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Software Engineer in Southampton, UK with 4+ years of experience designing and deploying Python-based backend solutions, data pipelines, automation, and AI-driven workflows. Strong focus on building scalable REST APIs, integrating LLMs (DeepSeek, Gemini) into production, and delivering reliable systems across finance, healthcare, and retail.
Recent experience includes building automated data remediation pipelines, designing Power BI dashboards for operational telemetry, and developing API-first backend platforms with secure authentication and DevOps-ready deployments. Adept at translating business constraints into scalable engineering requirements and accelerating delivery using AI-assisted development tools.
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Lead Python Developer – Health Tech Startup at Health Tech Startup (India, Remote)
January 1, 2026 - PresentArchitected and developed an API-first, scalable backend using Django Ninja, designing RESTful APIs and robust database schemas powering an Appsmith frontend for emergency medical logistics. Integrated advanced LLM APIs to convert complex healthcare triage decision trees into automated, intelligent backend processes. Implemented secure user access and data protection via SSO and custom email OTP authentication flows, supporting compliance with healthcare data handling standards. Containerized the full application stack with Docker and deployed to the cloud to support scaling user load and future infrastructure expansion. Accelerated development using AI-native IDE features and LLM pair-programming for rapid prototyping, improved query performance, and reduced MVP time-to-market.
Lead Python Developer – Health Tech Startup at Health Tech Startup, India (Remote)
January 1, 2026 - PresentDesigned and developed a scalable backend infrastructure from the ground up using Django Ninja, building REST APIs and robust database schemas to power an Appsmith frontend for emergency medical logistics. Integrated advanced LLM APIs to convert complex medical triaging decision trees into automated intelligent backend processes. Implemented secure user access and data protection by integrating SSO and building custom email OTP authentication flows to meet strict healthcare data handling standards. Containerized the full application stack with Docker, deployed to cloud, and established a scalable foundation for increasing load and future infrastructure expansion. Accelerated development using AI-native IDEs (Cursor) and LLM pair-programming, rapidly prototyping endpoints, optimizing database queries, and reducing MVP time-to-market.
Technical Analyst / Automation Engineer at Quilter
October 1, 2025 - PresentEngineered Python data pipelines to extract, clean, and process complex financial data across legacy systems. Automated root-cause analysis of downstream errors and generated actionable reports targeting key reconciliation areas, enabling recovery of £1.5M+ in mismatched supplier balances. Architected and deployed automated workflows using Power Automate and Python, including a robust POC for automated CSV statement ingestion that eliminated manual effort and reduced data bottlenecks, delivering £50k annual operational savings. Designed and integrated dynamic Power BI dashboards to monitor pipeline health, track remediation metrics, and provide real-time technical telemetry for business units. Bridged non-technical stakeholders (finance, debt management) and engineering teams, translating operational constraints into scalable software requirements with zero additional infrastructure costs.
Technical Analyst / Automation Engineer (Platform Readiness) at Quilter, UK
October 1, 2025 - PresentEngineered Python data pipelines to extract, clean, and process complex financial data across legacy systems. Automated root-cause analysis for downstream errors and generated actionable reports for key reconciliation areas, enabling recovery of £1.5M+ in mismatched supplier balances. Architected and deployed automated workflows using Power Automate and Python, including a robust POC for automated CSV statement ingestion, delivering £50k annual operational savings. Designed and integrated dynamic Power BI dashboards to monitor pipeline health and remediation metrics, providing near real-time technical telemetry to business units. Bridged technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating business constraints into scalable software requirements and securing architecture sign-offs with zero additional infrastructure costs.
HR Data Analyst at Marks and Spencer
September 1, 2024 - October 1, 2025Developed data extraction workflows to pull and process records from Oracle databases, and engineered dynamic Power BI dashboards to track operational bottlenecks and drive a 25% regional efficiency improvement. Ingested and modeled complex unstructured datasets to optimize business workflows. Deployed MS Copilot automations that streamlined data handling and reduced manual screening processes by 70%.
