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Tamilselvi Palanivel

Alpharetta,GA

Summary

Results-oriented Software Engineer with extensive experience in designing and developing scalable REST APIs and microservices and UI applications. Proven ability to deliver complex projects on time, optimize cloud infrastructure, and enhance web applications with a strong focus on security and performance. Recognized for problem-solving skills and awarded for excellence in implementing critical projects under tight deadlines.


Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Engineer II

The Home Depot
Atlanta, GA
05.2023 - Current
  • Designed and developed an e-commerce webpage to retrieve and update customers' communication preferences along with backend processing of data ensuring seamless customer experience with React, Cassandra, GCP, Spring Boot and Java.
  • Worked closely with a cross-functional team to implement Qualtrics on the webpage to get customer feedback, which helped the team improve customer experience and user engagement by 45%. Received a huge recognition from product manager and SR manager.
  • Hands-on experience across the software life cycle in both front-end and back-end, utilizing best unit and integration testing practices.
  • Developed the dataflow job to consume the real-time data stream from Airship and updating the database with appropriate customer preferences without any time delays and used the cache to recover missed data incase of any failures.
  • Conduct rigorous performance test using Neoload to test the new features' integration stability and document in Confluence.
  • Performed root cause analysis on the critical bug which affected around 100k customers opt in and out of the home depot and I was able to identify bug and rolled out the fix to production in 24 hours.
  • Refactored and combined multiple GCP instances that handle backend applications into a single one, reducing latency and cost associated with it by 30%, and reducing page load time.
  • Worked with product manager in sprint planning and backlog reviews enhancing user stories and team's velocity.
  • Trained multiple junior developers and pair programmed to improve code efficiency and team's performance.

Software Engineer I

The Home Depot Inc
Atlanta, GA
04.2021 - 04.2023
  • Responsible for API endpoint development to retrieve and/or delete customer data collected by Home Depot Services and third-party sources using the data and integrate for privacy regulations on customer request.
  • Worked on the implementation of CPRA regulations, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to meet a tight deadline and earned an Excellence award for successful delivery.
  • Implemented CI/CD process via GitHub Actions that validates pull request and deploys to GCP. Also, created another automated pipeline to create change requests and attach test results, reducing manual intervention by 90%.
  • Automated a manual process of getting customer request report from OneTrust to BigQuery with triggering Jenkins job and GCP tools like cloud function and Dataflow job, which completely removed the need for manual collection by operational team.
  • Implemented Single Sign-On (SSO) in the Collibra application to prevent unauthorized access, significantly reducing the risk of unauthenticated users entering the system. Additionally, I migrated several applications from password-based authentication to OAuth2, bolstering overall security and ensuring compliance with modern authentication standards.
  • Led multiple spikes through the entire development lifecycle, from initial design to implementation, followed by comprehensive unit and integration testing. Successfully delivered end-to-end solutions that received strong appreciation for their quality and thoroughness.
  • Developed a unique process to automate testing of web pages by implementing a proprietary Home Depot Solution Bugbear.
  • Worked with Legal team for handling certain data and successfully completed the complex implementation in OneTrust.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

Skills

  • Programming Languages: Java, JavaScript, React Python, GoLang
  • Databases: SQL and NoSql Cassandra
  • Frameworks & Libraries: Spring Boot
  • Cloud Platforms: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Vulcan, BigQuery
  • Tools & CI/CD: Concourse, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker, Confluence, Jira
  • Methodologies: Agile, Microservices Architecture, Test-Driven Development (TDD)
  • Testing: Automated UI Testing, JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber, Jest

Accomplishments

  • Received an Excellence Award for successfully completing a high priority project within a tight deadline.

Websites

Timeline

Software Engineer II

The Home Depot
05.2023 - Current

Software Engineer I

The Home Depot Inc
04.2021 - 04.2023

Master of Science - Computer Science

Georgia State University

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