I'm a Full Stack Developer with 3+ years of experience delivering backend-heavy web applications across security, research, and enterprise environments. I built and maintained systems supporting 20+ services, millisecond-level API responses, and multi-tenant data access using Python-based frameworks and modern JavaScript stacks. I enjoy designing robust, scalable platforms and collaborating across teams to ship production-grade software. I’ve contributed to production platforms, academic research systems, and open-source initiatives through structured development, testing, and deployment workflows.

Swaraj Bhalerao

I'm a Full Stack Developer with 3+ years of experience delivering backend-heavy web applications across security, research, and enterprise environments. I built and maintained systems supporting 20+ services, millisecond-level API responses, and multi-tenant data access using Python-based frameworks and modern JavaScript stacks. I enjoy designing robust, scalable platforms and collaborating across teams to ship production-grade software. I’ve contributed to production platforms, academic research systems, and open-source initiatives through structured development, testing, and deployment workflows.

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I’m a Full Stack Developer with 3+ years of experience delivering backend-heavy web applications across security, research, and enterprise environments. I built and maintained systems supporting 20+ services, millisecond-level API responses, and multi-tenant data access using Python-based frameworks and modern JavaScript stacks.

I enjoy designing robust, scalable platforms and collaborating across teams to ship production-grade software. I’ve contributed to production platforms, academic research systems, and open-source initiatives through structured development, testing, and deployment workflows.

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Work Experience

Full Stack Developer at ReliaQuest
June 1, 2025 - Present
Developed and operated backend microservices using Python, FastAPI, and MongoDB to support security event ingestion and enrichment pipelines, processing 250,000+ records per day with consistent schema validation. Implemented secure API access and documentation using OAuth 2.0, Swagger, and Postman, enabling standardized authentication flows and reducing API integration issues by 30% across internal consumers. Containerized services with Docker and deployed serverless workflows using AWS Lambda and AWS S3, improving deployment consistency and reducing batch processing time by 35% for log archival tasks. Built frontend features with React.js, Node.js, and Firebase, delivering 6+ interactive dashboards for internal analysts and reducing data refresh latency by 40%.
Graduate Research Assistant at Stevens Institute of Technology
November 1, 2024 - May 1, 2025
Designed backend data services using Python and FastAPI to process labor market datasets from public and institutional sources, enabling analysis of 100,000+ employment records for research reporting. Modeled and queried structured labor market data using SQLAlchemy and Redis, improving retrieval performance for occupation and wage trend queries by 32% during iterative research analysis. Defined and supervised API contracts using OpenAPI and executed secure credential handling with bcrypt, supporting authenticated access for 20+ research users across internal applications. Established frontend research dashboards using Next.js and JavaScript (ES6+), presenting employment trends and skill demand insights across 8+ visual views and reducing page navigation latency by 35%. Managed collaborative development workflows using Git and deployed API test coverage with Jest, validating 40+ endpoints and reducing integration defects by 25% during research deliverables.
Junior Full Stack Developer at DXC Technology
December 1, 2021 - August 1, 2023
Delivered backend application modules using Python and Django, implementing and enhancing REST APIs based on Jira tickets, supporting 12+ internal business processes and reducing manual data handling by 30%. Managed relational data operations using PostgreSQL and integrated token-based access control with JWT, handling authentication for 8,000+ monthly users while maintaining consistent authorization across multiple application roles. Provisioned and monitored background task workflows using Celery and monitored source control through GitHub, enabling asynchronous processing of reports and notifications and reducing request blocking issues by 35%. Engineered frontend application flows using React and React Router, implementing role-based navigation and reusable views for 10+ screens, which reduced page reload time by 40% in internal dashboards. Enforced responsive layouts and UI fixes using HTML5 and CSS3, resolving 50+ UI defects across sprint cycles and improving cross-browser render
Volunteer Software Development Engineer at DreamStudio – Model.Earth
August 1, 2025 - Present
Coordinated to open-source data visualization platforms integrating Google Data Commons, Exiobase, and environmental datasets by developing data pipelines and web components using Python, SQL, and JavaScript to support sustainable material management analysis. Performed full stack development of reusable web modules using Next.js and JAMstack architecture, collaborating through remote code reviews and meetups to enable machine learning–driven forecasting and interactive data exploration.

Education

Master of Science in Software Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology
September 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science at University of Mumbai
August 1, 2019 - June 1, 2023
Master of Science in Software Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology
September 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science at University of Mumbai
August 1, 2019 - June 1, 2023

Qualifications

Provost Master’s Scholarship
January 11, 2030 - February 16, 2026
Provost Master's Scholarship
September 1, 2023 - February 16, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Education, Professional Services