I had the unfortunate misfortune of being terminated from my role as Software Engineer at Amazon Web Services, as a result of financial limitations.
Balraj Parsi
@balrajparsi
I am a Software Engineer located in Seattle, WA, with proficiency in Python and Java languages.
What I'm looking for
Seeking a role to leverage a 4+ years of comprehensive experience in orchestrating seamless software development and network management lifecycles. Highly proficient in architecting, implementing, and optimizing complex network infrastructures, adept at crafting pragmatic solutions encompassing alerting systems, automated workflows, and interactive dashboards. Possess advanced skills in data manipulation, debugging, and scripting across diverse environments. Recognized for leading transformative initiatives, including the development of sophisticated live pipeline tracking systems, driving operational efficiency, and ensuring real-time responsiveness. Seeking an opportunity to contribute strategic insights and technical expertise to elevate organizational capabilities and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Backend Software Engineer
Capital One
Jun 2025 - Present (10 months)
Owned and maintained 4 Java microservices across 15 repositories for the Small Business Bank (SBB) platform, handling development, testing, and production deployments with a 3-person team and no dedicated QA. Built Kafka Streams pipelines processing 80K-100K daily record changes, migrated Aurora DB to DynamoDB, and delivered OAuth2-based authentication that removed 90-day certificate rotation.
Owned backend services (Notification Service, PartialSync, Multiplexer) for Azure Resource Graph (ARG) across 5+ global regions, optimizing real-time data sync logic to reduce recurring synchronization failures and improve query performance. Tuned Global Traffic Manager routing and migrated CI/CD from Classic to YAML-based Azure DevOps, cutting review cycle times by 40% and reducing deployment fai
Optimized software deployment on Amazon services internationally using OCI manifest for image publishing. Automated ACR image publishing using a robust container image pipeline. Integrating tests to remove old pictures ensured dependability. Coordinated AL2 migration and Transport pipeline testing for fleet deployment. Thoroughly tested Apollo Import service dependencies.
Senior Software Engineer
HCL Technologies Ltd.
Jul 2019 - Aug 2021 (2 years 1 month)
Crafted and coded Python data modules in accordance with specified requirements, actively shaping the
implementation of essential business logic.
– Facilitated alert generation via Python modules to promptly notify customers of any encountered issues,
thereby ensuring timely response and resolution.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of the Cumberlands
Executive Master of Science, Artificial Intelligence
2025 -
Executive Master of Science program in Artificial Intelligence at the University of the Cumberlands, started in 2025 and ongoing.
University of Cincinnati
Master of Science, Computer Science and Data Science
2021 - 2022
Grade: GPA: 3.83
Master of Science studies in Computer Science and Data Science at the University of Cincinnati (2021–2022), with a GPA of 3.83.
Anurag Group of Institutions (formerly CVSR)
Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and Communication Engineering
2015 - 2019
Grade: GPA: 9.6
B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering at Anurag Group of Institutions (2015–2019), with a GPA of 9.6.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Amazon EC2
Amazon S3
GitHub
SonarQube
AWS CodePipeline
Jenkins
DB
MySQL
PostgreSQL
WhiteSource
AWS CodeDeploy
Gmail
Node.js
Spring Boot
IntelliJ IDEA
PyCharm
Spyder
Azure DevOps
JFrog Artifactory
Jackson
JavaScript
Python
Java
PHP
Ruby
PowerShell
MATLAB
Pipelines
Kafka
Flask
PagerDuty
iOS
New Relic
Apollo
jFrog
Kafka Streams
JUnit
TestNG
Mockito
OAuth2
s3-lambda
Play with Docker
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
SQL
Jan
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