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Sandhya Dodiya

@sandhyadodiya

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Backend software engineer specializing in Python, Django, and scalable API systems.

India

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for backend-focused roles where I can design scalable APIs, lead small teams, solve performance challenges, and grow into technical leadership while working in a collaborative, product-driven environment.

I am a backend software engineer with 5+ years of experience building scalable RESTful APIs and backend services using Python, Django, and related tools. I have led teams to deliver recruitment portals, reduced API response times by ~40% through caching and query optimization, and implemented asynchronous processing with Celery, RabbitMQ, and AsyncIO to improve scalability and reliability.

My work emphasizes clean OOP design, SOLID principles, and pragmatic performance improvements such as Redis caching, connection pooling, and bulk operations. I have built realtime features with WebSockets, developed Splunk applications for monitoring, and integrated voice and SPA experiences, bringing a systems-minded, hands-on approach to backend engineering.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Software Engineer II

Talent500 Pvt Ltd

Jan 2022 - Jan 2024 (2 years)

Designed and implemented RESTful APIs for a recruitment portal, reduced API response times ~40% via caching and query optimizations, and added asynchronous email delivery with Celery, RabbitMQ, and asyncio to improve scalability.

Python Django RESTful APIs Redis RabbitMQ Celery AsyncIO SQL Docker

Software Engineer I

Crest Data Systems

Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 (1 year)

Developed Splunk applications using distributed architecture (forwarders, indexers, search heads) and vetted apps for security, performance, and production readiness against Splunk AppInspect standards.

Splunk Distributed Systems Log Forwarding Indexing Dashboards Performance Tuning & Security Monitoring

Junior Python Developer

Lintel Technologies

Jan 2020 - Jan 2021 (1 year)

Built a Django-based communication platform with WebSocket real-time messaging and designed data ingestion workflows plus near-real-time dashboards to visualize key metrics.

Python Django WebSockets Data Ingestion Dashboards APIs MySQL JavaScript

Python Developer

eLeoRex Technologies

Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 (2 years)

Independently designed and delivered an employee management system with Django and MySQL, developed SPA front-ends, and deployed an Alexa Skill integrating voice interactions with backend APIs.

Django MySQL REST APIs JavaScript HTML CSS Deployment

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Institute of Technology - Nirma University

Bachelor of Technology, Information & Technology

Activities and societies: Participated in DesignNDevelop event organized by Computer Society of India (CSI); completed Udemy certification 'Build Python REST API with the Django RestFramework'.

Completed a B.Tech in Information & Technology at Institute of Technology - Nirma University, graduating in 2018.