Hello, I’m Vijay 👨💻 – an experienced software engineer who is hands-on and outcome-driven, with a knack for steering engineering towards substantial business impact. I love using AI-assisted development tools and actively integrating them into my XP practice.
🚀 Experience Highlights:
I’ve crafted scaled B2B and B2C SaaS products spanning diverse industries – ESG, prop-tech, ed-tech, ad-tech, banking, energy, and defence.
A key player in the development of data-intensive products for renowned scale-up organisations:
- UK energy provisioning system at First Utility/Shell Energy.
- Global ad-tech demand side & data analytics system at Unruly.
- Global geospatial data platform and products for land “site-sourcing” at LandTech.
💻 Technical Mastery:
Experienced in Java and Python stacks, combining deep experience with AI-driven productivity. I have extensively used cloud infrastructure, specifically AWS and Google Cloud.
I value code quality practices including test-driven development (TDD), refactoring and pair programming; and have demonstrated using AI to accelerate these XP practices without sacrificing quality.
I have a knack for designing and building scalable backend and data systems. This includes production-grade services, event-driven systems, APIs, data models, data storage/query, machine learning models, and end-to-end data pipelines (both operational and analytical).
✨ What Sets Me Apart?
🔎 Want evidence? See my LinkedIn recommendations.🧾
▸ Efficiency Guru:
- Championed lean and iterative delivery of products.
- Removed unnecessary complexity, emphasising evolvability.
- Driven automation to accelerate delivery, including AI-powered automation.
▸ Product Alignment:
- Aligned engineering with organisations’ goals.
- Generated significant short and long-term value.
- Kept the system simple but pointed in the right direction.
▸ Quality Crusader:
- Owned technical quality for code and architecture.
- Shaped what ‘good’ looks like in different contexts.
- Championed continuous improvement and short feedback loops.
▸ Mentor Extraordinaire:
- Supported growth through mentoring.
- Used boundaries and active questioning to guide.
- Led by example to build trust and influence culture.
Let’s connect as I am continually looking to grow a network of like-minded professionals 🚀✨
Key tools: Java, Python, SQL, GraphQL, REST, Spring Boot, Flask, Django, Prefect, Airflow, dbt, Pandas, Spark, Postgres, PostGIS, Elasticsearch, Kafka, DynamoDB, Redis, MongoDB, Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, S3, Docker, Linux, AWS, Google Cloud, Terraform, CDK, Git.