Software Engineer Full-Stack

VARUN SUNDARAM

506-***-**** Fredericton, NB *****.**********@*****.*** LinkedIn

SUMMARY

Software Engineer with 2+ years of experience specializing in full-stack development, relational databases, and scalable web applications. Proven track record of owning and working on end-to-end full-stack applications, developing high-performance APIs, and optimizing data workflows for performance and scalability. Adept at leveraging Python, JavaScript, React, and cloud technologies to build robust, distributed systems.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate with strong skills in Python, React, SQL, APIs, and cloud data platforms. EDUCATION

University of New Brunswick Fredericton, Canada

Masters in Computer Science September 2023 – December 2024 Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science July 2017 – June 2021 WORK EXPERIENCE

INVESCO Hyderabad, India

Software Engineer 1 August 2021 – August 2023

• Engineered cloud-native applications by designing and implementing microservices in a scalable cloud infrastructure, leading to a 70% reduction in operational costs and a 40% increase in system agility.

• Developed and maintained 20+ ETL pipelines using AWS Glue, Airflow, and Python, improving data processing efficiency by 85%.

• Created automated Python and SQL scripts for data validation, cleansing, transformation, and processing of 1TB+ of new data daily, improving data consistency by 25%.

• Implemented user-friendly dashboards combining powerful statistical modeling with visual storytelling capabilities in Tableau and PowerBI environments, increasing user awareness by 40% and ensuring sustained engagement with critical business intelligence content.

• Engineered innovative solutions using advanced skills in Python, Javascript, React.js, SQL, Snowflake, API development, and AWS skills adhering to OWASP security standards, leading to the development of 100% secure trading software.

• Designed and implemented scalable full-stack applications, improving system efficiency and performance by 60%.

• Contributed to cloud-based application deployment, reducing manual intervention by 60% in operations and adhering to ESG standards. COGNIZANT Hyderabad, India

Programmer Analyst Intern April 2021 – June 2021

• Assisted in web application development using .NET and MySQL, enhancing user experience and backend efficiency by 45%.

• Diagnosed and fixed complex issues impacting workflow processes, achieving an impressive 45% decrease in system downtime while elevating overall productivity levels for the development team during peak project phases.

• Designed and implemented user-friendly interfaces using .NET, HTML, XML, CSS, and JavaScript; improved application usability scores by 35%, facilitating enhanced user engagement for real-world applications. ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Real-time Player Data Analytics through AWS September 2024 – December 2024

• Led architecture design for a scalable cloud platform that aggregates live fitness tracking information across eight athletes simultaneously, and big data processing using Hadoop and Spark, optimizing data transformation workflows.

• Built a scalable real-time data processing pipeline leveraging AWS Redshift, Kinesis, and API Gateways to analyze player performance.

• Leveraged NoSQL database (AWS DynamoDB), AWS Lambda, Sagemaker, S3, and API Gateways to gain valuable insights from data and orchestrate data flow, providing real-time feedback to maneuver game-changing decisions for the teams within 2 seconds. Fall Detection and Prevention in Older Adults January 2024 – April 2024

• Created an efficient data pipeline implementing MLOps practices to collect, process, and analyze movement patterns for detecting falls with less than 3 seconds latency, resulting in improved incident reporting accuracy amongst users aged 65+ for faster medical interventions.

• Developed machine learning models with 96% accuracy for real-time fall detection, improving medical response times. SKILLS

• PROGRAMMING AND AUTOMATION: Python (Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, TensorFlow), SQL, Java, Terraform.

• WEB DEVELOPMENT: JavaScript, HTML, CSS

• DATA SCIENCE & ANALYTICS: Data Engineering, Data Orchestration, Data Visualization, Apache Airflow (Certified)

• CLOUD & DATABASES: AWS (Glue, Lambda, Kinesis, Redshift, S3, CloudFormation), PostgreSQL, Snowflake, MySQL

• SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: FastAPI, React.js, Django, Flask, RESTful APIs, Docker, GitHub, Bitbucket CERTIFICATIONS

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

• Apache Airflow Fundamentals

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Built an application for seniors to reduce social isolation. Featured on the New Brunswick government website for startup ideation for a social cause.

• Built an optimized data warehouse on Snowflake, reducing query execution times by 60% and improving business operations.

• Authored three research publications on machine learning and deep learning that were presented at IEEE conferences, contributing to advancements in the field; findings addressed key challenges related to algorithm efficiency and real-world applications.

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