AJIT SAMANTA
Dubai
Summary
Lead Engineer with 14+ years of experience driving large-scale e-commerce and digital transformation initiatives across B2C, B2B, and marketplace platforms. Proven expertise in system optimization, microservices architecture, and performance engineering, with a track record of delivering scalable, high-availability solutions in order management, payments, product catalog, logistics and personalization. Skilled in AI/ML integration for e-commerce personalization, mobile application development, and cloud-native design. Adept at complex project management, agile leadership, and cross-functional collaboration, ensuring successful delivery of innovative products. Recognized for deep technical knowledge, advanced problem-solving, and mentorship, contributing to both product innovation and process improvement.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Engineering Lead
Landmark Group
07.2019 - Current
- Experience with Android and iOS application architecture
- Expertise in RESTful APIs and GraphQL integration for mobile apps
- Analyzing, coding, and implementing large-scale business applications
- Implementation of Firebase services (Authentication, Firestore, Cloud Messaging)
- Enhancing production modules for increased efficiency and effectiveness
- Collaborating with internal/external clients for requirement analysis and expectation management
- Improved customer experience for the Contact Centre Channel by providing real-time refund quotes
- Established an architectural function to enhance quality and maintainability of the codebase
- Led the migration to microservices architecture, ensuring seamless API integrations and scalability
- Successfully migrated legacy monolithic applications to containerized microservices on Kubernetes
- Experience with Headless Commerce and Omnichannel Integration, Handling high-traffic platforms with scalable cloud solutions
- Integration of payment gateways, inventory management, and order processing, Optimized search indexing using Elasticsearch for product catalogs
- Managed a team of engineers, providing guidance, mentorship, and feedback on projects
- Implemented event-driven architecture with Kafka for real-time processing, Developed progressive web applications (PWAs) for enhanced user experience
Module Lead
Emirates Airlines
12.2015 - 06.2019
- Conducted regular team meetings to coordinate development efforts, review progress, and resolve issues
- Created detailed technical specifications for all modules based on customer requirements
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to develop detailed requirements documents for modules
- Developed and implemented comprehensive project plans to ensure on-time delivery of modules
Senior Software Engineer
Birlasoft Pvt. Ltd.
07.2013 - 07.2015
- Performed code reviews to ensure quality standards were met by development teams
- Developed and implemented software solutions for various business needs using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS technologies
- Mentored newly hired software engineers through routine coaching and training opportunities
- Optimized database queries and stored procedures for improved performance of web applications
Member of Technical Staff
Ariose Software Pvt Ltd
06.2012 - 08.2013
- Analyzed user feedbacks and implemented changes in order to enhance user experience.
- Conducted performance analysis of existing systems and identified areas of improvement to increase system efficiency.
- Utilized version control tools like GIT and SVN for efficient tracking of source code changes.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions for challenging business requirements.
- Designed and developed software components using Java, Spring , and Hibernate technologies.
Software Engineer
Sunworks Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
05.2011 - 06.2012
- Provided support for end users by resolving issues related to deployed applications
- Collaborated with other developers to integrate multiple systems through APIs
- Maintained databases by writing complex SQL queries and stored procedures
- Developed and implemented software solutions utilizing Agile methodology, JavaScript, HTML, CSS & JQuery.
Education
Master of Computer Applications -
Punjab Technical University
Punjab India01.2013
Bachelor of Computer Applications -
Utkal University
Bhubaneswer01.2010
Skills
- Microservices architecture
- Project management
- Performance optimization
- Software architecture design
- Mobile application development
- Machine learning integration
- AI/ML for E-commerce personalization
- AI-powered code review (GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI)
- Test automation (Mabel, Selenium, JUnit, Mockito)
- Languages: Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript
- Frontend Technologies: React JS, HTML5, CSS3, Redux, Tailwind CSS
- Backend Frameworks: Nodejs, SpringBoot, Expressjs
- Databases: MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, BigQuery, Firestore
- DevOps Tools: Docker, Kubernetes, SonarQube, Jenkins, Grafana, CI/CD Pipelines
- Agile Methodologies & Project Management: Scrum, Jira
- Cloud Apps: Google Cloud Platform, AWS (working knowledge)
- Monitoring Tools: New Relic, Sentry, Kibana, Prometheus
- Web Servers: Apache, Nginx, Tomcat
- Message Brokers: Kafka, PubSub, RabbitMQ
- API Design: REST, GraphQL, gRPC
- System Design: Scalability, Reliability, Observability, Maintainability
Certification
Oracle Certified Java Developer, JDK 1.6
Timeline
Engineering Lead
Landmark Group
07.2019 - Current
Module Lead
Emirates Airlines
12.2015 - 06.2019
Senior Software Engineer
Birlasoft Pvt. Ltd.
07.2013 - 07.2015
Member of Technical Staff
Ariose Software Pvt Ltd
06.2012 - 08.2013
Software Engineer
Sunworks Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
05.2011 - 06.2012
Master of Computer Applications -
Punjab Technical University
Bachelor of Computer Applications -
Utkal University
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