Vidhya Sridharan
Redmond,WA
Summary
Experienced Backend Engineer with 5+ years of expertise in developing scalable, event-driven cloud-native applications using Python and AWS. Proficient in REST API development, serverless architecture, and Agile delivery practices. Skilled at building robust and efficient systems that meet the demands of modern businesses. Committed to delivering high-quality solutions that drive innovation and exceed client expectations.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Backend Engineer
Deckers Outdoor Corporation
04.2023 - 04.2025
- Designed and developed scalable backend systems using Python and AWS services, enabling event-driven workflows and real-time data processing across multiple applications
- Built RESTful APIs using API Gateway and AWS Lambda, leveraging DynamoDB for high-performance, serverless data operations
- Engineered cloud-native digital applications across order management, inventory planning, and forecasting, following microservices-aligned design patterns
- Developed RESTful services using Django REST Framework in a containerized architecture on AWS ECS, integrated with Amazon RDS (PostgreSQL) for managing relational and transactional data
- Worked extensively with AWS services including Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, Step Functions, S3, DynamoDB, Cognito, RDS, ECS, EventBridge, and Systems Manager to build and support scalable backend systems
- Monitored and debugged serverless workflows using AWS CloudWatch Logs, metrics, and alerts for Lambda and Step Functions
- Provided backend support and troubleshooting for digital applications, addressing production issues, performance concerns, and user-reported bugs to ensure reliability and usability
- Collaborated across engineering, QA, and product teams to deliver robust backend features and scalable cloud solutions
- Participated in Agile development methodologies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives, using Jira for sprint tracking and task management
Java Software Developer
Tata Consultancy Services
11.2017 - 03.2021
- Project: International Television Audience Measurement (ITAM)
- Client: The Nielsen Corporation, United States
- Responsibilities:
- Designed and developed efficient ETL processes using Java and AWS services like EC2, S3, Lambda, EMR and RDS to process raw files into desired format which is then used for analytics purposes
- Developed automation scripts in PySpark for monitoring and alerting customer data
- Wrote Hive scripts to run in EMR clusters for data loading at regular cadence into S3 buckets
- Provided on-call support for troubleshooting, mitigating, and resolving issues relating to data pipeline
- Actively participated in all aspects of Agile development methodology to deliver the project
- Project: Online Banking for Business (OLBB)
- Client: The Bank of Montreal, Canada
- Responsibilities:
- Developed back-end services for scaling the features of OLBB application using Java, Spring framework and REST web services
- Designed and developed unit test cases to test all the functionalities of the services using JUNIT framework which included EasyMock and Powermock methodologies
- Owned different components of the application and was responsible for defect fixing
- Project: Elastic Logstash Kibana for BMO
- Client: The Bank of Montreal, Canada
- Responsibilities:
- Generated end-to-end service logs using ELK stack
- Analyzed the logs and created visualization for application monitoring and troubleshooting
Education
Postgraduate Degree - Cloud Computing
University of Texas, Austin – McCombs School of Business
01.2022
Bachelors - Electronics Engineering
University of Mumbai
01.2017
Skills
- Python, Java, REST API Development, Serverless Architecture, Software Development and Testing, Cloud Computing, AWS, ETL, Agile Methodologies, Team Player
Certification
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ 900)
- Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC)
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect 2021 Associate
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations 2021 Associate
- SwaggerHub API Designer
- SwaggerHub API Owner
Timeline
Backend Engineer
Deckers Outdoor Corporation
04.2023 - 04.2025
Java Software Developer
Tata Consultancy Services
11.2017 - 03.2021
Postgraduate Degree - Cloud Computing
University of Texas, Austin – McCombs School of Business
Bachelors - Electronics Engineering
University of Mumbai
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