Hello, I’m Vijay 👨💻 – an experienced software engineer and hands-on, outcome-driven technical lead with a knack for steering engineering towards substantial impact.
🚀 Experience Highlights:
I’ve crafted scaled B2B and B2C SaaS products spanning diverse industries – prop-tech, ed-tech, ad-tech, banking, energy, and defence.
Spearheaded the development of data-intensive applications for renowned scale-up organisations:
- UK energy provisioning system at First Utility/Shell Energy.
- Global ad-tech system at Unruly - demand side & data analytics.
- Global geospatial data platform/products for land “site-sourcing” at LandTech.
💻 Technical Mastery:
I am a backend engineer experienced in Java and Python stacks. I have extensively used cloud infrastructure, specifically AWS and Google Cloud.
I have a knack for designing and building scalable backend and data systems - including production-grade services/APIs, event-driven systems, data models, data storage, machine learning models, and data processing pipelines.
✨ What Sets Me Apart?
🔎 Want evidence? See my LinkedIn recommendations.🧾
▸ Efficiency Guru:
- Championed lean and iterative delivery of products.
- Minimised solution complexity, emphasising system evolvability.
- Driven automation, eliminating repetitive and low-value tasks.
▸ Strategic Visionary:
- Aligned engineering with org goals for maximum impact.
- Generated significant short and long-term value for the business.
- Mastered the delicate balance between immediate and future concerns.
▸ Quality Crusader:
- Delivered technical quality, when and where it matters.
- Shaped what ‘good’ looks like in a particular context.
- Led continuous improvement guided by feedback.
▸ Mentor Extraordinaire:
- Supported growth through sponsorship, coaching and mentoring.
- Led by example to build trust and influence culture.
- Hired and onboarded top-class engineers to scale product development.
Eager to contribute my expertise to your next project’s success. If you are part of a mission-driven organisation, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Open to job opportunities (permanent only) - let’s connect and explore how I can bring my passion & skills to your tech initiatives. 🚀✨
Key tools: Python, Java, SQL, GraphQL, REST, Spring Boot, Flask, Django, Prefect, Pandas, Postgres, PostGIS, Elasticsearch, Kafka, DynamoDB, Redis, MongoDB, Redshift, BigQuery, Docker, Linux, AWS, Google Cloud, GitHub, Terraform, CDK.