• Led and mentored a cross-functional backend engineering team of 6+ engineers, setting Python/Django REST standards, running code reviews, owning the technical roadmap, and building a delivery-focused engineering culture.

• Architected and scaled a multi-tenant microservices platform on AWS using Python, Django REST Framework, and Terraform, improving tenant isolation and cutting infrastructure costs by 30%.

• Re-engineered core Django REST APIs and database layer (PostgreSQL, Redis), achieving 50% faster response times under high load through query optimization, connection pooling, and async task queuing via Celery.

• Built and led a 10+ member Python backend engineering team in India from scratch for the iTero Scanner R&D division, overseeing hiring, onboarding, sprint planning, technical mentorship, and establishing Python/Django REST coding standards and engineering culture.

• Directed Align Technology's identity platform migration to Auth0, designing Python-based authentication middleware and REST integration layers, unifying user management across SQL Membership, WSO2, and Azure AD, and improving security and scalability for iTero, Exocad, and Invisalign.

• Led a team of 8 engineers to re-architect iTero Scanner infrastructure, migrating a large Django monolith to Django REST Framework-based microservices, boosting scalability and cutting time-to-market by 50%.

• Led a team in CitiusTech Hackathon 2021 to develop a prototype for a voice-enabled claims system for elderly policyholders.

• Designed and implemented a distributed system platform for The Cigna Group, a leading U.S. insurance provider, to digitize the entire insurance claim journey including claim initiation, verification, and approval.

• Developed a centralized Terraform repository with reusable scripts and test cases to automate Azure resource provisioning, significantly reducing development effort and ensuring consistency.

• Developed modular Angular components and published them as NPM packages to enable scalable, consistent Ul development.

• Stepped up to lead a 3-member Ul team, driving successful web app delivery during an unplanned leadership gap.

• Developed a complete customer onboarding ecosystem for IBC (US), covering frontend, backend, database, Azure, and DevOps.

Gained practical experience in .NET Core and Azure, focusing on application development, troubleshooting, and implementing engineering best practices under senior mentorship.