Ajay Gidwani

Built a retry mechanism for failed permit payments. Integrated Barnacle parking hardware devices with the backend system for real-time permit status sync. Adopted Claude Code within the development workflow to plan and implement changes to an existing module, shortening iteration time on maintenance work.

Developed inbound, transform, and outbound integration classes within a Kafka-driven Apache Camel pipeline to support telecom order-processing flows. Built Postman pre-/post-request scripts to automate collection variable management, cutting manual setup time across the QA and dev testing workflow. Automated multi-service deployment via script-driven file modification, reducing manual release steps across services. Resolved 100+ major and minor SonarQube issues, improving maintainability and code quality scores. Provided System Integration Testing (SIT) support directly to the client, diagnosing and resolving integration issues pre-release.

Optimized multi-file PDF downloads from S3 by 15% through improved batching/streaming logic, reducing user wait time. Built secure authentication flows from the ground up login, rate-limited password reset, and OTP verification across multiple client platforms. Designed a Django admin panel with advanced filtering and search to give internal teams faster access to entity-level data. Owned schema design for new features and partnered with the team lead on sprint planning and estimation. Set up CI/CD pipelines using Bitbucket Pipelines and AWS CodeDeploy, reducing manual deployment effort for the team. Salaryse (UPI credit platform Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL): contributed to schema design and authentication flow for a new credit-on-UPI product.

Java/Spring Boot backend engineer across banking, wealth-management, and NBFC client projects. Syfe (Singapore investment platform Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, AWS, JPA): automated the corporate-actions processing pipeline and cut client withdrawal settlement from T+2 to same-day; built the reconciliation engine validating user portfolios against custodian records and automated monthly statement generation. Kotak Bank UMP (Java, Spring Boot, Oracle): designed a maker-checker approval workflow for the treasury merchant onboarding platform to enforce dual-control compliance. Bajaj FinServ Health (Java, Spring Boot, Oracle, Azure): delivered a QR-code-based Health Pay payment feature; maintained production stability and enforced code quality through SonarQube. Axis Risk Analytics (Java, Spring Boot, Oracle): built an automated compliance-reporting engine using Apache POI to parse and process formula-driven Excel data into audit-ready reports. Edelweiss Echo (Java, Spring Boot): implemented a low-latency socket-based FX rate feed, enabling faster trade decisioning for a forex booking platform. Wrote comprehensive unit and integration test suites with JUnit and Mockito across projects, and participated in code review to uphold team-wide quality standards. Took part in technical interviews for engineering candidates, assessing Java/Spring Boot proficiency and problem-solving ability.

Developed and shipped iPhone apps (Swift) to the App Store, including utility apps and small-scale games, within a 3-person cross-functional team.

Mentored 100+ students in C++ over 1.5 years, including assessments and project-based evaluation; separately answered 200+ questions as a Chegg subject-matter expert.