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Rajesh Lakkoju

Henrico,VA

Summary

Results-oriented and innovative lead software engineer with a decade of experience in the field. Proficient in effectively conveying complex technical requirements to non-technical stakeholders, ensuring seamless communication throughout projects. Demonstrated excellence in leadership, successfully leading development teams in enterprise-wide development initiatives.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Software Engineer

Capital One
07.2023 - Current
  • Lead overall technical design, development, modification, and implementation of computer applications using existing and emerging technology platforms.
  • Analyze internal user needs and desired results and develop software solutions with responsibility for the delivery of software applications.
  • Coordinate the work of project teams along multiple workstreams.
  • Develop complex applications using various tools.
  • Write, design, test, implement, and debug software applications adhering to corporate
    requirements and standards.
  • Perform application testing, validation, and documentation.
  • Document design decisions and develop software components, adhering to existing
    process guidelines.
  • Coordinate software installation and monitor implementation process.
  • Monitor software performance trends and identify potential issues.
  • Own change management process for assigned configuration items.
  • Present complex IT concepts and project metrics to both technical and non-technical
    audiences.
  • Identify opportunities for improvement.

Senior Software Engineer

Capital One
10.2021 - 06.2023
  • Write, design, test, implement, and debug software applications adhering to corporate
    requirements and standards.
  • Led software development initiative as subject matter expert and primary point-of-contact for project management staff.
  • Worked with project managers, developers, quality assurance and customers to resolve technical issues.
  • Worked with development teams to correct problems and run test scenarios.
  • Built micro services using spring boot(chassis framework) and deployed our services in EC2 containers(AWS).
  • Developed BDD tests using cucumber by implementing behavior and step def and suite is triggered as the part of deployment process using jenkins.
  • Trained and mentored junior developers and engineers,teaching skills in Java,Python, Devops and working to improve overall team performance.

Software Development Engineer in Test

Capital One
03.2016 - 10.2021
  • Design and build appropriate environments for testing applications
  • Developing software automation scripts, testing and maintenance using Selenium, Web Driver, SOAP UI, XML and Groovy Script and other programming languages
  • Programming using Java, Java Script, Groovy, Gherkin, Ruby and other programming languages
  • Troubleshoot issues and fix them wherever and whenever possible
  • Engineer suitable test/release management procedures and provide production support
  • Build testing environments: cooking up some recipes with Chef or Ansible, configuring Kubernetes
  • Make scripts, and deploying Docker containers
  • Troubleshooting problems, involving the appropriate resources and driving resolution of issues with a focus on minimizing impact to our customers
  • Drive improvements to processes and design enhancements to automation in order to continuously improve the production environment

Sr.Software Engineer

Egen Solutions
10.2013 - 02.2016
  • Developing software automation scripts, testing and maintenance using Selenium, Web Driver
  • Understanding and gathering ongoing business requirements and designing high performance scalable software solutions
  • Programming using Java, Java Script, Groovy, Gherkin, Ruby and other programming languages
  • Developing automation scripts to adopt/implement ATDD

Software Engineer

Cerner
01.2011 - 01.2013
  • Provided direction and guidance to process improvements and established policies
  • Supported database objects residing in Postgres, SQL & MySQL databases
  • Design, create, modify and remove database objects (tables, views, indexes, keys, stored procedures, functions, DB links, etc.) to support development projects
  • Implement and test database objects in non-production environments
  • Move supporting data between non-production environments
  • Learn to participate in the Agile development, testing, and releasing of new capabilities and features with focus on testing and post-production support
  • Troubleshooting problems, involving the appropriate resources and driving resolution of issues with a focus on minimizing impact to our customers
  • Drive improvements to processes and design enhancements to automation in order to continuously improve the production environment

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science And Programming

New York University Tandon School of Engineering
01.2013

Bachelor of Technology - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Shaheed Bhagat Singh College of Engineering
Punjab
06-2009

Skills

  • Web Services(Rest)
  • Spring Boot
  • JDBC
  • Ruby
  • Python
  • Groovy
  • Angular
  • Java
  • Gherkin
  • Selenium
  • Performance optimization
  • Docker
  • Regression testing

Extracurricular Activities

Vice-president of SECA (Society for Extra Curricular Activities Club) Participated in NSS activities in College

Recognitions

  • CIO Elite Tech Excellence award, 2019
  • Tech Excellence award, 2023
  • Spot awards, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
  • Third position in a quiz conducted among all schools of India
  • Dean's Polytechnic Institute Scholarship

Timeline

Lead Software Engineer

Capital One
07.2023 - Current

Senior Software Engineer

Capital One
10.2021 - 06.2023

Software Development Engineer in Test

Capital One
03.2016 - 10.2021

Sr.Software Engineer

Egen Solutions
10.2013 - 02.2016

Software Engineer

Cerner
01.2011 - 01.2013

Master of Science - Computer Science And Programming

New York University Tandon School of Engineering

Bachelor of Technology - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Shaheed Bhagat Singh College of Engineering

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