Kalyani Shirwalkar
Florham Park,New Jersey
Summary
Dynamic Software Developer with over 6 years of experience in building and optimizing high-performance backend systems. Expertise in designing scalable architectures and implementing microservices, driving improvements in system reliability and responsiveness. Proficient in troubleshooting complex issues and implementing robust quality assurance practices, ensuring seamless operations.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Developer
Microsoft
06.2021 - 01.2025
- Spearheaded a CI/CD pipeline that cut upgrade time by 80%, while enhancing performance and reliability
- Replaced certificate-based authentication with 1P app authentication, significantly reducing the overhead of managing expired certificates and improving authentication process
- Orchestrated infrastructure provisioning and configuring using EV2, ARM templates, and Azure Resource Manager, resulting in consistent and scalable environments
- Implemented a microservice integration into an existing service in C#, streamlining operations and reduce overhead by $30,000 annually through reduced resource consumption
- Automated the alerting system in C# using telemetry data, implementing real-time monitoring and alert redirection to appropriate teams for faster incident resolution
- Drove quality assurance initiatives, leading the effort to implement security fixes and reduce technical debt, resulting in a 50% performance boost
- Mentored junior developers, providing guidance on best practices, code reviews, and problem-solving, which helped improve team productivity and code quality
- Led architecture and design discussions, providing expert insights and decisions to optimize system components and data flows
Application developer
ADP
Florham Park, New Jersey
06.2018 - 05.2021
- Led a full-stack development project to replace legacy code with a modern Java and Angular-based application, resulting in 30% increase in system reliability and 25% reduction in maintenance cost
- Created a modular architecture in Java and spring framework, boosting data processing speed for over 1 million customers' insurance data
- Developed a RESTful API that improved backend performance, reducing latency by 15%, and improving the user experience
- Worked closely with customers and the product team to ensure technical requirements were well-prioritized and aligned with business objectives
- Proactively communicated with stakeholders, providing regular status updates and identifying potential risks
Software Developer, Intern
International Motor Group
Newark, New Jersey
09.2017 - 11.2017
- Led a team of engineers to successfully deliver a user-centric application on time and within budget
- Integrated business intelligence capabilities into AWS Cloud infrastructure, contributing to scalable, data-driven decision-making
- Engineered Java based APIs, enabling user-centric front-end integrations with the back-end
Software Developer, Intern
ADP
Roseland, New Jersey
06.2017 - 11.2017
- Developed client facing APIs for health and welfare services, improving system reliability and performance using Agile methodologies and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- Enforced a transition plan to migrate from legacy EJBs to the Spring Framework, ensuring a smoother and more maintainable architecture
Education
MS - Computer Science
New Jersey Institute of Technology
01.2017
Skills
- Azure Cloud
- Azure Kubernetes Service
- Azure DevOps
- Cloud-Native development
- Azure Monitor
- Java
- C#
- Node
- Javascript
- HTML
- Python
- Spring Boot
- Kubernetes
- Agile
- Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- MySQL
- SQL
- Kusto (KQL)
- NoSQL
- Azure Pipelines
- ARM templates
- EV2
- Jenkins
- Proactive issue resolution
- Root cause analysis
- GitHub
- Bitbucket
Timeline
Software Developer
Microsoft
06.2021 - 01.2025
Application developer
ADP
06.2018 - 05.2021
Software Developer, Intern
International Motor Group
09.2017 - 11.2017
Software Developer, Intern
ADP
06.2017 - 11.2017
MS - Computer Science
New Jersey Institute of Technology
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