I am an accomplished Software Development Engineer with over 5 years of experience building high-performance and scalable enterprise applications. I hold a Master's degree in Engineering and excel at translating business needs into effective technical solutions. I thrive working in Agile environments, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving product delivery from concept to execution. My expertise includes full-stack development using technologies like .NET, C#, Angular, and automated testing practices. I am passionate about quality assurance, code reviews, and mentoring junior engineers to foster a productive and innovative team environment.

Cheryl Nellissery

I am an accomplished Software Development Engineer with over 5 years of experience building high-performance and scalable enterprise applications. I hold a Master's degree in Engineering and excel at translating business needs into effective technical solutions. I thrive working in Agile environments, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving product delivery from concept to execution. My expertise includes full-stack development using technologies like .NET, C#, Angular, and automated testing practices. I am passionate about quality assurance, code reviews, and mentoring junior engineers to foster a productive and innovative team environment.

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I am an accomplished Software Development Engineer with over 5 years of experience building high-performance and scalable enterprise applications. I hold a Master’s degree in Engineering and excel at translating business needs into effective technical solutions. I thrive working in Agile environments, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving product delivery from concept to execution.

My expertise includes full-stack development using technologies like .NET, C#, Angular, and automated testing practices. I am passionate about quality assurance, code reviews, and mentoring junior engineers to foster a productive and innovative team environment.

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Work Experience

Software Developer at Extreme Reach (XR)
March 31, 2025 - August 1, 2025
Feature development for advertising solutions, delivering high-quality software that met client needs. Forefront of automated testing practices, achieving 90%+ code coverage using NUnit and MSTest frameworks, significantly reducing production defects. Implemented UI test automation using Cypress, enhancing product stability and supporting rapid iteration. Monitored CI/CD test pipeline failures, conducted root cause analysis, and implemented timely fixes to ensure build stability and uninterrupted deployment. Collaborated in an Agile environment, participating in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives, and consistently meeting release deadlines. Partnered with cross-functional teams to gather requirements aligned with business goals. Engaged in code reviews and process improvements to maintain quality and reinforce engineering best practices across product development.
Software Development Engineer at Intel Corporation
March 31, 2023 - August 1, 2025
Delivered full lifecycle features for Rebate and Finance projects by collaborating with Product Owners, Scrum Masters and stakeholders to gather requirements, define MVP scope, and prioritize features aligned with strategic business goals. Partnered with engineering to design and deliver robust solutions using .NET (C#), Angular, and REST APIs, ensuring system performance, scalability, and maintainability. Drove team-wide adoption of NUnit and TDD practices, creating technical documentation using Confluence and reference tests to embed quality early in the development lifecycle. Implemented Entity Framework ORM with LINQ to manage database interactions and optimize queries for better performance. Automated the build and deployment process using CI/CD pipelines in GitHub enabling reliable releases. Mentored and onboarded new engineers, accelerating ramp-up time and improving team productivity. Presented innovation day ideas, project demos at company-wide events. Engaged daily with Scrum
Software Developer Intern at Intel Corporation
May 31, 2019 - August 1, 2025
Delivered an internal utility tool using C# to streamline workflows, resulting in significant time savings for the team. Played a key role in migrating scripts using PowerShell, contributing to improved process automation and operational efficiency.

Education

Bachelor's Degree at Fr. Conceicao Rodrigue College of Engineering
January 1, 2017 - April 30, 2017
Master's Degree at Amrita School of Engineering
January 1, 2019 - May 31, 2019

Qualifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2025
Certified SAFe® 4 Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Computers & Electronics, Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization