My Professional Journey

Timeline

2020 — Present

Staff Software Engineer, Chegg Inc.

Leading product engineering teams with architectural and infrastructure solutions. Spearheaded migration from legacy PHP stack to Next.js and Node.js. Implemented real-time data analytics pipelines and personalization platforms using knowledge graphs. Now working with CloudOps team handling the overall ingress of Chegg and platform automation.

Key Technologies: NEXT.js, Node.js, Apollo GraphQL, Spring Boot, AWS, Terraform, NGINX

2019 — 2020

Sr. CloudOps Engineer, Chegg Inc.

Focused on infrastructure as code and platform automation. Optimized and redesigned Rundeck Pro infrastructure for improved resilience and maintainability.

Key Technologies: AWS CDK, Troposphere, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Docker, GitLab

2016 — 2019

Sr. Software Engineer, Chegg Inc.

Developed recommendation modules and optimized front-end performance. Created a BFF layer using GraphQL to integrate with backend microservices.

Key Technologies: PHP, Node.js, GraphQL, OpenComponents, Java

2015 — 2016

Platform Engineer, Kayako Pvt Ltd.

Developed a microservice-based platform for server management and communication. Contributed to open-source projects and implemented service discovery solutions.

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Key Technologies: PHP, RabbitMQ, Go, Python, Redis, Consul

2013 — 2015

Sr. Software Engineer - PHP, Chetu, Inc.

Worked on various e-commerce and inventory management projects for major retailers. Developed and maintained Magento and CakePHP based applications.

Key Technologies: Magento, CakePHP, Elasticsearch, Node.js, Drupal

Earlier Career Highlights

• 2013: Consultant Web Developer (Drupal) at The Institute of Mathematical Sciences
• 2012 - 2013: Linux Admin & Web Developer at Raman Research Institute
• 2011 - 2012: .Net Trainer at Computo Educational Services (Part-time)