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Navoday Singh Tomar

Navoday Singh Tomar

Fremont,CA

Summary

Dynamic Software Engineer with a proven track record at Meta, LinkedIn, and UHG, specializing in system design and optimization. Achieved a 20% reduction in resource usage through API enhancements, built solutions from scratch, conducted deep dives into company-wide issues, resolved them, and made other impactful contributions. Adept at incident management and mentoring teams, fostering a culture of innovation while delivering impactful solutions.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Meta
Menlo Park, CA
12.2023 - Current
  • Solved problems at scale for the WhatsApp Experimentation and Feature Rollout platform for our developers and data scientists to create, analyze, and monitor user behavior, engagement, and other critical metrics.
  • Worked on the optimization of the experimentation platform APIs, reducing latencies and CPU utilization by approximately 75% in some cases, resulting in an overall 20% reduction in resources needed.
  • Led the revamp of the randomization technique for the experimentation platform for more stable and efficient hashing of users, which led to more accurate data with 60% less imbalance and dilution for the decision-making on features.
  • Led the creation of the Experimentation Objects Lifecycle ecosystem to maintain a clean codebase and data for both the platform and clients by automatically cleaning up unused objects and modifying them to a more efficient usage format.
  • Mentored ICs in coding practices, software development methodologies, and guided them in their professional growth.

Senior Software Engineer

LinkedIn
Sunnyvale, CA
03.2021 - 12.2023
  • Worked on Signals Intelligence Team to improve the observability and build intelligent assistive data analysis tools to provide insights for on call engineers.
  • Worked to reduce the MTTD & MTTR for incidents by automating run books, data analysis and providing valuable insights to make decisions faster.
  • Led the development and ownership of the E8 (Container-based application metrics) sensors, data store, API, and pipeline solutions on MDM (Multi Dimensional Metrics).
  • These solutions played a pivotal role in providing accurate metrics, data insights, and analysis capabilities.

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

LinkedIn
Sunnyvale, CA
11.2019 - 03.2021
  • Increased system reliability by {15%} for Identity & Search Apps by optimizing support for Profile and Search pillars.
  • Built robust components and enhanced the infrastructure capabilities to make services more resilient and performant.
  • Implemented resiliency updates and component changes for a major service.
  • Achieved a reduction of incidents caused by downstream database issues by more than 90%.

Software Engineering Team Lead

UnitedHealth Group
Noida, India
08.2011 - 07.2017
  • Spearheaded multiple projects, including Health Risk Predictor, Fraud Claim Detection, Big Data Reporting, and Analytics.
  • Pioneered the establishment of an API ecosystem, enabling seamless data analysis to predict the likelihood of future medical conditions.
  • Enabled proactive risk management and fraud detection, safeguarding the organization from potential losses and ensuring better service for legitimate claims.
  • Streamlined the reporting and analytics process, reducing manual efforts and enhancing overall operational efficiency.
  • Facilitated seamless integration with downstream applications, empowering stakeholders with timely and accurate data-driven decisions.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery and alignment with business goals.
  • Led and mentored a team of engineers, nurturing talent and fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.

Education

Master of Science - MS - Computer Software Engineering

San José State University
06-2019

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) - Information Technology

Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya
06-2011

Skills

  • System design and architecture
  • System optimization
  • Infrastructure design
  • Incident management
  • Data analysis
  • Observability and experimentation platforms

Timeline

Software Engineer, Infrastructure - Meta
12.2023 - Current
Senior Software Engineer - LinkedIn
03.2021 - 12.2023
Senior Site Reliability Engineer - LinkedIn
11.2019 - 03.2021
Software Engineering Team Lead - UnitedHealth Group
08.2011 - 07.2017
San José State University - Master of Science - MS, Computer Software Engineering
Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Information Technology