Gautam Balakrishnan

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (804)-829-0765

● 8 years of experience as a Python Developer with a deep understanding of technology trends with expertise in
the core of complex technologies especially Amazon Web Services (AWS).
● Experience in analysis, design, and, development, testing, implementation and maintenance of various web
applications using Python (Django and Flask).
● Experience in Data mining with large datasets of Structured and Unstructured data, Data Acquisition, Data
Validation, Predictive modeling, and Data Visualization.
● Good experience in backend application development with Django, Flask, JavaScript, Angular JS, MySQL,
PostgreSQL, and SQLite.
● Have good knowledge ofNoSQL databases like Cassandra and MongoDB and with the SQL databases like
MySQL/PostgreSQL, and SQLite3.
● Hands on Experience with the implementation of Python libraries: Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, PyTables, SQL.
● Have good knowledge in using NoSQL databases like Apache Cassandra, Kubernetes and MongoDB (2.6, 2.4),
SQLAlchemy, Matplotlib, and URL lib in various tasks.
● Knowledge about AWS technologies including EC2, S3, RDS, ELB, and Elastic ache and also certified as AWS
Solutions Architect in 2021...
● Experience in AWS cloud platforms like EC2, Virtual private clouds (VPCs), Storage models (EBS, S3, instance
storage), and Elastic Load Balancers (ELBs).
● Implementing infrastructure on new AWS systems and migration of existing infrastructure to AWS Cloud
platforms and automated using Terraform, Cloud Formation Templates, and modules.
● Implemented a 'server less' architecture using API Gateway, Lambda and deployed AWS Lambda code from
Amazon S3 buckets, and configured it to receive events from your S3 bucket.
● Experience in Kubernetes which provides a platform for automating deployment, scaling and operations of
application containers across clusters of hosts.
● In-depth knowledge of Rest API and JSON Parsing, and JQuery.
● Experience in data analytics, and predictive analysis like Classification, Regression, and Recommender Systems.
● Strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Design and programming concepts using Python.
● Experience in writing/editing web content, technical and user documentation, business process analysis, process
flowcharting, and documentation.

Technical Skills:

Languages: Python, SQL, PL/SQL

Python Libraries: NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, SciPy, Scikit-Learn.
Database: SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
Web Technologies: HTML5, CSS3, XML, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, XML
Development IDE: PyCharm, PyDev Eclipse, Vim, Net beans, MS Visio, Sublime Text, Notepad++
Web Frameworks: Django, Flask, PyTest
Cloud Computing: AWS, Google Cloud.
Version Controls: GitHub, Git, SVN, CVS
Methodologies &Tools: Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, JIRA

Education:
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (Networking and Communication) California State University, Long Beach,
California August 2014 - January 2017 GPA: 3.07
Bachelor’s in Electronics and Communication Engineering from BVBCET, Hubli, India.
Work experience

Apple - Austin, TX Oct 2022-

Present
Python Developer

Responsibilities:

 Coordinated with development teams like Database and front-end teams to determine UI application
requirements for inventory management while assisting partners.
 Developed entire frontend and backend modules using Python in Django framework.
 Used Oracle SQL Developer to keep track of changes inventory.
 Worked on reprogramming existing databases to improve functionality.
 Worked in Linux terminal to monitor logs of different jobs happening in the backend.
 Integrated user-facing elements using server-side logic.
 Used some of the client’s in-built testing and debugging applications
 Worked closely with the client and helped in assessing and prioritizing client feature requests.

Environment: Python, Django web framework, PHP, Linux, HTML, JSON, Postman, Oracle SQL Developer

PayPal –Sanjose, CA Oct 2021 – Sep

2022
Python Developer

Responsibilities:

 Design, develop, test, deploy and maintenance of the website.

 Designed and developed the UI of the website using HTML, AJAX, CSS and JavaScript.
 Developed entire frontend and backend modules using PHP/Python.
 Wrote python scripts to parse XML documents and loaded the data in database.
 Generated property list for every application dynamically using python.
 Built end to end CI/CD Pipelines in Jenkins to retrieve code, compile applications, perform tests and push build
artifacts to Nexus Google Cloud Platform (GCP) as a part of POC.
 Created SOAP web services and SOAP handlers to store the SOAP messages. Performed pytest and unit test on
them. Extracted XML code from script for testing.
 Microservice architecture development using Python and Docker on an Ubuntu Linux platform using HTTP/REST
interfaces with deployment into a multi-node Kubernetes environment.
 Handled all the client-side validation using JavaScript.
 Creating unit test/regression test framework for existing code
 Installed data sources like SQL-Server, Cassandra and remote servers using the Docker containers as to provide
the integrated testing environment for the ETL applications.
 Created a Test Automation Framework with Selenium for test automation process
 Using Subversion version control tool to coordinate team-development in different environments (Linux).
 Responsible for debugging and troubleshooting of web application.

