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HARSHAL CHAUDHARI

@harshalchaudhari1

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Cloud-native architect and principal software engineer delivering scalable distributed systems.

India

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What I'm looking for

I want to lead cloud-native platform architecture—designing resilient APIs, improving performance at scale, and strengthening reliability through observability—while partnering with teams to ship distributed systems that stay consistent and dependable.

I’m a cloud-native architect and principal software engineer focused on high-performance, distributed systems built on the Microsoft .NET/C# stack. I bring a track record of turning strategy into reality through strong object-oriented design, database architecture, and API-first development.

In my current role, I develop core platform capabilities that help cross-functional teams deliver scalable, high-impact solutions. I define API contracts, drive technical decisions for reliability and consistency, implement complex platform functionality with performance and scalability in mind, and lead code reviews while mentoring engineers to maintain architectural alignment.

Earlier, I delivered end-to-end backend and cloud integration work across high-scale services—search on Kubernetes, cloud CI/CD, and multi-tenant SaaS patterns—while improving measurable outcomes like reducing ticket volume by 70% and cutting release time by 30%. I also emphasize observability and reliability through tools and practices such as Grafana, k6 load testing, and software observability.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Principal Engineer

Current

Conga

Apr 2024 - Present (2 years 3 months)

Developed core platform features enabling cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, high-impact solutions.
Defined API contracts and drove key technical decisions to ensure system reliability and consistency.
Implemented complex platform functionalities (~30%) with a focus on performance and scalability.
Owned API design and contributed to critical technical decision-making processes.
Conducted

Platform Architecture C#Grafana Site Reliability Engineering Distributed Systems Software Architecture Cloud Services Cloud Infrastructure

Staff Software Engineer

Conga

Sep 2019 - Apr 2024 (4 years 7 months)

Implemented end-to-end development and maintain high-scale backend code for Search service with elastic search hosted on Kubernetes.

Cloud Computing C#Docker Database Design Git Grafana Elasticsearch Test Driven Development Observability Jenkins Microservices Kubernetes ASP.NET Core .NET .NET Core

Associate Principal Engineer

Conga

Aug 2018 - Aug 2019 (1 year)

Implemented reusable software building blocks to allow for fast prototyping in C# and .Net Core

Sr. Software Engineer

Emtec Inc.

Apr 2014 - Aug 2018 (4 years 4 months)

Technology Stack: Microsoft Azure, BizTalk 2013, Azure Logic App, APIM, Azure policy, Service Bus, Redis Cache, Key Vault, Web API, Web App, SQL Server, Elasticsearch, Single-page application using AngularJS 1X, BackboneJS, jQuery, Javascript, JSON.

Contribution
• Implemented Cloud integration Software end-to-end design, development, integration, and deployment of Single Page web application for

Software Engineer L2

Clarion Technologies Pvt Ltd

Dec 2011 - Apr 2014 (2 years 4 months)

Technology Stack: Asp.NET, Win Form, C#, WCF, Entity Framework, SSRS, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase Advantage, Telerik controls, IQ Feed, Sterling API, Multichart, Multithreading, Socket programming.

Contribution
• Reduced Statistical data processing time by 50% by writing a dynamic SQL, leading to more timely insights.
• Developed scalable designs that won bids at 20% less cost than the competiti

Cloud Computing C#Database Design MySQL JavaScript AJAX ASP.NET jQuery Microsoft SQL Server WCF Test Driven Development HTML SQL Entity Framework Web Services Microsoft SSRS .NET

Assistant System Analyst

CSS Corp

Dec 2010 - Nov 2011 (11 months)

Technology Stack: C#, BMC Remedy 7.x, HTML, CSS, XML.

Contribution
• Eliminated 99% of human errors and established consistent test results by creating Coded UI automated test using C# for BMC Remedy ITSM product.
• Worked on a project to raise code reliability by 20%.

Key Achievement
• Raised customer satisfaction by 20% in 3 months.

C#Database Design JavaScript XML jQuery Microsoft SQL Server Test Driven Development HTML SQL .NET CSS

Individual Technical Contribution

Institute of Software Development & Training Centre

Jul 2008 - Nov 2010 (2 years 4 months)

Technology Stack: Asp.NET, Windows Form, C#, VB.Net, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, Crystal report 10.

Contribution
• Implemented end-to-end Asp.Net Educational institute Enterprise resource planning application to save staff time by 70%.
• Coached a team of 6 engineers, to ensure consistently good performance.

Key Achievement
• Increase the revenue by 10% by launching a new code librar