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Ayan Raj

I am a Software Engineer with expertise in C++, Python, AWS, and test automation. At Arcesium, I improved code coverage by 60% and reduced regression effort by 80% through scalable automation. I have previously contributed technical content at GeeksforGeeks, mentored students through Google Code-In, and built several Google Assistant Actions and Alexa Skills. I also actively participate in competitive programming and hold multiple global ranks.

  • Role

    Software & Alexa Engineer

  • Years of Experience

    23.17 years

Skillsets

  • Jira
  • VS Code
  • UI Testing
  • STLC
  • SQL
  • SDLC
  • REST API
  • PyCharm
  • OOPs
  • Linux
  • JSON
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • HTML/CSS
  • GitLab
  • DBMS
  • Data structure & algorithm
  • Cypress
  • C
  • API Testing
  • Agile
  • C++

Professional Summary

23.17Years
  • Jun, 2024 - Present1 yr 11 months

    SDE-2

    Nielsen
  • Sep, 2021 - May, 20242 yr 8 months

    Software Engineer

    Arcesium
  • Feb, 2021 - Jul, 2021 5 months

    Problem Setter

    Cutshort
  • Apr, 2019 - Aug, 20212 yr 4 months

    Alexa Skill Developer

    Amazon
  • Jan, 2020 - Jul, 2020 6 months

    β-Microsoft Students Partner

    Microsoft
  • Aug, 2020 - Jul, 2021 11 months

    Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador

    Microsoft

  • Community Member

    Google Developers Group

  • Community Member

    Developer Circles from Facebook

Work History

23.17Years

SDE-2

Nielsen
Jun, 2024 - Present1 yr 11 months

Software Engineer

Arcesium
Sep, 2021 - May, 20242 yr 8 months
    Increase the code coverage for application by 60%. Reduced the regression effort by 80% through automation. Responsible for regression and uat testing along with ongoing production features with complete automation and manual coverage in an agile environment.

Problem Setter

Cutshort
Feb, 2021 - Jul, 2021 5 months
    Created multiple choice problems on C, C++, Data Structures and Algorithms which are live on platform.

Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador

Microsoft
Aug, 2020 - Jul, 2021 11 months

β-Microsoft Students Partner

Microsoft
Jan, 2020 - Jul, 2020 6 months
    Responsible for reviewing and writing technical articles, adding code to existing articles and improving existing articles. Domain including DSA, Open Source, and AI-Based Virtual Assistant.

Alexa Skill Developer

Amazon
Apr, 2019 - Aug, 20212 yr 4 months

Community Member

Google Developers Group
    Google Developer Groups (GDGs) are for developers who are interested in Google's developer technology; everything from the Android, App Engine, and Google Chrome platforms, to product APIs like the Maps API, YouTube API and Google Calendar API.As a community member, I'm attending various meetups on technical topics organised by developer group members in Kolkata region.

Community Member

Developer Circles from Facebook
    Developer Circles from Facebook is a program designed to create locally organized communities for developers. These communities are meant to educate and provide a forum for discussion and knowledge sharing around topics that are top-of-mind for developers in a particular market. As a community member, I'm attending various meetups on technical topics organised by group manager in Kolkata region.

Major Projects

3Projects

Voice Based Personal Assistant

Aug, 2020 - Present5 yr 9 months
    Develop a voice activated assistant with functionality like sending mail, opening social accounts, finding current date and time, any search on wikipedia and playing music using python and its libraries.

Google Assistant Actions

    Developed 10+ Fun-Trivia Game, Flash Card Game & Quiz Game using Dialogflow and action templates.

Amazon Alexa Skills

    Developed alexa skills using AWS Lambda function and Alexa Developer Kit.

Education

  • Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science

    Institute of Engineering & Management, Kolkata (2021)

  • Class 12th Examination

    Govt Tirhut HS School, Mehsi (BSEB), Bihar (2016)

  • Class 10th Examination

    Chandrasheel Vidyapeeth, Kanti (CBSE) (2014)