Zeshan A. Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, MO

• Architect and implement Kafka Streams app to enable real-time access to new data source
• Create and maintain suite of APIs in Scala using sbt, http4s and concurrent patterns (Futures) to ensure low response times for consumers
• Redesign GraphQL client with new, simplified data model to minimize compile times, encourage code reuse and increase developer productivity
• Lead story writing sessions to translate business needs into requirements
• Collaborate with product owners to align expectations across teams/stakeholders to facilitate faster delivery

Northern Virginia

• Developed features for Scala decisioning engine to broaden business opportunities
• Generalized BDD tests to reduce time to production for new marketing campaigns
• Automated CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins and Terraform (for AWS) to reduce app maintenance and deployment times
• Developed a hands-off recovery process for lost Kafka messages to reduce unnecessary development time and increase productivity
• Migrated decisioning engine data source to ensure compliance with an enterprise mandate

• Developed email notification API in Java to reduce customer feedback times
• Created app dashboards and alerting in Splunk to shorten incident response times

College Park, MD

• Developed and led outdoor adventure trips, with a specialization in rock climbing and technical aspects of anchor systems
• Led collaboratively with trip leaders by interchanging between active and passive roles of leadership
• Maintained composure during high-stress situations resulting in sound judgment and good decision making
• Improvised solutions to unforeseen circumstances resulting in continued positive experiences for program participants

College Park, Maryland

Mclean, VA

• Configured a SASS linter into the build process of an internal static site generator to ensure consistent code styling across numerous teams

Los Angeles, CA

• Created recommendation decks demonstrating product integration in the prospective application UIs resulting in direct growth of clients
• Worked collaboratively with user acquisition team to create a pipeline for publishers to utilize and advertise within AdColony’s network

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Computer Science, 3.74

Activities and Societies: Maryland Adventure Program, Phi Kappa Phi

Transfer, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Fuel Cell Research, Associated Students of SMC

Certificate, Recording Arts Technology/Technician