I am a results-driven software engineer with 5+ years of experience delivering scalable frontend and full-stack solutions across ad-tech and cloud-integrated platforms. I thrive on product-focused development, performance optimization, and agile practices that drive measurable business growth. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship reliable software at scale. Currently, I am contributing as a senior engineer at PubMatic, focusing on UI modernization, automated testing, and architecture design to improve velocity and quality. I am eager to bring leadership, technical excellence, and a user-centered mindset to a senior engineering role, continuing to deliver high-impact products while mentoring peers.

Ruchira Gaikwad

I am a results-driven software engineer with 5+ years of experience delivering scalable frontend and full-stack solutions across ad-tech and cloud-integrated platforms. I thrive on product-focused development, performance optimization, and agile practices that drive measurable business growth. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship reliable software at scale. Currently, I am contributing as a senior engineer at PubMatic, focusing on UI modernization, automated testing, and architecture design to improve velocity and quality. I am eager to bring leadership, technical excellence, and a user-centered mindset to a senior engineering role, continuing to deliver high-impact products while mentoring peers.

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I am a results-driven software engineer with 5+ years of experience delivering scalable frontend and full-stack solutions across ad-tech and cloud-integrated platforms. I thrive on product-focused development, performance optimization, and agile practices that drive measurable business growth. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship reliable software at scale.

Currently, I am contributing as a senior engineer at PubMatic, focusing on UI modernization, automated testing, and architecture design to improve velocity and quality. I am eager to bring leadership, technical excellence, and a user-centered mindset to a senior engineering role, continuing to deliver high-impact products while mentoring peers.

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Work Experience

Software Engineer (Frontend + Full Stack) at PubMatic Public Limited
September 1, 2022 - Present
Delivered revenue-enabled, user-facing AngularJS modules contributing to 2-3% business growth through optimized sell-side advertising workflows and platform scalability. Implemented AI-assisted development practices increasing engineering efficiency by 40% across critical product releases. Led UI modernization and migration initiatives, compressing projected timelines from 1.5 years to 2 months through cross-team collaboration and disciplined execution. Owned full-stack tooling and VPAID script support for thousands of daily users, and provided end-to-end delivery governance and agile leadership to ensure predictable releases and alignment with evolving product priorities. Architected reusable component libraries and enforced standardized coding conventions to improve scalability and developer velocity. Executed peer reviews to enhance security and performance.
Senior Software Engineer at Persistent Systems Limited
August 1, 2020 - September 1, 2022
Built ReactJS and Python Azure connectors to ingest SharePoint and OneDrive data into analytics platform securely using OAuth/JWT. Achieved 90% automated unit test coverage, strengthening reliability during CI/CD. Reduced application load times by 25% through lazy loading, caching, and efficient API consumption across user-facing workflows. Enforced modular coding and structured peer reviews to sustain maintainable UI component libraries and long-term roadmaps. Integrated user feedback into iterative enterprise enhancements and contributed to end-to-end SDLC ownership for delivered solutions.
Software Engineer Intern at Persistent Systems Limited
January 1, 2020 - July 1, 2020
Assisted development of front-end and integration tasks, gained exposure to enterprise-grade software engineering, collaborated with cross-functional teams on UI components and QA processes.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Engineering at Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, Pune
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2020

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services

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