Environment: GCP, Python, Django web framework, PHP, Couch base, Linux, HTML, CSS, AJAX, JavaScript, Apache Web
Server.
AT&T, Plano, TX. Feb 2021 – Sep
2021
Python Developer

Responsibilities:

 Designed and developed the server module and resolved issues and responsible for its enhancements.
 Architected and developed Python and Django for the backend development and front-end application using
React, Webpack, Redux, and ES6/7 and PostgreSQL for the database.
 Used Docker for managing the application environments.
 Developed Python scripts for testing the car functioning on different services.
 Worked with Splunk for testing the performance and debugging server level problems.
 Generated Python Django forms to record data of online users and used PyTest for writing test cases.
 Implemented various Validation Controls for form validation and implemented custom validation controls using
Object Oriented JavaScript.
 Developed Restful Micro Services using Flask and Django and deployed on AWS servers using EBS and EC2.
 Working knowledge of Docker Hub, Docker Container network, creating Image files primarily for middleware
installations & domain configurations. Evaluated Kubernetes for Docker Container Orchestration.
 Developed views and templates with Django view controller and template to create a user-friendly website
interface.
 Worked on Django queues.
 Used Circle CI for continuous integration and delivery platform over GIT.
 Used DjangoMigrations for designing and expanding of the database.
 Automated most of the daily task using python scripting.
 Involved in the CI/CD pipeline management for managing the weekly releases.
 Worked on Jira for managing the tasks and improving the individual performance.
 Making recommendations to the team in terms of appropriate testing techniques, shared testing tasks.

Environment: Python 2.6/2.7, JavaScript, Django Framework 1.3, CSS, SQL, MySQL, Apache web server. GitHub,
HTML5/CSS, PostgreSQL, Amazon Web Service (AWS), S3, EC2, EBS, PyCharm, Microsoft Visual Code, Linux, JIRA.

Client: EOG, Houston-TX Feb 2020– Jan

2021
Role: Software Development Analyst

Responsibilities:

● Involved in building database models and views utilizing Python, in order to build an interactive web-
based solution.
● Used Django configuration to manage URLs and application parameters.
● Worked with JSON-based Web services.
● Using Django REST Framework to create tokens and verify the token to allow access to the rest of the
application.
● Developed multiform data upload for retail chain internal application to upload files in the server.
● Created search autocomplete API by creating search index in database which resulted in 70% reduced querying
time.
● Developed provision in the application to send emails.
● Worked on certain UI aspects of the website using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
● Built, tested, and maintained ETL data pipelines integrating data from multiple servers into a cohesive data
warehouse and other repositories for reporting and analysis.
● Developed automatic backup, restore Linux scripts, and, deployed at 1300+ retail stores which reduced 40%
data loss issues.
 ● Collaborated with supervisors, administrators, and senior engineers to ensure production deadlines are met.
● Created a Git repository and added the project to GitHub.
● Implemented the application in the LINUX environment and worked with all its commands.
● Re-designed various modules for executing changes and made an efficient system.
● Responsible for debugging and troubleshooting the application.
● Understanding the manual test cases from regression suit and identifying the feasible test scenarios.
● Utilized Agile process and ServiceNow issue management to track assigned/completed tasks and bug fixes.
● Responsible for debugging and troubleshooting the web application.
● Developed unit test/regression tests using PyTest framework for working/new code.

