- Rapidly assumed full technical ownership of the core "Aha Planner" financial modeling product from the CEO, becoming the company's subject matter expert by deeply understanding its complex financial domain (business exit strategies, valuations), architecture, and underlying technology stack (Python, FastAPI, Pycel).
- Designed and implemented a secure, scalable, and maintainable cloud architecture from the ground up on AWS (using Terraform, GitHub Actions) for a new financial document analysis service, significantly enhancing "Aha Planner's" usability by automating complex data entry.
- Engineered a QuickBooks Online integration to automate financial data synchronization for the "Aha Planner," substantially improving user experience and data input efficiency.
- Led the end-to-end development of these critical "Aha Planner" enhancements, including project management, collaboration with product stakeholders, and mentorship of a junior engineer, ensuring successful delivery and team growth.
- Slashed service latency by 99.72% and boosted throughput by 36,186% for financial model evaluation through strategic caching, enabling high-value features crucial for user acquisition and revenue growth
- Spearheading a team of 3 engineers, driving technical excellence, architectural decisions, and engineering best practices for GTM-stage features
- Next.js
- React
- Typescript
- PostgreSQL
- Prisma
- tRPC
- Python
- Docker
- FastAPI
- AWS
- Terraform
- System Design
- DevOps
- GitHub Actions
- Architected and executed high-performance messaging for Toddle app, including real-time chat using Ably.js, personal and channel chat, message reactions, and AI-driven drafting. Project resulted in a 14% revenue increase.
- Led research and system design efforts to integrate OpenAI and Claude for sentiment analysis, deriving sentiment scores for school admin monitoring. Achieved a ~70% reduction in costs and a ~85% improvement in scalability.
- Engineered and deployed a low-cost solution for displaying user online status using Ably with limited resources, resulting in a 50% cost reduction.
- Initiated and created 10+ mobile app design system components in collaboration with product designers, ensuring a seamless developer experience and consistent user experience across platforms.
- Led end-to-end integration of student assessment (continuum) in Toddle web app using React, Redux, and GraphQL, enhancing UX and increasing revenue by ~4%.
- Enhanced Global Search performance by 70% using React profiler to identify bottlenecks and applying advanced React techniques, ensuring fast and smooth user interactions.
- Integrated a third-party library into our platform by analyzing and understanding its source code despite insufficient documentation, achieving the desired functionality, resulting in ~12% increase in customer satisfaction.
- Developed and led the end-to-end user onboarding flow using deep links and OTP sign-in, streamlining account creation for ~700k users.
- Built integration service using Express.js and GraphQL, synchronizing data between platforms, resulting in ~18% increase in feature adoption.
- Designed and developed an access control module with RBAC for web and mobile apps, enhancing security across 10+ modules.
- Crafted a well-defined SDLC with JIRA and Agile practices aligned with team workflow, reducing the cognitive load of team members by ~80%, resulting in a 2x productivity boost across team members.
- Mentored 3 interns in web and mobile app development, reviewing their PRs to ensure adherence to best practices, and guiding them to become integral parts of the team.
- Implemented attendance marking, feedback collection, and product updates for Toddle iOS and Android apps using React Native, Redux, and Apollo GraphQL, enhancing user delight by ~30%.
- Refactored codebases, resolving 50+ critical bugs in features like announcements and attendance management for improved performance.
- Improved lead generation by ~13% by designing and implementing targeted web push notifications, resulting in more effective outbound marketing campaigns.
- Developed dedicated funnels to streamline and optimize the marketing process, improving overall efficiency by ~30% and conversion rates by ~12%.
- Conducted UX audits on the existing platform and implemented enhancements to improve user experience.
- Performed competitive studies to reassess the platform's UX and address pain points, resulting in a ~20% reduction in churn.
- Redesigned the Customer Success experience by developing and writing the Knowledge Base and Chatbot flow, reducing customer support team load by ~60% and enhancing overall platform UX