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Anuraag G Rao

Software Engineer based in Bengaluru.

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Professional Summary

Experienced Software Engineer with 5+ years in backend engineering using Python, Django, and Flask. Skilled at building scalable microservices, optimizing performance, and integrating third‑party APIs. Proficient with CI/CD, AWS/GCP, Docker/Kubernetes, and asynchronous workloads with Celery. Known for fast bug resolution, reliability, and navigating complex codebases effectively.

Experience

Software Engineer I @ GameChange Energy
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GameChange Energy is a global energy infrastructure company delivering high-performance clean energy systems that simplify construction, reduce risk, and operate reliably over decades.
  • Led CI migration from CircleCI to GitHub Actions by consolidating workflows, introducing reusable actions, and caching — improving reliability, speed, and developer visibility.
  • Expanded the internal tracker system with multiple new commands to streamline operations and diagnostics, adding robust argument parsing, validation, contextual help, and unit coverage.
  • Engineered IoT data ingestion from raw device telemetry into TimescaleDB, including time‑series schema design, idempotent batch/stream importers, historical backfills, and monitoring for data quality.
Software Development Engineer II — Python @ Kredily
Feb 2023 – May 2025 · Bengaluru
HRMS platform — backend ownership across payroll and platform modules.
  • Refactored core codebase to improve maintainability and performance.
  • Built batch payroll processing, removing manual steps and improving UX.
  • Launched Digital Signing, Asset & Roster Management, B2B Insurance, Income Tax updates, and Google reCAPTCHA for Web/Android.
  • Optimized payroll processing time by 40% with targeted performance work.
  • Integrated facial recognition (Kredeye) for secure, contactless attendance.
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket Pipelines), reducing deploy time by 80%.
  • Resolved 2× more Jira tickets than peers; improved reliability and retention.
Software Development Engineer I @ Kredily
Feb 2021 – Feb 2023 · Bengaluru
Delivered APIs and integrations for Android StaffApp and platform services.
  • Developed backend APIs for StaffApp workflows (employee & manager).
  • Integrated Karza APIs for InstaCash (salary advance/loan offering).
  • Integrated IDFC Bank and Billdesk for the Rewards module.
  • Shipped enhancements and critical fixes across payroll, leave, attendance.
  • Collaborated with frontend/QA for seamless, regression‑free releases.
Backend Developer @ Openly
Aug 2019 – Feb 2021 · Bengaluru
Startup e‑commerce platform — backend, data warehousing, and DevOps.
  • Designed system/API architecture; accelerated development cycles by 25%.
  • Built Django backend; improved data retrieval with warehousing.
  • Integrated payments, Dunzo delivery, real‑time chat, and SMS systems.
  • Owned DevOps on AWS (EC2, RDS, S3) and contributed to frontend features.

Technical Skills

Python Django Flask FastAPI JavaScript React Docker Kubernetes AWS (EC2, S3, RDS) GCP (Cloud Run, GCE) PostgreSQL MySQL TimescaleDB RabbitMQ Celery CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Bitbucket) IoT Telemetry Data Pipelines (ETL) REST APIs Git Jira Postman System Architecture Raspberry Pi

Projects

🕹️ Tetra Overflow Ultra

Open-source, mobile-first Tetris clone with a custom Zone mechanic (in progress).

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🎬 EpiCountdown

Live countdown timers for TV shows and anime episodes. Tracks upcoming episodes with real-time updates using TVmaze and Jikan APIs.

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📊 Status Site

Animated status page displaying current activity with dynamic scenes and live integrations* (Spotify, GitHub). Built with Next.js and Framer Motion.

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🧾 Catalogue & Inventory Management Tool

Designed and built a catalogue tool, reducing manual product entry by 70%. Automated scraping and processing of 36k+ FMCG items to improve accuracy.

📊 Campaign Analysis Tool

Predictive engine to analyze tweets and profile users by political alliance (95% accuracy). Trained neural networks with TensorFlow and built a visual dashboard.

🎓 Generative AI Mastermind

Technical deep-dives on practical AI/LLM applications and engineering patterns.

🎵 Music Stuff

Modern mobile-first music player with Firebase integration, Lucide UI components, and Python lyrics service. Built with React + Vite.

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🧩 Fidget Toys

Interactive fidget toy simulations - playable browser-based toys for distraction and relaxation.

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Education

B.E. in Information Science & Engineering @ Vemana Institute of Technology
June 2019 · CGPA: 7.44

Certifications & Achievements

  • Modernized CI (CircleCI → GitHub Actions) with reusable workflows, caching, and matrix builds — ~60% faster pipelines and far fewer flaky runs.
  • Improved p95 API latency by ~40% via query tuning, targeted indexing, async workloads, and strategic caching.
  • Reduced cloud spend by ~30% through container right‑sizing, autoscaling, and lifecycle policies without sacrificing reliability.
  • Raised operational reliability to 99.95%+ by introducing SLOs, actionable alerting, Grafana dashboards, and on‑call runbooks.
  • Hardened security posture with secret management, SSO, and least‑privilege IAM; contributed to a clean third‑party audit.

Interests

Mentoring junior developers, knowledge sharing, gaming and live streaming, and exploring game mechanics.

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