Professional Profile

My Work

Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience delivering and modernizing production applications across product, platform, consulting, and academic environments. I combine hands-on engineering with architecture reviews, release planning, production problem solving, and team mentoring. I also serve as Technical Lead on two enterprise project teams while retaining my official engineering designation.

Backend & Modernization

PHP 8.4, Laravel 11/12, Python, Django, Node.js, REST APIs, secure integrations, performance optimization, and version upgrades.

Frontend & Data

React, JavaScript, SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQL Server, database design, query optimization, and data migration.

Cloud & Delivery

AWS, Azure DevOps, Docker, DevOps workflows, CI/CD, Cloudflare, GitHub workflows, New Relic, release planning, and observability.

Integrations & Technical Leadership

Architecture and code reviews, cron jobs, webhooks, payment gateway integration, eCommerce delivery, client discussions, mentoring, and production issue resolution.

Experience

Professional Experience

Senior Software Developer — i2e Consulting, Mumbai, MH

Oct 2023 – Present · Product + Platform Engineering

  • Serve as Technical Lead across two enterprise initiatives, guiding architecture, impact analysis, sprint planning, code reviews, client discussions, mentoring, and release readiness
  • Designed and shipped a search platform end-to-end covering database design, admin workflows, APIs, and performance optimization
  • Introduced Docker-based development parity, New Relic observability, and incident-driven performance improvements for more reliable releases
  • Consolidated mobile and web databases into an optimized schema, reducing operational complexity and improving data quality
  • Cleaned approximately 2 TB of blob storage and removed stale data paths, improving content delivery performance and storage hygiene
  • Strengthened platform security and checkout reliability through rate limiting, security headers, and safer Razorpay workflows
  • Automated post-deployment release communication to Microsoft Teams, improving visibility, coordination, and rollback readiness

Software Engineer — Entrata, Pune, MH

Apr 2022 – Oct 2023 · Product Engineering (Real Estate)

  • Built and maintained backend features for business-critical product workflows; shipped changes safely in a fast release cycle
  • Owned bug triage and high-priority fixes with strong SLA focus and clear stakeholder communication
  • Improved delivery operations by integrating ClickUp for planning, tracking, and cross-team visibility
  • Prototyped Cloudflare Waiting Room in a hackathon to protect availability under traffic spikes
  • Go-to contributor for Git and release-management issues (branching strategy, hotfix process, deployment hygiene)

Senior Associate Technology — Zapbuild Technologies, Mohali, PB

Jan 2021 – Apr 2022 · Client Delivery (Service)

  • Delivered a Laravel eCommerce platform for a US client with Stripe payment flows and production-grade stability
  • Built core commerce features (catalog, orders, pricing/discounts) and optimized key customer journeys
  • Shipped features across Laravel and Ruby on Rails projects, adapting quickly across stacks
  • Developed a React + Laravel portal for training + compliance workflows with secure API integration

Freelancer Software Engineer

Jun 2020 – Dec 2020 · Contract / Freelance

  • Led delivery of a virtual event platform from scratch within 3 months (scope control, milestones, quality)
  • Scaled to 50,000 users and 12,000 enrollments with stable performance and reliable reporting
  • Integrated BasisPay for secure transactions and improved payment success rate through better UX
  • Built a Ruby on Rails e-Hospital system with MySQL and jQuery for patient/admin workflows

Assistant Professor (Contract) — SGGSIE&T, Nanded, MH

Aug 2018 – May 2020 · Teaching + Mentoring (Autonomous Institute)

  • Taught Software Engineering, Algorithms, Databases, and Cloud fundamentals through practical, project-led instruction
  • Delivered sessions on AI, GitHub, cloud platforms, and professional software development workflows
  • Mentored students in technical fundamentals, communication, engineering ethics, and project delivery

Lecturer (Contract) — Dr. BATU, Lonere, Dist. Raigad, MH

Jul 2017 – May 2018 · Teaching + Development (State Govt.)

  • Taught Computer Science at the Institute of Petrochemical Engineering with a practical lab focus
  • Developed a result announcement system for institute exam outcomes and publication workflows
  • Conducted a 5-day Software Design workshop (2018) on architecture thinking and clean implementation

Freelancer Software Engineer

Jul 2016 – Jul 2017 · 1 Year · Web Application Development

  • Integrated payment gateways for registrations, enrollments, and event workflows
  • Delivered PHP/MySQL web applications end-to-end, including admin panels and public-facing modules
Academic Background

Education

Professional Credentials

Certifications & Qualifications

GATE Qualified

2014 & 2019

AWS Training

Shared Responsibility Model · AWS Training Essentials

IAENG Professional Member

Member No: 235329

Research

Publications

A Review: Green Computing

IJRECE - International Journal of Research in Electronics and Computer Engineering · Volume 7, Issue 1 Version 3 · March 2019

  • Aniket N Nikam, Dr. Shailendra Singh
  • ISSN 2348-2281 (Online) · P-ISSN 2393-9028 · pp. 1082-1094
Community

Community & Mentoring

  • Co-founded the EVOLVE Club to support student development and peer learning in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
  • Delivered seminars across engineering colleges on AI, GitHub, cloud platforms, and professional software development
  • Mentor junior engineers and students in practical development workflows, communication, and engineering ethics