Gajanan Wattamwar

Senior Developer focused on building products with extra attention to detail

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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About

As a Senior Developer, I have successfully taken multiple products from 0 to 1. I lead teams effectively, ensuring an environment where people can do their best work. Currently, I work mostly with TypeScript, React, Node.js, and GraphQL. I have over 4 years of experience in working with companies all around the world.

Work Experience

Phenom People
Hyderabad

Nov 2024 - Current

Product Development Engineer

→ Technologies: Java, Play Framework, Python, AWS, Redis, Kafka, AI/ML, MongoDB.
→ Developing and optimising AI-driven backend services, leveraging LiveKit and Python for real-time data processing and intelligent decision-making in asking job related questions to candidates.
→ Building scalable and high-performing RESTful API’s using Java and Play framework, ensuring seamless integration with AI modules.
→ Implementing AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants, enhancing user interactions and automatic routine queries.
→ Designed and deployed a data pipeline leveraging Kafka, enabling efficient message processing and real-time analytics for AI models.
→ Utilizing Redis caching to accelerate response times for AI-driven applications, ensuring low-latency performance
→ Coordinating with cross-functional teams to deploy backend services on AWS, providing a reliable and scalable infrastructure.

Bintix
Hyderabad

Mar 2022 - Nov 2024

Frontend Developer → Full Stack Developer

→ Technologies: React, Redux, TailwindCSS, NodeJs, AngularJs, TypeScript, SQL, MongoDB.
→ Developed operational toolkit for admin with a focus on microservices and RESTful APIs using MySQL, ReactJS, Material UI, NodeJS along with google cloud and ci/cd integration for a prominent consulting firm with international clients. This tool has created end-to-end traceability of waste and trucks.
→ Designed reusable components, integrated APIs with the front-end, and implemented key features like Google Analytics integration and password recovery flows. Reduced frontend loading time by 25% and user experience. Upgraded the admin website using React and MaterialUI, resulting in a 50% increase in the operation team's speed and efficiency.
→ Created a specialized toolkit for Consumer Market Insight (CMI) professionals in the FMCG sector, resulting in a 2x increase in quarter on quarter client acquisition.
→ Mentored and guided a team of 3 interns, providing them with hands-on training in frontend development.

Freelancing
Remote

Mar 2020 - Feb 2022

Web Developer

→ Developed Full Stack applications using ReactJs for frontend and NodeJs/ExpressJs for backend, ensuring seamless user experience and efficient server side rendering.
→ Optimised React application performance by leveraging the React Fiber reconciler to efficiently update the DOM, resulting in a smoother user experience and a 20% reduction in page load times for the client’s web application.
→ Developed and maintained scalable RESTful API’s using NodeJs and ExpressJs, improving data retrieval speed by 30% and enhancing the overall performance of the client’s backend services.
→ Integrated NGINX as a reverse proxy to optimize server performance, handle load balancing, and improve the security of the client’s application, leading to a 25% increase in server response efficiency.
→ Implemented Redis caching to reduce database load and improve the responsiveness of the application, resulting in decrease in latency for frequently accessed data.

Skillovate
Pune

Jun 2018 - Sep 2018

Software Engineer Intern

→ Collaborated on website design and backend API development, gaining practical experience in web development.
→ Demonstrated hands-on expertise in creating electronic projects, including robotic arms and drones, leveraging Arduino and Raspberry Pi technologies.

Education

Masai School

2021 - 2022
Computer Science Bootcamp

Dr. D.Y.Patil College of Engineering, Akurdi, Pune

2015 - 2019
Bachelor's Degree in Control systems engineering and Robotics

Skills

JavaScript
TypeScript
Java
Python
React/Next.js/Remix
Node.js
GraphQL
Recoil
Express.js
WebRTC
SQL
Kafka
MongoDB
Docker
Kubernetes