HR Data Analyst at Marks and Spencer, UK
September 1, 2024 - October 1, 2025Developed data extraction workflows to pull and process records from Oracle databases. Built dynamic Power BI dashboards to track operational bottlenecks and drove a 25% regional efficiency improvement. Ingested and modeled complex unstructured datasets to optimize business workflows. Deployed MS Copilot automations to streamline data handling and reduce manual screening by 70%.
AI Developer (Student Role) at University of Southampton
October 1, 2023 - September 1, 2024Engineered and deployed an AI-powered query resolution engine using an open-source LLaMA large language model hosted on Microsoft Azure. Built custom backend integrations connecting the LLM with Microsoft Dynamics CRM, automating processing of high-volume admission queries and scaling the university’s operational capacity.
AI Developer (Student Role) at University of Southampton, UK
October 1, 2023 - September 1, 2024Engineered and deployed an AI-powered query resolution engine using an open-source LLaMA language model hosted on Microsoft Azure. Built custom backend integrations to connect the LLM with Microsoft Dynamics CRM, automating the processing of high-volume admissions queries and scaling the university’s operational capacity.
Python & AI Automation Developer at Cognizant-KeyBank
September 1, 2021 - May 31, 2023Engineered an open-source AI OCR and LLM-based MVP to replace costly legacy systems (MS Form Recognizer, ABBYY), securing a $90M enterprise contract renewal and generating $100k in annual license/signing savings. Architected and deployed GenAI-driven backend solutions for an enterprise healthcare client, using Python and REST APIs to ingest and process disparate data streams and resolve critical data unification pain points across the client infrastructure. Navigated technical roadblocks during an enterprise-wide RPA platform migration and developed robust Python workarounds and reusable API modules to bypass critical vendor module failures, preventing deployment delays without extensive code rewrites. Built and maintained complex data pipelines extracting from Oracle databases (SQL), REST APIs, and unstructured documents, and engineered dynamic Power BI dashboards to track automation KPIs, data quality, and system health across 85+ enterprise deployments. Managed end-to-end technical
Education
MSc Business Analytics and Management Science at University of Southampton
September 1, 2023 - September 1, 2024B.E. Computer Science and Engineering at VTU
August 1, 2017 - July 31, 2021MSc Business Analytics and Management Science (2:1 Merit) at University of Southampton
September 1, 2023 - September 1, 2024B.E. Computer Science and Engineering (2:1 First Class) at VTU
August 1, 2017 - July 1, 2021Qualifications
Automation Anywhere (AA360) Certified Master RPA Professional
October 1, 2024 - August 7, 2026UiPath Academy Developer
October 1, 2024 - August 7, 2026Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300)
October 1, 2024 - August 7, 2026Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)
October 1, 2024 - August 7, 2026Microsoft Azure (AZ-900)
October 1, 2024 - August 7, 2026Power Platform (PL-900)
October 1, 2024 - August 7, 2026SCRUM (Cognizant)
October 1, 2024 - August 7, 2026Agile SAFe Practitioner (Cognizant)
October 1, 2024 - August 7, 2026Lean (Quilter)
October 1, 2024 - August 7, 2026CFA Level 1 Candidate
January 11, 2030 - August 7, 2026Banking Advanced (Cognizant)
January 11, 2030 - August 7, 2026Credit Cards and Mortgages (Cognizant)
January 11, 2030 - August 7, 2026Automation Anywhere Certified Master RPA Professional
January 1, 2020 - August 27, 2026UiPath Academy Developer
January 1, 2020 - August 27, 2026Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300)
January 1, 2020 - August 27, 2026Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)
January 1, 2020 - August 27, 2026Azure (AZ-900)
January 1, 2020 - August 27, 2026Power Platform (PL-900)
January 1, 2020 - August 27, 2026SCrum (Cognizant)
January 1, 2020 - August 27, 2026Agile SAFe Practitioner (Cognizant)
January 1, 2020 - August 27, 2026Lean (Quilter)
January 1, 2020 - August 27, 2026CFA Level 1 Candidate
January 1, 2020 - August 27, 2026Industry Experience
Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Software & Internet, Professional Services
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