JAY DAVE
+1-551-***-**** ***********@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/davejay1999/ https://github.com/davejay1999 EDUCATION
Stevens Institute of Technology August 2022 - May 2024 Master of Science in Computer Software Engineering GPA: 3.9 Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DAIICT) August 2016 - May 2020 Bachelor of Technology in Information and Communication Technology PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Flash Tech Company
Backend Developer Level 2 January 2022 - August 2022
• Utilized Python, Django, JavaScript, ReactJS, NextJS, Redux, and AWS to develop scalable solutions.
• Managed a team of 5 developers; improved sprint efficiency by 40% using JIRA.
• Mentored 3 interns, accelerating onboarding by 50% and reducing L1 engineer dependency by 30%.
• Owned end-to-end feature deployment, increasing transaction success rate by 20% and reducing customer inquiries by 35%.
• Re-engineered backend, reducing API response time by 30% and server costs by 15%.
• Resolved 200+ support tickets with a 95% resolution rate within SLA.
• Collaborated on CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment time by 50% and boosting release frequency by 30%.
• Fixed 15+ critical bugs, reducing customer-reported issues by 40%. Flash Tech Company
Backend Developer Level 1 April 2021 - December 2021
• Leveraged Python, Django Rest Framework, JavaScript, ReactJS, NextJS, Redux, and AWS to build scalable solutions, boosting platform stability by 30%.
• Managed backend infrastructure for mobile apps and web dashboards, reducing downtime by 40% and improving deployment speed by 25%.
• Optimized product search with Algolia, increasing search speed by 50% and boosting user engagement by 20%.
• Developed key features like Saved Cards, User Address Management, and Wishlist, resulting in a 25% increase in user retention.
• Authored 50+ pages of technical documentation, reducing onboarding time for new developers by 40%.
• Enhanced payment, tracking, and delivery features, improving delivery efficiency by 30% and customer satisfaction by 20%.
• Implemented caching and database optimizations, cutting server response times by 35% and reducing server costs by 20%.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate new features, reducing bug reports by 15% and increasing feature adoption by 10%.
Flash Tech Company
Full-Stack Web Development Internship February 2021 - April 2021
• Utilized JavaScript, ReactJS, NextJS, Redux, Python, Django, and AWS for web development.
• Integrated credit card payment gateway, increasing transactions by 15%.
• Resolved 100% of 5XX errors, boosting organic traffic by 20%.
• Implemented Google Analytics, enhancing user engagement by 30%.
• Deployed builds to QA and Production, reducing deployment time by 40%.
• Optimized site performance, reducing page load time by 25% and increasing conversion rates by 10%. Awaaz De Infosystems Private Limited
Junior Software Engineer January 2020 - January 2021
• Utilized Python, Django, Celery, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, AngularJS, and AWS (EC2, RDS, S3) for backend development and cloud infrastructure.
• Developed modules for sending pre-recorded voice calls and SMS, supporting 60 use cases in 10 languages.
• Scaled system capacity from 50K to 300K daily calls (6x increase) while maintaining the same infrastructure cost. ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization
Summer Internship May 2019 - August 2019
• Developed the GUI for Microwave Data Analysis Software (MIDAS).
• Created MIDAS UI using JAVA, MAPDB, H2DB (Memory database), Buffer Images, and various techniques for image handling, graph display, digital image processing, and image compression, helping in objective-specific applications such as Glacier classification, oil spill detection, etc.
PROJECT
InsightHub (using Youtube Captions Scraper and OpenAI API) Stevens Institute of Technology https://github.com/davejay1999/InsightHub/wiki January 2024 - May 2024 Led project lifecycle from conception to implementation, utilizing HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React.js, Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB. Integrated YouTube Captions Scraper and OpenAI APIs, achieving a 40% increase in user engagement through customized summary generation and interactive question formats. Implemented JWT authentication with expiration, enhancing application security and reducing unauthorised access attempts by 50%. Optimized frontend performance, reducing page load times by 35% and improving overall user experience.Managed a team of 4 developers, improving project delivery time by 20% and ensuring a seamless launch. SKILLS
Languages: Python, JavaScript, Java, and C/C++.
Web Development Frameworks: Django Rest Framework, ReactJS, NextJS, Redux, AngularJS, and Flask. Database: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, and Redis.
Cloud Services: AWS (EC2, RDS, S3), and Heroku.
Frontend Technologies: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), and UI/UX design. Backend Technologies: Django, Node.js and Express.js. Tools and Technologies: Docker, REST API, Celery, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes, Nginx, CircleCI, Postman, Asana, JIRA, Usability Testing/Engineering, and Quality Assurance (QA).