Chandan Parameshwarappa

Founding FullStack Software Engineer at FreshFrosh LLC

Developed an AI resume parser using Firebase Functions and OpenAI API, enhancing resume processing efficiency and accuracy. Implemented Google OAuth using Firebase Authentication, improving user authentication and authorization processes. Developed and integrated chat persistence for a Node.js-based chatbot using Firebase Firestore, enabling real-time storage and retrieval of user messages for conversation continuity. Strengthened application security posture by implementing GCP IAM policies and managing secrets via Secret Manager, reducing unauthorized access incidents by 40%.

Student Full Stack Software Developer (PartTime) at Colorado State University

Migrated a monolithic Java application to microservices, doubling scalability and improving fault isolation. Optimized microservices to reduce response times by 30%, boosting overall system performance. Designed, developed, and deployed Kafka producers and consumers in Java, handling message serialization/deserialization (e.g., Avro, Protobuf, JSON).

Site Reliability Engineer at Ford Motors Pvt. Ltd.

Automated Datadog metric integration using Terraform, reducing integration time by 95%. Boosted code coverage by 80% through TDD and pair programming. Upgraded a custom in-house Java Logging Library to Java 17 with Spring Boot using TDD. Led observability POCs for Java/React and Node/React, improving system monitoring efficiency by 20%. Defined SLIs/SLOs/SLAs using OpenTelemetry, which enhanced system reliability and improved service performance. Implemented custom Datadog dashboards for APM by aggregating logs, traces, and metrics from Java microservices running on GCP, improving monitoring coverage and MTTR.

Java Developer Associate at Iron Mountain India Pvt. Ltd.

Migrated SQL database from Oracle to MSSQL, resulting in improved efficiency and reduced maintenance costs by 30%. Developed custom APIs, which improved response speeds by 60%. Refactored an EXTJS Application from MVC to MVVM, which enhanced scalability and maintainability, leading to more efficient code management. Launched multi-language support using ExtJS, enabling the website to offer 20 language options.

Java Developer Associate at Iron Mountain India Pvt. Ltd.

Migrated Enterprise JS systems with EXTJS to modern JS frameworks, improving load times and reducing memory usage by 45%. Built dashboards with React and Java, enhancing data visualization and user interaction for better decision-making. Trained and onboarded 5 new engineers, ensuring they quickly adapted to team workflows.

Software Engineer at The Donovans Venom Non Profit

Led backend development for MVP releases and UX enhancements, migrated critical services to a scalable backend, and managed Azure services and CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to ensure reliable deployments. Built a transactional cart system with Redis, implemented vaulted PayPal payments for PCI-compliant checkout, and used Postman to test membership, payment methods, and vaulted payment APIs. Strengthened security with GCP IAM policies and Secret Manager, reducing unauthorized access incidents by 40%. Developed chat persistence for a Node.js chatbot using Firebase Firestore and integrated Google OAuth via Firebase Authentication to streamline login. Created an AI document parser with Firebase Functions and OpenAI API to accelerate resume processing.

Student Full Stack Software Developer (PartTime) at Colorado State University

Migrated a monolithic Java application to microservices, doubling scalability and improving fault isolation. Optimized microservices to reduce response times by 30% and designed, developed, and deployed Kafka producers and consumers in Java, handling Avro, Protobuf, and JSON serialization.

Site Reliability Engineer at Ford Motors Pvt. Ltd.

Automated Datadog metric integration using Terraform, reducing integration time by 95%. Improved test coverage by 80% through TDD and pair programming. Upgraded a custom Java Spring Boot logging library to Java 17 and Spring Boot using TDD. Led observability POCs for Java/React and Node/React, defined SLIs/SLOs/SLAs using OpenTelemetry, and built custom Datadog dashboards for APM on GCP, improving monitoring efficiency and MTTR.

Java Developer Associate at Iron Mountain India Pvt. Ltd.

Migrated Oracle to MSSQL, improving efficiency and reducing maintenance costs by 30%. Worked on React, Java 8, Spring Boot, AWS, and related technologies across five agile teams; wrote automation tests using JUnit and Mockito; refactored an EXTJS MVC app to MVVM; launched multi-language support with 20 languages; migrated Enterprise JS systems to newer JS frameworks to improve load times and reduce memory usage.