SWARA SAXENA
San Jose,CA
Summary
Software engineering professional with deep expertise in developing robust, scalable applications. Strong focus on team collaboration, driving projects to successful completion, and adapting to evolving requirements. Proficient in C#, .NET, Python, Vue.js, TypeScript, REST APIs, AWS, and CI/CD, with a strong background in Agile Scrum development, performance optimization, and mentoring engineers. Values delivering high-quality results and fostering productive work environment.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
San Francisco, CA
01.2022 - 06.2026
- Developed new features and enhanced existing workflows for the SIFT (StreetAccount Information Filtering Tool) platform using Vue.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript, improving content processing and publishing efficiency for newsroom teams.
- Integrated exchange and regulatory data feeds and APIs from Korea, Indonesia, Japan, China, Thailand, and Malaysia, increasing market news coverage by 40%.
- Collaborated with cross-functional Content, Platform, and Distribution teams in an Agile Scrum environment to integrate Bursa Malaysia exchange data into the StreetAccount SIFT platform.
- Contributed to the architectural design and migration of the SIFT platform from a desktop application to a modern web application, implementing scalable frontend components in Vue.js and TypeScript across the SDLC.
- Engineered content management features including transcript tagging, feed filtering, auto-queue enhancements, and key metrics updates, improving newsroom productivity by 7%.
- Upgraded the Twitter processing service to support the X API v2 Timeline, implemented monitoring and alerting for missing tweets, and automated business-hour publishing schedules to improve service reliability by 12%.
- Modernized CI/CD pipelines by migrating build and deployment workflows from Jenkins to GitHub Actions using Git-based workflows, reducing deployment maintenance by 10%.
- Leveraged Claude AI to accelerate unit test development, increase backend service code coverage, and identify edge cases, improving software quality.
- Mentored and onboarded 4 software engineers on feed integrations, content processing workflows, development best practices, and team engineering standards.
- Participated in FactSet's Engineering Mentorship Program, supporting knowledge sharing, onboarding, and engineering excellence initiatives.
Software Engineer 3
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
Boston, MA
11.2019 - 12.2021
- Optimized REST APIs, backend services, and search functionality within the SIFT platform, reducing processing times and client memory usage by 25%.
- Improved scoreboard performance by 12% through backend and frontend optimizations, eliminating delays between backend updates and content displayed to newsroom users.
- Integrated press release data feeds from multiple global exchanges and became the team's subject matter expert for press release integrations and content ingestion workflows.
- Led migration of SEC filing, press release, Twitter and email processing services to FactSet's internal cloud platform, using C#, .NET Core, Python, AWS (EC2), and Amazon S3, improving scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
- Diagnosed and resolved production incidents involving data feed outages, missing stories, duplicate content, build failures, and infrastructure issues through root cause analysis and production support.
- Mentored and managed a software engineering intern by providing technical guidance, project planning, and code reviews, leading to successful delivery of a Named Entity Recognition (NER) feature in SIFT platform.
- Coached 2 newly hired software engineers, supported onboarding initiatives, and participated in intern interview panels and technical hiring processes.
Software Engineer 2
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
Boston, MA
08.2017 - 10.2019
- Led development of Phase 1 of the Earnings & Key Metrics template and configurator project, implementing broker estimates, comparison views, business restriction logic, advanced filtering, and customizable user layouts.
- Enhanced the Syndicate Calendar by implementing broker auto-complete, drug database integration, sales calendar updates, and EPS template improvements to improve user productivity.
- Developed one-click content preview and automation tools that reduced manual effort for content writers by 15%.
- Improved application stability, responsiveness, and performance through application profiling, optimization, and code refactoring, increasing overall performance by 8%.
- Integrated global exchange and news data feeds including GlobeNewswire, Raymond James, Oslo Stock Exchange, Australian Stock Exchange, and Bombay Stock Exchange, using XML and JSON mappings thereby expanding global market coverage by 36%.
- Collaborated on an award-winning hackathon project that introduced hashtag-based news discovery and trending content features, improving content discoverability through innovative search functionality.
Software Engineer 1
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
Boston, MA
02.2016 - 07.2017
- Developed Phase 1 of the Earnings & Key Metrics template and configurator project using jQuery, HTML, CSS, C#, .NET Framework, ASP.NET, improving story creation speed and accuracy for financial content writers.
- Implemented enhancements to the Drug Database, SEC filing workflows, and EPS templates, improving editorial workflows and content quality.
- Created a proof-of-concept service using MessagePack serialization to evaluate high-performance data exchange between distributed applications.
- Improved application performance by 10-15% through profiling, code optimization, and performance tuning, delivering faster response times and a more responsive user experience.
- Completed engineering training in secure coding, software quality assurance, change management, and security best practices.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
Northeastern University
Boston, MA01-2015
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Technology
SNDT University
Mumbai, India01-2010
Skills
- C#
- Python
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- SQL
- VBNET
- NET Core
- NET Framework
- ASPNET
- Vuejs
- JQuery
- AWS
- Git
- GitHub Actions
- Jenkins
- CI/CD
- SQL Server
- MySQL
- Elasticsearch
- OpenSearch
- REST APIs
- JSON
- XML
- HTML
- CSS
- Visual Studio
- Postman
- SonarQube
- JIRA
- Agile
- Scrum
- SDLC
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
01.2022 - 06.2026
Software Engineer 3
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
11.2019 - 12.2021
Software Engineer 2
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
08.2017 - 10.2019
Software Engineer 1
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
02.2016 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Technology
SNDT University
Master of Science - Computer Science
Northeastern University