Search and retrieval
Ranking signals, Elasticsearch, relevance features, text processing, and information retrieval systems.
Staff Software Engineer
Backend, search, and data platforms.
New York-based staff software engineer with 12+ years of experience across Axon, eBay, Dell Boomi, and Informatica. I build backend systems, search infrastructure, and data platforms with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability.
About
Professional Summary
I work best at the intersection of scale, relevance, and execution. Over the last decade, I have shipped search backend improvements, real-time data pipelines, ETL tooling, platform APIs, and authentication work across companies where performance and correctness both matter.
I focus on building dependable systems, simplifying architecture where possible, and tying engineering work to measurable product and platform outcomes.
Data and streaming
Spark, Kafka, Airflow, large-scale ETL, and pipelines built for throughput, observability, and accuracy.
Backend platforms
Go, Scala, Java, GraphQL, relational databases, and service design for secure multi-tenant products.
Execution and leadership
Feature ownership, migration work, cross-team collaboration, and technical delivery with real business impact.
Impact
Selected Results
+14% conversion
Search features at eBay
Led the Great Price and Best Selling features at eBay, using ranking and engagement signals to drive near real-time badges on the search results page.
60% faster delivery
Ranking feature delivery
Designed Rapid Feature Management to reduce the time required to develop and release new ranking features for machine-learning workflows by 60 percent.
150M records integrated
Real-time pipeline development
Built Kafka and Spark based pipelines at Dell Boomi to process semi-structured data and integrate 150 million records from multiple sources.
Experience
Professional Experience
Apr 2024 - Dec 2025
Axon
Staff Software Engineer
- Lead backend feature development for Axon Records using Go, Kafka, MySQL, GraphQL, and Elasticsearch.
- Driving workflow migration to Elasticsearch with focus on index speed, noisy neighbor mitigation, and operational visibility.
- Improved search, secure data sharing, and authentication flows for law enforcement customers.
Sep 2020 - Mar 2024
eBay
Staff Software Engineer, Search Backend
- Built large-scale search infrastructure and algorithms across Java, Scala, Kafka, Spark, PostgreSQL, and Airflow.
- Owned customer-facing search features on the results page.
- Designed Rapid Feature Management to streamline the release of new ranking features.
Aug 2017 - Sep 2020
Dell Boomi
Principal Software Engineer, Data Preparation
- Developed ETL and data preparation tooling with Scala, Akka, Spark, Python, and PostgreSQL.
- Built schema flattening and type detection workflows for XML, JSON, and CSV ingestion.
- Designed a real-time pipeline for integrating large-scale datasets through Kafka and Spark job infrastructure.
Apr 2016 - Jun 2017
Informatica
Software Development Engineer, Cloud Services
- Implemented dynamic target creation for mapping workflows targeting flat files, Redshift, relational systems, and Salesforce.
- Added SAP IDoc writer support to improve mapping transformation capabilities.
- Optimized data-grid performance for datasets above 100,000 records using targeted query and storage strategies.
Jul 2011 - Aug 2014
PTC
Senior Software Engineer
- Built pricing and workflow features for enterprise customers including BMW, General Motors, and Nissan.
- Modernized older pages onto Spring and added advanced filters, drill-downs, decorators, and chart APIs.
- Led approval workflow and pricing strategy delivery for BMW and received the PTC Excellence Award.
Skills
Technical Skills
Languages
Data and streaming
Search and APIs
Infrastructure and storage
Education
Education
University of California, Irvine
Sep 2014 - Mar 2016
Master of Science in Computer Engineering
GPA: 3.75 / 4.0
Coursework included advanced system software, information retrieval, distributed systems, machine learning, cyber-physical systems, and software analysis.
Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering
Aug 2007 - May 2011
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering
78.45%
Undergraduate study in computer science and engineering.
Contact
Contact
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