Niveditha Ravi Sekar
Pleasanton,CA
Summary
Lead developer and full stack contributor with 14+ years of experience in developing web applications, distributed scalable software and cloud computing solutions. Complex problem-solver with analytical and driven mindset. Involved in active coding and proven background for leading multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Dedicated to achieving demanding development objectives according to tight schedules while producing impeccable code. Enthusiastic team player ready to contribute to company success.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Software Engineer
CALIFORNIA STUDENT AID COMMISSION
08.2023 - Current
- Spearheading key initiatives at California State Projects, modernizing student aid systems leading migration of legacy systems to robust Java, Microservices, and AWS-based solutions
- Architecting design and development of software, modernizing FAFSA and CADAA programs, delivering different types of Student Aid to Cal State Schools students, directly enabling with their higher education.
- Pioneered micro services architecture for student aid programs, significantly improving response time by 13%
- Leading CSAC's strategic tech initiatives, directly contributing to modernization of student aid delivery and cut system downtime by 40%, ensuring reliable aid disbursements.
- Initiated predictive analytics model for student aid, enhancing future readiness and developed scalable API gateway for integrating new services seamlessly.
Staff Software Engineer
ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS
06.2022 - 08.2023
- Led design and development of IRISe application, cloud-based platform for data storage and AI/ML model building, driving $6.3 million in quarterly revenue
- Revamped elastic search implementation in IRISe, eliminating downtime and boosting efficiency by 6%
- Conceptualized and implemented Fair Jobs scheduler, reducing computation job wait times by 11%
- Collaborated with product teams and stakeholders to develop technical roadmaps, resulting in 19% reduction in task delays and maintaining 100% project deadlines
- Led integration of AI diagnostics in IRISe, reducing analysis errors by 15% and enhancing accuracy
- Pioneered predictive analytics model, increasing forecast accuracy by 20%
- Mentored junior engineers, boosting team productivity by 25% through knowledge sharing.
Staff Software Engineer
NOMIS SOLUTIONS INC
09.2018 - 06.2022
- Led rearchitect initiative of company's inbuilt baseline platform component, enhancing customization for diverse client needs
- This boosted NDM sales by 13%, and increased revenue by $7.4M annually
- Devised next-gen usage pattern analysis, optimizing NDM architecture to decrease API response time to ~750ms
- Crafted and showcased proof of concept solutions, securing $4.9 million project, showcasing technical prowess
- Led inbuilt product NDM architecture redesign, cutting deployment time by 35%, boosting sales by 13%
- Supported cross-functional teams, improving task completion by 19% and managing stakeholder demands
- Introduced AI-driven features enhancing NDM's predictive analytics, elevating client satisfaction
- Refined database queries, slashing data retrieval times by 20%, boosting backend efficiency.
Senior Software Engineer
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES, CITIBANK
02.2010 - 09.2018
- Expertise in migrating monolithic application for Citibank Online portal to next generation Microservices architecture
- Have attended international conferences held in Singapore during designing architecture for same
- Created numerous Web Services, Responsive design framework and built new consumable features from scratch for key functionality components like Loan Account Opening, Payments, Transfers of Citibank Online Portal
- These components became platform component for third-party sales and utilization which increased revenue by 5.4M$
- Designed and implemented Content Management Architecture using Gem Fire and Distributed Cache Approach
- This involved process reengineering and working with Engineering, QA & QC, Security, Development, and Business Users Departments
- Pioneered migration to Microservices for Citibank, enhancing online banking services
- Led development of key security features for Citibank Online, improving customer digital security
- Reengineered Content Management, elevating Citibank's data handling capabilities
- Collaborated across departments to deploy new features, optimizing Citibank's online portal.
Education
Bachelor of Information Technology -
Anna University
India2009
Skills
- BACK-END DEVELOPMENT - Java JDK 18 Spring Boot (Microservices) Spring MVC Struts Node JS Express JS Python REST APIs Web Services J2EE Reactive Programming - Flux / Mono SOAP JDBC
- FRONT-END DEVELOPMENT - Angular React Redux JavaScript AJAX TypeScript Bootstrap HTML CSS
- DATA PIPELINE - Amazon EFS Amazon EBS Amazon S3 Jenkins CI/CD
- DATABASE - MongoDB SQL PostgreSQL PL/SQL Graph QL NoSQL
- BUILD / VERSION TOOLS - Maven RTC Bitbucket SVN Git GitHub Eclipse Visual Studio
- MISCELLANEOUS – Developing Highly available Distributed Systems Docker Kubernetes Elastic Cache JMS JSON XML Kafka Redis Log4J Pivotal Cloud Foundry Jest Mocha Karma Adobe Experience Manager Various AWS services (SQS SNS ECR EC2 ECS) IAAS PAAS SAAS Linux AIX Windows
- STRATEGIC - Project Management Roadmap Planning Requirements Gathering Software Architecture Design Creating Milestones SCRUM ceremonies Root Cause Analysis Risk Analysis & Management Non-Functional Requirements Performance and optimization Strong Debugging Team Collaboration
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Project Management Agile (Scrum methodologies) Cross team interaction
Certification
Certified Angular Developer
Oracle Certified Java Programmer
Timeline
Staff Software Engineer
CALIFORNIA STUDENT AID COMMISSION
08.2023 - Current
Staff Software Engineer
ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS
06.2022 - 08.2023
Staff Software Engineer
NOMIS SOLUTIONS INC
09.2018 - 06.2022
Senior Software Engineer
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES, CITIBANK
02.2010 - 09.2018
Bachelor of Information Technology -
Anna University