Satish Chakkirala
Mountain View,California
Summary
Seasoned Software Engineer with 15 years of full-stack development expertise, including 8 years focused on UI engineering's a senior engineer, I am a hands-on contributor to the entire software development lifecycle, working with my team on everything from developing intuitive frontend user experiences, backend API design, and database management to final deployment in fast-paced Agile environments.. I am passionate about mentoring junior engineers, driving cross-functional collaboration, and turning complex business objectives into elegant, user-centric software.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
Intuit USA
Mountain View, California
10.2022 - Current
- Designed and developed features using Reacted and Java that successfully improved the Customer Effort Score at QuickBooks Finch Organization's Resolution Center from 17% to 22%, enhancing user satisfaction and operational efficiency.
- Designing and developing complex UI story book components utilizing the Atomic Design methodology, which were server-side rendered for improved performance and SEO, which the QuickBooks authoring team uses to create marketing pages through the WordPress content management system.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including product, UX design, marketing, experimentation, and personalization, to achieve successful project outcomes.
- Developed adaptive design for QuickBooks Desktop shopping experience, enabling mid-market customers to purchase enterprise solutions, increasing average order lifetime value to $18k.
- Developed and led personalized experiences for QuickBooks marketing pages, resulting in a 5% increase in gross new active subscribers and a 20% uplift in accurately identified prospects, significantly enhancing user engagement and retention rates. Coordinated with the experimentation team to design and execute targeted experiments, leveraging precise metrics to validate and scale successful strategies to 100% of traffic.
- Ensured production stability and availability through efficient deployments, monitoring E&OE metrics, timely troubleshooting, incident resolution, and participation in on-call rotations.
- Drove performance and organic growth by improving Web Vitals (LCP 10%.
- Led cross-platform integration (Web, iOS, Android) of third-party document verification SDKs/APIs (e.g., Persona, Mitel) to enhance proprietary AI-powered fraud detection.
- QuickBooks Finch Organization's Resolution Center. Website: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/desktop/enterprise/buy-online
Senior Software Engineer
USBank USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota
10.2020 - 10.2022
- Led transition of USBank's customer dashboard app to micro front-end architecture and integrated microservices for enabling seamless user access to account info and transactions across mobile and web platforms.
- Enhanced user experience by optimizing speed and performance, reducing average load time from 7 seconds to 4.3 seconds on a 4G network, achieving a 38% improvement in load times by implementing server-side rendering, CSS splicing, app caching, Redux persistence, and cache busting techniques.
- Developed middleware solution using Node.js to orchestrate API calls from various microservices, enhancing integration and communication between services.
- Led team of 5 mid/junior UI developers on USBank customer-facing project, utilizing Scrum methodology and daily stand-ups to ensure timely delivery of high-quality project outcomes.
App Dev Tech Lead
Aon, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota
07.2019 - 07.2020
- Contributed to the development of 'Survey Builder', a pivotal web application for surveying and reporting on human capital management.
- Developed front-end web applications using React, Redux, and TypeScript.
- Engineered back-end services using .NET Core, focusing on RESTful API design and asynchronous messaging.
- Implemented comprehensive unit, integration, visual testing strategies, using React Testing Library and Applitools achieving over 90% test coverage, enhancing application reliability and quality.
- Developed comprehensive unit and integration tests using .Net xenia, Jest, and Enzyme for JavaScript.
- Utilized Azure cloud services for deployment, hosting, and leveraging additional cloud capabilities.
Senior Software Engineer Consultant
USA
Atalanta, Georgia
10.2014 - 06.2019
- As a Senior Software Engineer Consultant, delivered transformative solutions for leading clients including TCF Bank, UnitedHealth Group, Wells Fargo and Finance of America, leveraging technologies in React, React Native, AngularJS, and C# .Net.
- Spearheaded the design and development of the Protect Well React Native mobile app at UnitedHealth Group, a cross-platform initiative for iOS, Android, and Web that empowered users to monitor Coved-19 symptoms, exposure, and regional pandemic trends, enhancing public health awareness.
- Led the development of the UPLI mobile app for Finance of America using React Native and C# .Net, providing a comprehensive mortgage calculator to facilitate real estate transactions and offer insights into cost savings and refinancing options.
- Developed offline functionality for UPLI React Native app using Realm DB and Graph QL, enhancing user engagement and mobile app usage by 15%.
- Engineered UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner) application from scratch at TCF Bank with AngularJS and C# .Net, creating an automated system for identifying ownership and control persons to meet global anti-money laundering standards.
- Delivered complex futures within UBO, achieving on-time release with a 1% bug rate.
- Implemented a scalable API gateway using Node JS, integrating with Graph QL. This implementation resulted in a significant 40% drop in post-deployment bugs, ensuring a more stable release.
- Developed the Automated Processing Environment (APE) Framework and the Service Control application at Wells Fargo, which is utilized by dozens of internal Wells Fargo applications that serve hundreds of users at Wells Fargo.
- Provided consulting services to TCF Bank, UnitedHealth Group, Finance of America, and Wells Fargo, focusing on improving software solutions.
Software Engineer III
Bally Technologies USA
Atalanta, Georgia
10.2012 - 10.2014
- Contributed to development of 'The Enterprise Data Controller System,' enhancing data flow and interoperability across multiple products, including Casino Marketplace (CMP), CAGE, and SDS using jQuery, JavaScript, .Net, MVC 4.0, HTML5, REST API, WCF, SQL Server.
- Developed 'Casino Marketplace' (CMP) and 'CAGE' applications, enhancing desktop and web platforms for casino operations by implementing features for tax calculations, data integration, and financial management, including transaction tracking and inventory control.
- Successfully migrated the application from WCF Services to REST API Services.
Software Engineer
Verizon Wireless USA
Atalanta, Georgia
08.2010 - 10.2012
- Developed 'Student Library Information Center,' a web application for Verizon Wireless using HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, and C#. The application streamlines data usage management for over 10,000 students and simplifies handling of billing details, including payment processing.
Education
Master of Science -
California State University, Long Beach
08.2010
B.S -
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India
08.2007
Skills
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- C#
- Java
- NodeJS
- SQL
- React
- React Native
- Angular
- Nextjs
- Vue JS
- Flutter
- Net Core
- Spring Boot
- Server-Side Rendering
- CSS Splicing
- App Caching
- Redux
- Cache Busting
- API Gateway Development
- GraphQl
- Universal SDK Creation
- Nexus Repository Management
- Npm
- D3js
- High Charts
- Scrum
- Agile Practices
- CI/CD Pipeline Automation
- Jenkins
- Bit bucket
- Graph QL
- Reader-Saga
- Socketio
- XML
- JSON data handling
- Web pack
- Vite
- Parcel
- Roll up
- Jest
- React Testing Library
- Mocha
- Jasmine
- Karma
- Team Leadership
- Mentoring
- Agile/Scrum Methodologies
- Effective Communication
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- Amazon Dynamo Db
- Redis
- Kafka
- Spanner
- Bigtable
- Micro services
- Event-driven architecture
- API Gateway
- REST
- GraphQL
- Agile
- AWS
- Azure
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
Intuit USA
10.2022 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
USBank USA
10.2020 - 10.2022
App Dev Tech Lead
Aon, USA
07.2019 - 07.2020
Senior Software Engineer Consultant
USA
10.2014 - 06.2019
Software Engineer III
Bally Technologies USA
10.2012 - 10.2014
Software Engineer
Verizon Wireless USA
08.2010 - 10.2012
Master of Science -
California State University, Long Beach
B.S -
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India