Proven software engineer with a decade of proficiency in design and development of mission-critical secure software solutions. Specialized in Java, Distributed Systems and Security (Cryptography), developing high performance scalable microservices. Possess strong leadership, research, analytical and problem-solving skills with a complete understanding of the entire software development life cycle. Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and guide cross-functional teams, mentoring team members, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, innovative solutions.A technology enthusiast interested in innovations in the field of Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning.At Hewlett Packard Inc I worked as a backend developer in the Cloud Print team. As a core developer in the team, I was responsible for building large scale distributed web services (including three layers i.e REST, Service, Database) from scratch. I had opportunities to understand, design end to end systems and work on different domains gaining extensive knowledge on Cryptography, Amazon Web Services such as Elastic Load Balancing, Kinesis, SQS, SNS, and other cloud services. My keen interest in AI/NLP lead me to pursue my masters and work alongside with the USC Centre of Artificial Intelligence in Society lab for their project on gang violence. My responsibilities included developing the complete platform with AI approaches, which included an Android game and a backend service deployed in AWS. My colleagues have found me to be a good team player with excellent communication skills to understand the end-user requirements and quick at grasping new technologies. I am curious and have a persistent drive to solve problems. I believe I can bring great value to the team with my professional and academic knowledge.