I'm looking forward to growing together with people in high functioning teams using interesting tech in interesting domains.
Ajay Jakate
@ajayjakate
Experienced software engineer and technical lead with 12+ years.
What I'm looking for
I'm a seasoned software engineer and technical lead with over 12 years of experience in both startups and consulting environments. My journey has taken me from small teams to Fortune 500 companies, where I've honed my skills in devops, data, back-end, and front-end development. I am passionate about testing and CI/CD, and I thrive in high-functioning teams that utilize interesting technologies in dynamic domains.
In my recent role as a Technical Lead at SiriusXM, I collaborated with a consulting team to rewrite and migrate their streaming services to a new platform. My responsibilities included developing a web application for aggregating user telemetry events and maintaining a database using Spark, Databricks, and Athena. Previously, as the Director of Data Engineering at LandscapeHub, I led a cross-functional team to design and implement a data pipeline that standardized inventory data for over two hundred suppliers, showcasing my ability to drive impactful projects.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Technical Lead
SiriusXM
Aug 2024 - Jan 2025 (5 months)
As a Technical Lead, I worked with a consulting team to help SiriusXM re-write and migrate their streaming services to a new platform. I was responsible for writing a web application to aggregate user telemetry events and logging from different sources into a unified session view.
Software Engineer
Black Spectacles
May 2023 - Jul 2024 (1 year 2 months)
As a Software Engineer, I helped lead a team of 5 developers doing a rewrite of a 10-year-old PHP CMS application into a Node/React app. My responsibilities included designing the new database schema and migrating data into it from the old CMS schema.
Director of Data Engineering
LandscapeHub
Jun 2019 - Mar 2023 (3 years 9 months)
As the Director of Data Engineering, I headed a 9-person cross-functional team of developers, analysts, project managers, and operations specialists. I led the design and implementation of a pipeline that ingested and standardized inventory and pricing data for over two hundred suppliers.
Senior Software Engineer
LandscapeHub
Oct 2017 - Jun 2019 (1 year 8 months)
As a Senior Software Engineer, I served as the primary tech lead and mentored a team of five developers. In this role, I co-led architectural decisions for the platform and coached junior engineers in best practices and programming skills during pairing sessions.
Application Developer / Consultant
ThoughtWorks
Aug 2013 - Oct 2017 (4 years 2 months)
As a Developer and Consultant, I engaged with 4 major clients across various business and tech domains during my tenure. The teams I worked on created a web application that managed biotech scientists' workflow and served as a primary database for biological entities.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Purdue University
Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
2008 - 2012
Majored in Aerospace Engineering with a concentration in control systems. Studied various aspects of aeronautical and astronautical engineering.
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Software and tools used professionally
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