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Yaswanth Palnati

Yaswanth Palnati

Summary

Software engineer with extensive experience in developing scalable applications and optimizing system performance. Successfully delivered multiple projects by applying advanced coding practices and innovative problem-solving techniques. Proficient in full-stack development and team leadership, fostering collaboration and driving technical excellence.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Staff Software Engineer

The Home Depot
01.2020 - Current
    • Played a key role in transforming the Discount Engine into a centralized, one-stop platform for creating and serving diverse promotion types.
    • Led a team of 6 engineers in developing the Price Guard application (an orchestration UI interacting with 3rd party AI based tool called PROs) which is used by outside Sales Representatives (OSRs) to get price guidance when negotiating prices with managed accounts, Homedepot's largest spending Pros which helps THD maximize sales while protecting margin.
    • Successfully integrated Google's Online Prediction API with the Discount Engine UI, enabling real-time validation for customer-facing text during promotion creation.
    • Successfully collaborated with .COM team to design and deliver an API to serve conditional promotion details optimized for high throughput of B2C customer PLP traffic.
    • Collaborated with cross functional teams to develop and integrate VPP/Manual Review applications into Discount Engine framework, which are used to provide high dollar discounts to PRO customers on their big purchases with Homedepot. This integration facilitated the retirement of legacy applications like ESVS and Bidroom.
    • Led a team of 5 engineers in designing and delivering the integration of creating and serving Customer Specific discounts from Discount Engine
    • Spearheaded the creation of a reusable UI framework during the development of Preferred Pricing/SSB promotion templates, ensuring standardization and facilitating efficient development of subsequent CSP, Contingent, and VPP promotion templates.
    • Actively mentored 3 new associates in their stretch assignments which are aligned with their personal as well as team directions, examples of which include rewriting legacy based promotion template screens using latest Ant Design and React

Senior Cloud Engineer

Equifax (Mastech Digital)
06.2019 - 12.2019
    • Developed Anti Money Laundering application a product that identifies financially risky entities by using FICO algorithms and analyzing customer Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
    • Led training sessions on cloud technologies, increasing team knowledge and fostering a culture of continuous learning.
    • Actively advocated for cloud adoption during the development of this product, making it one of Equifax pioneering applications built on the AWS Infrastructure.
    • Developed monitoring tools for real-time visibility into system health, enabling proactive issue resolution before impacting end users.
    • Led technical design and tech stack selection for the development of various APIs and batch jobs.
    • Worked with teams of talented software engineers to define, build and maintain cloud infrastructure.
    • Successfully advocated for implementing Scrum for this project, which facilitated micro-deliverables, user piloting, and iterative improvements based on user feedback.
    • Partnered with infrastructure teams on evaluation and feasibility assessments of new systems and technologies.

Software Consultant

The Home Depot (TCS)
01.2012 - 05.2019
    • Acted as consultant SME in development and execution of various projects within Homedepot. Some of which include Assortment Management, Planogram, Pricing Consolidation (PACMAN), Competitive Pricing, SKU/Market Group, MRD, Direct Write etc.
    • Led a team of 10 engineers in developing and delivering a Competitive Pricing - a web based application which is used by merchants in executing price changes based on pre defined pricing rules set by comparing competitors prices.
    • Played a key role in designing and developing Assortment Management tool - a react based web application with 10 microservices - used by merchants to add/drop their products from stores with less hassle.
    • Spearheaded the development of cloud based Assortment Data API's using spring boot aimed to redesign and retire existing based table architecture of DB2
    • Led a team of 15 engineers in rewriting the legacy flex based UI architecture of 10 applications into JQuery adhering to strict timelines
    • Developed and delivered PACMAN - single page web application with J2EE backend, which is used by merchants to execute price changes in real time

Education

Bachelor's - Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Andhra University
India
04-2011

Skills

  • React
  • JavaScript
  • HTML/CSS
  • NodeJS
  • ExpressJS
  • Java/J2EE
  • Spring Boot
  • Spring Batch
  • GCP
  • Cassandra
  • Postgress
  • MYSQL
  • BigQuery
  • Db2
  • Oracle
  • JUnit
  • React Testing library
  • Team leadership
  • Interpersonal relationship building
  • Software architecture design

Certification

  • Google Cloud Certified – Professional Cloud Architect
  • Microsoft Certified – Programming in HTML with Javascript and CSS3

Timeline

Staff Software Engineer

The Home Depot
01.2020 - Current

Senior Cloud Engineer

Equifax (Mastech Digital)
06.2019 - 12.2019

Software Consultant

The Home Depot (TCS)
01.2012 - 05.2019

Bachelor's - Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Andhra University
Yaswanth Palnati