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Susmitha Ponnam

Jersey City,NJ

Summary

Seeking a challenging role in software development, design, or architecture where I can leverage my 8 years of experience to contribute to the mission of making machine learning easy, stronger, and universal in the world of Natural Language and Speech.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Development Engineer

CHERUB IT SOLUTIONS
01.2020 - 04.2022
  • Developed, designed, and architected state-of-the-art services using the latest deep learning techniques for Natural Language and Speech processing
  • Collaborated with ML scientists to influence overall strategy and define roadmaps for machine learning systems
  • Spearheaded best practices for quality product delivery in a fast-paced environment.
  • Developed reusable code libraries to expedite future development efforts, reducing time-to-market for new features.

Senior Software Developer

COTIVITI
04.2019 - 12.2019
  • Led the design and architecture of large-scale solutions, focusing on reliability and scaling
  • Developed distributed machine learning systems to address real-world problems
  • Mentored junior engineers to foster their professional development.

Associate Software Developer

COGNIZANT
03.2018 - 04.2019
  • Designed and developed innovative solutions using deep learning techniques
  • Collaborated with product and engineering teams to build and scale AI services
  • Ensured adherence to coding standards, code reviews, and source control management practices.

DevOps Systems Engineer

ACCENTURE
09.2016 - 02.2018
  • Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, and GitHub Actions
  • Migrated application infrastructure to AWS cloud
  • Managed Jenkins and AWS resources
  • Automated infrastructure using Ansible Configuration Management, Terraform and CloudFormation in AWS Cloud
  • Worked on Creating EC2 instances by using Amazon Machine Images AMI’s.

Linux System Administrator

QUADIENT TECHNOLOGIES
05.2014 - 08.2016
  • Worked in Agile Project management Process, JIRA for Issue Tracking and monitoring and with the Architects on SDLC process being the owner of post-development environments
  • Provided service desk support and maintenance
  • Scheduled backups and performed firmware upgrades
  • Automated server maintenance with Ansible and Cobbler
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams.

Education

Master's in Information Studies -

TRINE UNIVERSITY
12.2023

Bachelor's in Computer Science & Engineering -

S.R ENGINEERING COLLEGE
05.2014

Skills

  • Cloud Technologies: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, etc)
  • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, AWS CloudFormation
  • Programming Languages: C, C#, Java, Python, Golang
  • Automation/Scripting: Puppet, Ansible
  • Monitoring and Logging: CloudWatch, ELK Stack
  • Networking: VPCs, Route 53, Load Balancers
  • Agile Methodology: Scrum
  • Operating Systems: Linux, Unix
  • Version Control: Git
  • Object-Oriented Programming
  • API Development
  • Backend Development
  • Git Workflow

Timeline

Software Development Engineer

CHERUB IT SOLUTIONS
01.2020 - 04.2022

Senior Software Developer

COTIVITI
04.2019 - 12.2019

Associate Software Developer

COGNIZANT
03.2018 - 04.2019

DevOps Systems Engineer

ACCENTURE
09.2016 - 02.2018

Linux System Administrator

QUADIENT TECHNOLOGIES
05.2014 - 08.2016

Master's in Information Studies -

TRINE UNIVERSITY

Bachelor's in Computer Science & Engineering -

S.R ENGINEERING COLLEGE
Susmitha Ponnam