Santosh Darvandar
Brisbane,Australia
Summary
Dynamic Technical Lead and Software Engineer with over 13 years of extensive IT experience, specializing in Java/J2EE, DevOps, and cloud technologies. Expertise includes the development and management of Internet and Intranet applications, enterprise solutions, and APIs utilizing Java frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot, and Hibernate. Proficient in microservices architecture and AWS, with a strong foundation in RDBMS concepts and hands-on experience with databases like Oracle and MySQL. Recognized for exceptional teamwork and interpersonal skills, consistently leading technical projects to successful completion while ensuring timely and efficient delivery throughout all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Lead
Wipro Ltd
03.2019 - Current
- Company Overview: Wipro Limited is an Indian multinational corporation offering services in information technology, consulting, and business processes.
- Senior Software Engineer for Suncorp Bank (client) for over 5 years
- Followed a complete Agile process
- Successfully delivered multiple projects and received customer appreciation
- Used the latest technologies to build applications
- Developed and managed end-to-end delivery for Bank API applications
- Collaborated with business stakeholders and team members from various departments to understand and fulfill requirements
- Secured applications from vulnerabilities through unit testing, integration testing, and coding automation scripts
- Provided continuous production support for risk and treasury applications during and outside business hours, participating in on-call support
- Engaged in peer code reviews
- Served as Senior Software Developer for CITI Bank, successfully delivering the 'Security Matrix' project
- Managed and mentored junior resources, providing guidance and support
- Led cross-functional teams to deliver complex technical solutions on time and within budget.
- Designed and implemented robust software architectures to enhance system performance and scalability.
Senior Software Engineer
Mphasis Limited
10.2015 - 03.2019
- Company Overview: Mphasis Limited is an Indian multinational information technology services and consulting company based in Bangalore.
- Contributed as a Senior Software Engineer for JPMC Bank (client), successfully delivering multiple projects.
- Played a key role in development initiatives.
- Engaged in unit testing and integration testing.
- Collaborated with the Business Analysis team to understand requirements.
- Managed enhancements and bug fixes.
- Worked with both front-end and back-end technologies.
- Led software development projects, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical requirements.
- Mentored junior engineers, fostering skill development and promoting best practices in coding standards.
Software Engineer
VNV Solutions Pvt Ltd
07.2012 - 10.2015
- Company Overview: VnV (STS) a leading software service and solution company listed in NASSCOM.
- Worked as full stack developer for developing Software Products
- Involved in developing CXM (Customer experience management) and LMS (Learning management system) software product.
- Involved in implementing rendering engine.
- Worked on Spring MVC, Hibernate, DOJO toolkit, Webservices.
- Involved in enhancements and bug fixes.
- Provided support to triage and fix production issues.
- Developed scalable software solutions using Java and Python to enhance application performance.
- Led cross-functional teams in Agile environments to deliver high-quality software releases on schedule.
- Mentored junior developers, fostering skill development and promoting best coding practices within the team.
- Analyzed system requirements and collaborated with stakeholders to define project scope and objectives effectively.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science & Engineering
VTU University
Belgaum, Karnataka05.2009
Pre-University education - Science
GSS college
Belgaum, Karnataka05.2005
Secondary education (10th) - Marathi
Marathi Vidyaniketan School
Belgaum, Karnataka03.2003
Skills
- Programming languages: Core Java / J2EE, JavaScript, HTML, PHP frameworks
- Web technologies: Servlet, JSP, RESTful Web Services, Microservices, AWS
- Platform: Windows, Linux
- IDE: IntelliJ, Eclipse, NetBeans
- Other tools: Maven, SOAPUI, Jenkins, Jira, Confluence etc
- Testing framework: JUnit, Mockito, SPOCK, Wire mock, Serenity BDD
- Version Control tools: GIT, SVN
- Front-end Technologies: JavaScript, jQuery, DOJO toolkit
- Monitoring Tool: Splunk, Sonar
- Agile methodology
- Issue investigation
- Performance optimization
- Test-driven development
- Systems development lifecycle management
- Project leadership
- Code review expertise
- API design and development
- Technological integration
- Scrum framework
- Software development life cycle
- Microservices architecture
- Design development
- DevOps
- Team leadership
- Issue troubleshooting
- Front-end development
- Cloud computing
- Workflow automation
- Debugging techniques
- Technology stacks
- Continuous deployment
- Web development
- Agile
- Cross-functional teamwork
- Object-oriented programming
- Continuous integration
- Functional requirements
- Amazon web services
- JIRA
- Testing and debugging
- Performance evaluation and optimization
Accomplishments
- AWS Certified Cloud practitioner (CLF-C02)
- Successfully earned AWS Certified Cloud practitioner (CLF-C02)
- Involved in developing end to end software product.
- Involved in investigating and fixing production issues (on-call support)
- Positive outcome from Australian Computer Society (ACS) for the skill assessment
- Received a positive outcome from Australian Computer Society (ACS) for the skill assessment under the Developer Programmer and Software Engineer occupations.
Certification
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) | AWS | Issued: Nov 2024 · Expires: Nov 2027
Languages
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Full Professional
Interests
- Learning new technologies
- Volunteering
- App Development
- Personal Development and Self-Improvement
Timeline
Technical Lead
Wipro Ltd
03.2019 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
Mphasis Limited
10.2015 - 03.2019
Software Engineer
VNV Solutions Pvt Ltd
07.2012 - 10.2015
Pre-University education - Science
GSS college
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science & Engineering
VTU University
Secondary education (10th) - Marathi
Marathi Vidyaniketan School
Wipro's Beyond Barriers Award
Acknowledged for exceptional dedication and ownership in delivering critical Suncorp Bank initiatives. Proactively learned all aspects of complex projects, established himself as the team’s go-to resource, and consistently fostered collaboration and knowledge sharing.