial services industry. Knowledgeable in basic security trading, order flow, and market data technology. Clear communicator; proficient at bridging the gap between business users and technology partners. Adept at juggling rapidly changing business priorities to deliver accurate, value-added solutions on deadline. Collaborative team player with a strong work ethic, a reputation for integrity, and a passion for getting the job done right the first time.
Self-starter - Recognized a gap in IVR trading platform which prevented clients from placing trades that accompanied any warnings. Researched and designed a text-to- speech solution that established an interface to acknowledge the warnings. Crafted a business case showcasing the benefits of proposed changes. Persuaded the product owner and executive board to green light the project. Delivered the final quality tested product within a month. This project made it to major IT accomplishments for the year and boosted their annual IVR trade commission revenue by $500K.
Problem Solver - Recognized an opportunity to make a system wide performance and reliability improvement. Thus, re-architected content propagation process to leverage SQL Server's queuing functionality to off-load long running tasks and avoid timeouts and need for re-propagation.
Strategic Thinking - Designed and spearheaded SOA to serve as a middle layer for data quality web apps at Scottrade during a rewrite of their legacy system. Lead an agile team of 5 contractors for this effort. Managed their daily story assignments. As a result, the rewrite significantly increased the system's maintainability and extensibility. This also allowed business partners to gain higher transparency to valuable data via the new API.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior .NET Software Developer, Full Stack
Broadridge Financial Solutions
New York, NY
4 2018 - Current
- Developed and maintained CMS platform built using MVC and Web API
- Architected and implemented queuing system for long running tasks within SQL Server using Service Broker Queues
- Managed and mentored team of 3 developers
- Reduced server load times with efficient data handling techniques, resulting in improved user satisfaction levels.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products on time and within budget constraints.
- Conducted thorough code reviews to maintain high standards of quality and consistency throughout project lifecycle.
- Mentored junior developers, providing guidance on best practices and fostering positive team environment.
- Integrated third-party APIs to enhance overall application functionality and improve user experience.
- Enhanced user experience by designing and implementing responsive web applications.
- Contributed to successful product launches by collaborating closely with project managers, designers, testers, and other stakeholders throughout development process.
- Created robust backend services using RESTful API designs that facilitated seamless data exchange between front-end clients and back-end systems.
- Ensured smooth deployments through diligent use of version control systems like Git alongside continuous integration tools.
- Improved website scalability by refactoring existing codebase using modular design patterns and modern web technologies.
- Optimized application performance through efficient database queries and streamlined code implementation.
- Promoted a culture of innovation by suggesting new tools, libraries, and frameworks for improved software development efficiency and effectiveness
- Coordinated with product managers to gather requirements, create technical specifications, and develop new features accordingly
Senior Market Data Developer
Scottrade Inc.
St Louis, MO
08.2006 - 04.2018
- Designed and implemented C# WCF web services to serve up securities pricing and historical data in secure, reliable, and responsive manner
- Performed full life cycle development and deployment of C++ applications and libraries for exchange gateways and market data feed processing
- Served as principal engineer for IVR trading platform which ran on Intel Dialogic telephony card
- Spearheaded every project for platform including design changes, regulatory changes and bug fixes
- Created SSIS packages to ingest corporate actions disseminated by various exchanges and loaded them to MS SQL Server to automate processing of corporate actions
- Designed and implemented options data editing and system monitoring windows desktop application using WPF
- Developed multi-threaded application in C# using TPL to perform mathematical analysis on huge amounts of pricing and historical data.
Tech Instructor
ID Tech
Miami, FL
05.2006 - 07.2006
- Prepared lesson plans, and taught class with average of 10 students
- Ensured all students were meeting curriculum goals by keeping them engaged by understanding what motivates them
- Taught Programming, Robotics, Web Designing and Flash Animation
- Monitored and escorted students to and from dining halls.
DB Admin
German Department, Washington University in St Louis
St Louis, MO
01.2006 - 05.2006
- Established complete book database system for German Library
- Trained library attendants on how to use and maintain system.
Education
Bachelors of Science in Computer Engineering -
Washington University in St Louis
St Louis, MO 08.2005 - 05.2007
Bachelors of Science in Applied Mathematics -
University of The Virgin Islands
St. Thomas, USVI 08.2002 - 05.2005
Skills
C# (NET)
Training
- Architecting on AWS, Global Knowledge IT Training, 04/2017
- AWS Technical Essentials, Global Knowledge IT Training, 04/2017
- CompTIA Network+, Alpine Security, 03/2017
- Microservices Docker Containerization Bootcamp, ASPE Training, 02/2017
- Angular 2, Global Knowledge, 02/2017
Timeline
Senior Market Data Developer
Scottrade Inc.
08.2006 - 04.2018
Tech Instructor
ID Tech
05.2006 - 07.2006
DB Admin
German Department, Washington University in St Louis
01.2006 - 05.2006
Bachelors of Science in Computer Engineering -
Washington University in St Louis
08.2005 - 05.2007
Bachelors of Science in Applied Mathematics -
University of The Virgin Islands
08.2002 - 05.2005
Senior .NET Software Developer, Full Stack
Broadridge Financial Solutions
4 2018 - Current
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