# Ashish Arora

> Staff Software Engineer at Survey Monkey

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ashisharora

Experience Summary
* Over 25+ years of proven experience designing and developing distributed scalable database driven Web (REST API's), Java and e-commerce applications for Fortune 500 companies using Java/J2EE technologies with extensive use of open-source software such as Apache, Tomcat.
* Extensive experience with back end, core application development using Java, Spring, Hibernate, JOOQ, SQL, PL/SQL on AWS
* Experience with application scalability, security, HIPAA and coding standards to mitigate effects of Cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL Injection, etc and use of software testing tools such as Fortify.
* Involvement in all phases of SDLC, including configuration, design, development, testing, debugging, troubleshooting, integration, post-production support as well as providing team mentoring. Extensive experience working with hosting partner/operations team to ensure 24x7 availability.

Specialties: 
Languages/Technologies: Java, Python, Spring, Hibernate, JOOQ, XML, SQL, PL/SQL, Shell scripts
IDE Tools: Intellij, Eclipse, Cursor, VS Code
Database: Postgres, Oracle, Informix
Web/Application Servers: Apache, Tomcat

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer - Billing and Payments Platform @ SurveyMonkey
Jan 2019 – Present | San Mateo, CA

### Principal Software Engineer @ Neustar, Inc.
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019

### Architect @ Wize Commerce
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | San Mateo

### Principal Software Engineer @ Wize Commerce
Jan 2009 – Jan 2012

### Senior Software Engineer/Senior Web Developer @ Longs Drugs
Jan 2002 – Jan 2009
Primary responsibility at Longs Drugs was managing Longs.com - the e-commerce portal for Longs. It included responsibility for ensuring 24x7 availability, designing, developing and support (production) of various modules such as customer profile management, prescription process (refill, transfer, new), product catalog, shopping cart, order process, credit card processing, integration with third party libraries/modules such as product selection, health content, etc and back end batch job extracts, as well as data refresh. 
* Job also included working with the hosting partner to ensure availability of multiple Longs websites, basic administration of  Longs.com production environment. 
* Also worked on various web applications such as mail order pharmacy sites that involved integrating with third party libraries such as mail order pharmacy system using Java, J2EE, RMI, JSP, Servlets, Java Beans, JDBC, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, SQL, PL/SQL, etc. 
* Experience with database schema design, creating database tables, sequences, triggers.

### Principal Consultant @ Jaypar
Jan 1999 – Jan 2002
* Led B2C and B2B projects for multiple clients such as Barpoint, Nike (NikeID), Seagate, Hearmusic using BroadVision Enterprise/Retail Commerce 5.1, InterWorld Commerce Exchange 2.5
* Architected, Designed and developed various modules such as catalog management, customer profile management, shopping cart, checkout process, credit card authorization/settlement, order history, integration with back end fulfillment systems, CSR modules, design of the database schema, data extracts and reporting

### Software Engineer @ Benchmark Microsystems Pvt Ltd
Jan 1996 – Jan 1999
* Designed and developed automated software imaging applications for the semi-conductor industry in South-East Asia 
* Involved in creation of back-end C/C++ classes and front-end GUI development with extensive use of  Microsoft Visual C++/MFC, third party Matrox Imaging libraries, and use of OOAD techniques such as UML and Design Patterns on a Windows platform


## Education
### Bachelor of Technology in Electronics Engineering
Anna University Chennai

### Bachelor of Science in Physics
University of Madras

### High School
D.A.V Higher Secondary School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ashisharoraca

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Last updated: 2026-04-12