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Strategic and hands-on Lead Software Engineer with 12+ years of experience designing and scaling distributed backend systems and microservices architectures. Proven track record of modernizing legacy monoliths into resilient, high-throughput platforms and leading cross-functional engineering teams. Expert in building scalable REST APIs, driving architecture reviews, secure coding practices, and mentoring engineers while collaborating with product and business stakeholders to balance feature delivery with long-term platform evolution. Strong background in Ruby on Rails, Python, cloud-native infra (AWS), and scalable systems for financial analytics and enterprise SaaS.…Strategic and hands-on Lead Software Engineer with 12+ years of experience designing and scaling distributed backend systems and microservices architectures. Proven track record of modernizing legacy monoliths into resilient, high-throughput platforms and leading cross-functional engineering teams. Expert in building scalable REST APIs, driving architecture reviews, secure coding practices, and mentoring engineers while collaborating with product and business stakeholders to balance feature delivery with long-term platform evolution. Strong background in Ruby on Rails, Python, cloud-native infra (AWS), and scalable systems for financial analytics and enterprise SaaS.

Ankita Tandel

Full Stack Developer, Back-End Developer, Web Developer, +2

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Strategic and hands-on Lead Software Engineer with 12+ years of experience designing and scaling distributed backend systems and microservices architectures. Proven track record of modernizing legacy monoliths into resilient, high-throughput platforms and leading cross-functional engineering teams. Expert in building scalable REST APIs, driving architecture reviews, secure coding practices, and mentoring engineers while collaborating with product and business stakeholders to balance feature delivery with long-term platform evolution. Strong background in Ruby on Rails, Python, cloud-native infra (AWS), and scalable systems for financial analytics and enterprise SaaS.…Strategic and hands-on Lead Software Engineer with 12+ years of experience designing and scaling distributed backend systems and microservices architectures. Proven track record of modernizing legacy monoliths into resilient, high-throughput platforms and leading cross-functional engineering teams. Expert in building scalable REST APIs, driving architecture reviews, secure coding practices, and mentoring engineers while collaborating with product and business stakeholders to balance feature delivery with long-term platform evolution. Strong background in Ruby on Rails, Python, cloud-native infra (AWS), and scalable systems for financial analytics and enterprise SaaS.

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Strategic and hands-on Lead Software Engineer with 12+ years of experience designing and scaling distributed backend systems and microservices architectures. Proven track record of modernizing legacy monoliths into resilient, high-throughput platforms and leading cross-functional engineering teams.

Expert in building scalable REST APIs, driving architecture reviews, secure coding practices, and mentoring engineers while collaborating with product and business stakeholders to balance feature delivery with long-term platform evolution. Strong background in Ruby on Rails, Python, cloud-native infra (AWS), and scalable systems for financial analytics and enterprise SaaS.

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Lead Software Engineer (VP) at JPMorgan Chase, Bangalore

June 1, 2025 - Present

Architected and maintained 4+ distributed backend microservices supporting investment analytics; led a team of 6 backend engineers; drove system modernization and architectural improvements; migrated legacy financial systems to microservices; designed scalable REST APIs; enforced secure coding practices and led architecture/code reviews; collaborated with product stakeholders to balance feature delivery with long-term platform evolution.

Software Engineer III at OpenGov India Pvt Ltd, Pune

January 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

Led backend development using Ruby on Rails, Python, and Java; designed and executed end-to-end migration of legacy datasets into modern backend architecture; acted as technical reviewer for production-critical deployments.

Principal Software Engineer at Mindbody Pvt. Ltd (Playlis Technologies), Pune

March 1, 2020 - January 31, 2025

Promoted to Principal Software Engineer based on sustained technical ownership, architectural leadership, and impact across high-scale backend platforms. Designed a centralized messaging platform API for cross-internal product communication; scaled messaging to ~100K messages/day; implemented distributed system patterns and asynchronous workers; redesigned database access patterns; reduced infrastructure costs; improved CI throughput by ~30%; led cross-service coordination and architecture reviews.

Senior Software Engineer at Mindbody Pvt. Ltd (Playlis Technologies), Pune

March 1, 2020 - March 1, 2022

Mentored engineers through architectural discussions, design reviews, and code quality standards. Built a centralized messaging service for multiple internal applications; delivered high-throughput backend services enabling reliable delivery across distributed services.

