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Anil Gaikwad

Software engineer with 3+ years of experience in backend development using Python, FastAPI, Django, Serverless, and AWS. Skilled in building and optimizing REST APIs, designing scalable architectures, and improving system performance through optimization, delivering high-quality solutions in fast-paced environments.
  • Role

    Python Engineer

  • Years of Experience

    3.11 years

Skillsets

  • FastAPI
  • MySQL
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • SQS
  • Serverless
  • PostgreSQL
  • Opensearch
  • MongoDB
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Jenkins
  • Git
  • Flask
  • Python - 3.0 Years
  • EC2
  • DynamoDB
  • Docker
  • Django
  • Celery
  • C
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS Batch
  • Amazon S3
  • SQL - 2.0 Years
  • JavaScript - 0.6 Years

Professional Summary

3.11Years
  • Apr, 2024 - Present1 yr 5 months

    Software Engineer

    Entropik
  • Feb, 2022 - Mar, 20242 yr 1 month

    Associate Backend Engineer

    Entropik
  • Sep, 2021 - Dec, 2021 3 months

    Python Developer (Intern)

    Wissen Baum

Applications & Tools Known

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    Git

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    Docker

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    Terraform

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    Jenkins

Work History

3.11Years

Software Engineer

Entropik
Apr, 2024 - Present1 yr 5 months
    Designed and developed scalable microservices with FastAPI, achieving a 30% improvement in backend performance and faster API responses. Implemented Celery for asynchronous task processing, enhancing resource utilization and increasing system performance by 40%. Architected event-driven architectures leveraging AWS DynamoDB Streams, reducing API response times from 500 ms to 350 ms and accelerating data load times from 2 seconds to milliseconds. Orchestrated scalable data pipelines with AWS Batch, Lambda, DynamoDB Streams, and Celery to power real-time analytics and AI-driven insights. Created a modular survey question management system using Factory and Strategy design patterns, cutting development time by 25% and improving maintainability.

Associate Backend Engineer

Entropik
Feb, 2022 - Mar, 20242 yr 1 month
    Migrated serverless functions to Python FastAPI, cutting backend latency from 3 seconds to under 1 second and improving scalability. Streamlined real-time user feedback collection for diary studies by integrating AWS Batch with WebSocket, reducing media upload times by 40% using Amazon S3 Accelerate and multipart uploads. Enhanced high-traffic APIs with pagination, caching, async processing, and improved OpenSearch/DB queries, reducing API latency from 2s to 300 ms. Worked closely with cross-functional teams to define API contracts, reducing integration time by 20%.

Python Developer (Intern)

Wissen Baum
Sep, 2021 - Dec, 2021 3 months
    Designed and built RESTful APIs using Python and Flask, improving system performance by 30% and reducing average response time from 1.4 seconds to 800 ms. Optimized MySQL queries, reducing execution time by 20%, improving dashboard load speed and data retrieval efficiency. Cooperated with a 4-member team to ensure smooth frontend-backend integration, reducing API failure rates.

Education

  • M.Sc. in Computer Science

    Department of Computer Science, Pune University (2021)
  • B.Sc. in Computer Science

    Sangola College (2019)