Pradeesh Sivakumar

Experienced Lead Software developer with experience in analysis, design, implementation, and testing applications. Good exposure to financial data services, cloud-based application on AWS, and blockchain technology with good problem-solving skills. I am currently looking for a new and challenging environment that could further extend my skills and experience in software development and leadership.

Software Developer, Verafin Inc. (NASDAQ), Canada Jun 2019 - Present

• Worked for data teams that included banks core data and ancillary data, mainly responsible for data integration development, code reviews, risk reviews, and project enhancements.

• Created a Silverlake ACH plugin that is used to extract data from customer servers (currently used by Silverlake customers).

• Implemented a design to import ACH return transactions to help the ACH fraud team create new fraud agents.

• Designed the ACH web importer with generic specifications that are currently used by various customers.

• Provided technical assistance to customers related to data daily execution, software bugs, and expert knowledge.

• Currently working for Interfaces ACH data team, I am responsible for code reviews, development, and managing case queues for various financial institutions across the United States.

• Responsible for conducting daily standups and helping the team with any blockers related to development and bug fixes.

Technologies: Python, Java, XML, JSON, AWS - S3, Lambda, EMR, CloudWatch, RDS, Step Functions, DynamoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Spark, Docker, Jenkins, Splunk, Salesforce, IntelliJ, GitHub

Software Developer Intern, Blockchain Dynamics Inc, Canada May 2018 - Aug 2018

• Developed a 2-tier architecture system that secures the blockchain network (Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple).

• Created a user interface (UI) design for a blockchain web application with enhanced security features.

• Helped the team members with setting up and managing the code in the cloud (Amazon Web Services).

• Performed testing and prepared technical documentation related to blockchain along with team members.

• Responsible for coding standards, source code management and delivery of projects on time.

Technologies: HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Java, SQL, AWS RDS, AWS Cloud9, AWS Code commit, Ethereum, Smart Contracts, Solidity

Software Engineer, Ascentz Technologies, India Mar 2014 – Dec 2016

• Gathered requirements and developed a customized web application for financial business logic.

• Designed business rules on credit card management, used microservices to handle modes of activation.

• Mentored the team members for software delivery and worked with the business on requirements clarification.

• Tested applications using automated Telerik test studio leading to an increase in the number of users.

• Conducted interviews for the development team and participated in daily scrum meetings.

Technologies: Python, Java, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, jQuery, SQL, REST, GitHub, Jira, IntelliJ, Jenkins

Dalhousie University, NS Canada Jan 2017 – Oct 2018

Masters in Applied Computer Science