Software Engineer at Pinterest
San Francisco, California
Groupon
Senior Software Engineer
April 2013 to May 2016
San Francisco Bay Area
Barclays
AVP
March 2011 to April 2013
New York
Barclays
Graduate Analyst
March 2009 to March 2011
New York
Infosys
Software Developer
June 2006 to July 2007
Thumbtack
Staff Software Engineer
May 2016 to August 2020
San Francisco Bay Area
Software Engineer
Databricks
Software Engineer
August 2020 to November 2020
San Francisco Bay Area
- Led an API team at Groupon to write several key API endpoints and transition from a monolithic RoR stack to an SOA based distributed stack- The API layer stitched together the information from underlying services using the vertx asynchronous framework in Java leading to a scalable system- Responsible for the ownership of key business features by... - Led an API team at Groupon to write several key API endpoints and transition from a monolithic RoR stack to an SOA based distributed stack- The API layer stitched together the information from underlying services using the vertx asynchronous framework in Java leading to a scalable system- Responsible for the ownership of key business features by coordinating requirements, deliverability, and testing across multiple teams for both backend services and front-end clients.- Able to prioritize and multi-task and able to context switch between various deliverables, operational tasks, and feature design asks- Over 7 years of experience designing and developing software with good problem-solving abilities and ability to understand the big picture- Mentored junior members of the team to help them understand choosing between various approaches and grow as engineers
What company does Swati Kumar work for?
Swati Kumar works for Groupon
What is Swati Kumar's role at Groupon?
Swati Kumar is Senior Software Engineer
What industry does Swati Kumar work in?
Swati Kumar works in the Computer Software industry.
Who are Swati Kumar's colleagues?
Swati Kumar's colleagues are Siddharth Seth, Denys Kopiychenko, Dan Stenmark, Prathi Shastry, Lennard Claassen, Allan Yu, Kelvin Wong, Bre Shanklin, Eddie Shaughnessy, and Wei Zhang
💼 Past Experience
Swati Kumar has 7 years of software engineering experience, 4 of which she has spent at Pinterest.In her most recent role as a Software Engineer at Pinterest, Kumar led a team responsible for developing a new, API-based front-end for the company's online marketplace. The team worked primarily in Java, and was responsible for integrating key services from surrounding services and writing a scalable system that was able to handle large amounts of traffic. Additionally, Kumar was also responsible for developing the ownership and governance of key features of the system, as well as overseeing testing and quality assurance duties.In her previous roles at Databricks and Infosys, Kumar was involved in building decision tables featured in the system, as well as helping to build out key features of Pinterest's own product. She is also currently working on defining the microservices architecture for the company.
🎓 Education
Swati Kumar has accomplished a great deal in her life. She has a Masters in Computer Science from Columbia University in New York City and a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Mumbai. Swati was educated at a time when many students were still pursuing their education. Manhattan was then a town with only a few thousand people and Computer Science was generally considered as a difficult and challenging field. notwithstanding, she managed to accomplish all the things she wanted to in her education and did not take herself for granted. Swati's accomplishment shows that education should not be taken for granted but should be pursued with a focus on getting the best possible outcome.
💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills
Swati Kumar has over 7 years of experience in designing and developing software. Kumar has experience with a variety of technologies, and is a skilled diplomat. Kumar has a degree in business administration from New York University. Kumar worked as an AVP at Barclays from March 2011 to April 2013 in New York City. Kumar then worked as a software engineer at Infosys from June 2006 to July 2007 in India. Kumar then joined Databricks from August 2020 to November 2020 in San Francisco Bay Area. Kumar has experience with productfacing teams, and has been an important witness to the product’s transition from beta to feature-rich product. Kumar is also experienced in mentoring young engineers and helping them learn from their mistakes.
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