About

Hello, I’m Vijay 👨‍💻 – an experienced software engineer and hands-on, outcome-driven technical lead with a knack for steering engineering towards substantial impact.

🚀 Experience Highlights:

I’ve crafted scaled B2B and B2C SaaS products spanning diverse industries – prop-tech, ed-tech, ad-tech, banking, energy, and defence.

Spearheaded the development of data-intensive applications for renowned scale-up organisations:

  • UK energy provisioning system at First Utility/Shell Energy.
  • Global ad-tech system at Unruly - demand side & data analytics.
  • Global geospatial data platform/products for land “site-sourcing” at LandTech.

💻 Technical Mastery:

I am a backend engineer experienced in Java and Python stacks. I have extensively used cloud infrastructure, specifically AWS and Google Cloud.

I have a knack for designing and building scalable backend and data systems - including production-grade services/APIs, event-driven systems, data models, data storage, machine learning models, and data processing pipelines.

✨ What Sets Me Apart?

🔎 Want evidence? See my LinkedIn recommendations.🧾

▸ Efficiency Guru:

  • Championed lean and iterative delivery of products.
  • Minimised solution complexity, emphasising system evolvability.
  • Driven automation, eliminating repetitive and low-value tasks.

▸ Strategic Visionary:

  • Aligned engineering with org goals for maximum impact.
  • Generated significant short and long-term value for the business.
  • Mastered the delicate balance between immediate and future concerns.

▸ Quality Crusader:

  • Delivered technical quality, when and where it matters.
  • Shaped what ‘good’ looks like in a particular context.
  • Led continuous improvement guided by feedback.

▸ Mentor Extraordinaire:

  • Supported growth through sponsorship, coaching and mentoring.
  • Led by example to build trust and influence culture.
  • Hired and onboarded top-class engineers to scale product development.

Eager to contribute my expertise to your next project’s success. If you are part of a mission-driven organisation, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Open to job opportunities (permanent only) - let’s connect and explore how I can bring my passion & skills to your tech initiatives. 🚀✨

Key tools: Python, Java, SQL, GraphQL, REST, Spring Boot, Flask, Django, Prefect, Pandas, Postgres, PostGIS, Elasticsearch, Kafka, DynamoDB, Redis, MongoDB, Redshift, BigQuery, Docker, Linux, AWS, Google Cloud, GitHub, Terraform, CDK.