Senior Software Engineer at Opcito Technologies, Pune

May 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020

Designed microservice-based backend architecture to support enterprise analytics workflows; built asynchronous processing pipelines; optimized caching and data models to improve backend performance and reduce latency.

Software Engineer II at Freshworks, Chennai

July 1, 2018 - May 31, 2019

Led backend development for core CRM modules; optimized background processing pipelines; improved file processing performance by ~20%; collaborated with product teams to translate business requirements into scalable backend architecture.

Software Engineer at HaptIQ Technologies (Webonise Lab), Pune

July 1, 2015 - May 31, 2018

Built backend services for geospatial e-commerce; integrated Map.js and NASA satellite imagery APIs; implemented PayPal and Braintree payment gateway integrations; served as sole backend engineer for a mobile application; contributed to 6+ backend systems across web and mobile platforms focusing on performance and maintainability.

Software Engineer at Centrix Technologies, Mumbai

November 1, 2013 - July 31, 2015

Developed multi-tenant HRMS modules (attendance/training); led Ruby and Rails upgrades; improved backend performance through query optimization and refactoring.

Lead Software Engineer (VP) at JP Morgan Chase, Bangalore

June 1, 2025 - Present

Architected and maintained 4+ distributed backend microservices for investment analytics used by venture and private equity teams. Led a team of 6 backend engineers, mentoring developers while driving system modernization and architectural improvements. Delivered multi-phase migration of legacy financial systems to microservices, improving maintainability and reducing regression risks. Designed scalable REST APIs and backend services supporting thousands of internal users performing portfolio analysis and financial reporting. Directed framework upgrades (Ruby on Rails) ensuring stable releases and zero major production incidents. Conducted architecture and code reviews to enforce design standards, secure coding practices, and system reliability. Collaborated with product, data, and business stakeholders to balance feature delivery with platform evolution.

Senior Software Engineer III at OpenGov India Pvt Ltd., Pune

January 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025

Led backend development using Ruby on Rails, Python, and Java for enterprise government platforms. Designed and executed end-to-end migration of legacy datasets into a modern backend architecture, achieving zero data loss and seamless production cutover. Acted as technical reviewer for production-critical deployments, ensuring stability during large architectural transitions.

Principal Software Engineer at Mindbody Pvt. Ltd (Playlis Technologies), Pune

March 1, 2022 - January 1, 2025

Promoted to Principal Software Engineer based on sustained technical ownership, architectural leadership, and impact across high-scale backend platforms. Devised a distributed messaging platform serving as a centralized API for communication across internal products. Designed multi-channel messaging architecture integrating SMS (Twilio), WhatsApp, and Facebook. Scaled messaging infra to ~100K messages/day, ensuring high availability and reliable delivery. Implemented distributed system patterns and asynchronous workers using Redis and background processing pipelines. Redesigned database access patterns using a reader-writer architecture and connection pooling, enabling 2–3 million daily communications. Reduced infra costs by optimizing Redis caching strategies and background job execution across AWS and Heroku. Improved CI pipeline efficiency by ~30% through faster tests. Investigated cross-service synchronization issues and implemented validation layers and reconciliation logic.

Senior Software Engineer at Mindbody Pvt. Ltd, Pune

March 1, 2020 - February 1, 2022

Mentored engineers through architecture discussions, design reviews, and code quality standards. Developed a centralized messaging service supporting multiple internal applications. Built high-throughput backend services delivering SMS, WhatsApp, and Facebook integrations. Delivered a low-latency messaging platform scalable across distributed services.

Senior Software Engineer I at Opico Technologies, Pune (Webonise Lab)

May 1, 2019 - March 1, 2020

Designed microservice-based backend architecture to support enterprise analytics workflows. Implemented asynchronous processing pipelines enabling scalable processing of large enterprise datasets. Implemented caching strategies and optimized data models to improve backend performance and reduce processing latency.

Senior Software Engineer at HaptIQ Technologies (Webonise Lab), Pune

July 1, 2015 - May 1, 2018

Built backend services for geospatial e-commerce platform, integrating Map.js and NASA satellite imagery APIs. Designed APIs enabling users to analyze and purchase imagery data. Implemented secure PayPal and Braintree payment gateway integrations. Served as sole backend engineer for a mobile application, delivering REST APIs for mobile-backend integration. Contributed to 6+ backend systems across web and mobile platforms focusing on performance and maintainability.