.Net Core Software Engineer

Soummith Challa

Kendall Park, NJ 513-***-**** *********@*****.*** LinkedIn GitHub Portfolio SUMMARY

Leveraging 5 years of experience in software engineering specializing in .NET Core, AWS, and React, I built microservices that cut costs 40% and improved response 45% within 6 months. Automated workflows with Lambda & Step Functions, reducing manual tasks 40% in Q1 2023. Delivered 20+ APIs under 200ms, boosting engagement 25% over two quarters.

EDUCATION

Dec 2024 University of Cincinnati, MS, Information Technology Cincinnati, OH Aug 2022 JNTUH, B.Tech. Computer Science Hyderabad, India EXPERIENCE

Step For A Better World Remote, NJ

Software Engineer Feb 2025-Present

• Architected Angular 14/16 applications for supplier onboarding and deal management, cutting processing time by 25%.

• Delivered RESTful APIs in .NET Core and deployed to AWS Elastic Beanstalk, scaling system capacity seamlessly and improving request handling by 40% within 6 months

• Orchestrated business workflows with AWS Lambda & Step Functions, eliminating 40% of manual tasks.

• Incorporated Bloomberg API and IHS Markit feeds, providing real-time market intelligence.

• Secured application configurations through AWS Parameter Store & Secrets Manager, reducing configuration-related incidents by 40% within 3 months Tech: Angular 16, React, .NET Core 6, C#, SQL Server, AWS (Elastic Beanstalk, Lambda, Step Functions, RDS, S3, Secrets Manager, CloudWatch), xUnit, Moq University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH

Software Engineer Aug 2023-Dec 2024

• Engineered a microservices-based Research Tracking System with .NET Core and SQL Server, sustaining 99.9% uptime, and reduced infrastructure costs by 40% through AWS EKS containerization and serverless architecture

• Devised a hybrid database design using PostgreSQL and DynamoDB in 2023 to optimize transactional and document workloads, and strengthened error handling with SQS validation, reducing integration failures by 75%.

• Expanded observability with AWS CloudWatch logging, reducing incident resolution time by 65%, and accelerated release cycles from weeks to days through automated CI/CD pipelines with integrated security scans

Tech: NET Core, C#, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, React, AWS (EKS, AppSync, SQS, SNS, Step Functions, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager), GitHub Copilot, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes.

NCR Corporation Hyderabad, India

Software Engineer I Jul 2022-Jul 2023

• Produced 20+ RESTful APIs with response times under 200ms, enabling seamless loyalty program integrations.

• Enhanced customer engagement by 25% in 2022 by extending a rule-based promotion engine, and expanded test coverage from 45% to 85% with xUnit and Moq, reducing production issues by 40% within the same year

• Transitioned on-prem systems to AWS with Docker and Kubernetes, cutting costs by 30%, and standardized team coding practices that increased delivery velocity by 30% Tech: .NET Core 3.1, C#, SQL Server, React, AWS (Lambda, RDS, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch), Docker, Kubernetes, xUnit, Moq Bed Bath and Beyond Inc Hyderabad, India

Software Engineer Jan 2021-Jun 2022

• Developed enterprise web apps with ASP.NET MVC and React, improving responsiveness by 45%, and optimized SQL queries and indexing to increase data efficiency by 30%

• Automated build and deployment with AWS CodePipeline & CloudFormation, reducing release errors by 35%, and improved system response times by 60% through advanced caching strategies Tech: ASP.NET MVC, C#, React, SQL Server, AWS (CodePipeline, CloudFormation, EC2), NUnit, OAuth2/JWT SKILL SET

• Languages/Frameworks: VB.NET, VB6 (legacy), C#, .NET Core 3.1/6.0, ASP.NET MVC, Web API, Entity Framework Core, LINQ

• Databases: SQL Server (queries, stored procedures, views, triggers, optimization), PostgreSQL, DynamoDB

• Legacy Modernization: Migrating VB apps to .NET Core, refactoring, re-engineering legacy systems

• Cloud/DevOps: AWS (Lambda, EC2, RDS, S3, Step Functions, Glue), Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline)

• Tools: Git, TFS, Swagger, SSRS, xUnit/Moq

• Practices: Agile/Scrum, SDLC, SOLID principles, Debugging & Performance Tuning. CERTIFICATIONS

Microsoft Certified: .NET Developer (C#/.NET Core)

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