Client: Duke, Charlotte, NC Nov 2018 – Jan

2020
Role: Python Developer

Responsibilities:

 Implemented user interface guidelines and standards throughout development and maintenance of website.
 Worked with SAS and Python for data analysis and visualization purpose to get a better understanding about the
data.
 Migrated the SAS code to Python for the better use of python visualization and analytical models.
 Created own algorithms to predict the Taxpayer’s behavior which will be helpful for future purpose.
 Involved in development using Python, bug fixing.
 Developed web-based applications using Python (3.x), Django (1.11), XML, CSS, HTML, and DHTML.
 Developed entire frontend and backend modules using Python on Django Web Framework.
 Proficient in AWS services like VPC, EC2, S3, ELB, Auto Scaling Groups (ASG), EBS, RDS, IAM, CloudFormation, Route
53, CloudWatch, CloudFront, Cloud Trail.
 Management and Administration of AWS Services CLI,EC2,VPC,S3,ELB Glacier, Route 53,CloudTrail,IAM , and
Trusted Advisor services.
 Development of real-time multi-tasking systems using Python.
 Combination of these elements (future prediction & multi-dimensional segmentation) would enable the department
to design better web platform and have a vision for the future Taxation.
 Used Python 3.x (NumPy, spicy, pandas, seaborn) and Spark 2.0 (PySpark, MLlib) to develop variety of models and
algorithms for analytic purposes.
 Develop and plan required analytic projects in response to business needs.
 In conjunction with data owners and department managers, contribute to the development of data models and
protocols for mining production databases.
 Designed and developed Data Base management system using MySQL. Built application logic using Python.
 Managed relational database applications with Django ORM framework and MySQL database
 Develop new analytical methods and/or tools as required.
 Contribute to data mining architectures, modeling standards, reporting, and data analysis methodologies.
 Worked with security protocols like SSH and TLS
 Conduct research and make recommendations on data mining products, services, protocols, and standards in
support of procurement and development efforts.
 Work with application developers to extract data relevant for analysis.
 Provide and apply quality assurance best practices for data mining/analysis services.
 Developed Spark/Scala, Python for regular expression (regex) project in the Hadoop/Hive environment with
Linux/Windows for big data resources.

Environment: Python 3.4/2.7, Django (1.11), HTML5 (5.1), JSON (2.1.0), JavaScript (5.1), AJAX (1.1.0), Restful web service
AWS (EC2, S3), PySpark, MySQL
Client: InfionicInc, NYC, NY June 2017 – Oct
2018
PYTHON DEVELOPER

Responsibilities:

 Actively involved in requirement gathering and analysis period of the project in recording the business
requirements by leading workshops/gatherings with different business clients.
 Working cross-functionally to ensure proper functionality and delivery.
 Developed backend modules using Python on Django Web Framework.
 Composed python scripts to parse XML and JSON reports and load the information in database. Maintain a solid
understanding of MySQL database.
 Implemented Cross Site Scripting, CSRF and SQL injection for security and data protection.
 Develop scalable applications and to effectively manage technology -tradeoffs and risks.
 Design database structures and develop/tune data access utilizing SQL Server by creating Flask based ORM.
 Developed views and templates with Python and Django's view controller and templating language to create a
user-friendly website interface.
 Used Flask Database APIs to access database objects. Also involved in validating and processing of files.
 Designed, developed, and optimized the automation Pytest Frame
 Handled RESTful services with the help of python library URLLIBS.
 Closely analyzed the database tables using sequel pro tool of MySQL to resolve integrity issues.
 Used jQuery and AJAX calls for transmitting JSON data objects between front end and controllers.
 Designed and developed the UI of the website using HTML, CSS, Bootstrap and JavaScript.
 Deployed the entire code using Linux parameters of the virtual machines for UAT phase.
 Collaborate with key stakeholders and project managers to design, develop, integrate, test, document and
implement the system.
 Tracking defects and resolving bugs using JIRA. Ensured quality by versioning with GIT.

Environment: Python 2.7, Django, Flask, MySQL, Linux, Shell Scripting, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JIRA, GIT.

TeamWare Solutions June 2015- April 2017

Santa Clara, CA
Role: Entry Level Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Followed AGILE development methodology to develop the application.

• Designed front end and backend of the application using Python on Django Web Framework.
• Used the Python modules like NumPy, Matplotlib and Pandas for generating complex graphical data, creation of
histograms etc.
• Developed and designed automation framework using Python and Shell scripting.
• Developed and Deployed SOAP based Web Services on Tomcat Server.
• Designed complex application database SQL statements for querying, updating and reporting using Python Database
Connector.
• Wrote modules in Python to connect to MongoDB with PyMongo and performed CRUD operations.
• Generated Django forms to record data of online users and used PyTest for writing test cases.
• Built database model, Views and API's using Python for interactive web based solutions.
• Good knowledge of using version control systems like GIT and SVN.
• Used JIRA to manage the issues/project workflow.