• Designed scalable project architecture and database schema for Slapshot, an AI-powered VFX toolkit supporting production workflows for major media and entertainment clients.

• Integrated AI-driven VFX annotation using Meta’s Segment Anything Model (SAM), significantly reducing manual effort and accelerating creative workflows.

• Built an inference review platform to compare model outputs, track versions, and export optimal results, using React and PostgreSQL.

• Developed an annotation editing tool with pen, eraser, zoom, and precision controls to refine outputs and improve downstream AI predictions.

• Automated AWS EC2 lifecycle management using CloudWatch alarms and activity monitoring to shut down idle instances and optimize cloud costs.

• Improved large-file handling by implementing zip streaming with async I/O, accelerating transfers and reducing EBS storage overhead.

• Led recruitment, onboarding, and mentoring of junior engineers, promoting engineering best practices and strong delivery standards.

• Simplified task creation by refactoring content management workflows, eliminating redundant copy-paste steps and improving task delivery efficiency by 80%.

• Enhanced platform security by implementing TOTP-based two-factor authentication with QR code support for stronger user protection.

• Automated bid subcontracting and award workflows using AWS Lambda and Step Functions, reducing operational workload by 25%.

• Built a real-time messaging and file-sharing system using WebSockets, supporting secure transfers of files up to 1TB at scale.

• Optimized large file transfers by leveraging AWS S3 Multipart Upload and Transfer Acceleration, improving data transfer speeds by 40%

• Led end-to-end team growth from 3 to 100 employees, including recruitment, onboarding, culture-building, and performance management.

• Communicated directly with clients to gather business requirements, plan features, align technical expectations, and deliver agreed project milestones across multiple engagements.

• Built and maintained full-stack web applications using Python, Django, Node.js, React, and Angular, contributing to both frontend interfaces and backend functionality, including REST API development.

• Worked on end-to-end web application development, participating in system architecture, feature implementation, testing, and deployment of production-ready applications.

• Developed core application features such as authentication, user roles, security checks, and data processing workflows, ensuring scalability and reliability of production systems.

• Designed and managed databases using PostgreSQL and MySQL, including schema design, query optimization, and performance improvements for data-driven applications.

• Supported application deployment and maintenance using Docker, CI/CD pipelines, AWS services, and Linux-based environments, assisting with packaging, deployment workflows, and operational stability.

• Created user interface components, dashboards, and administrative panels, ensuring seamless integration and consistent behavior between frontend features and backend services.

• Reviewed code, participated in technical discussions, and resolved system errors, performance bottlenecks, and implementation challenges during development and production phases.

• Mentored junior engineers by reviewing work, sharing technical knowledge, and supporting execution across engineering teams and client projects.

• Built an interactive analytics dashboard to track and analyze video and email events, providing actionable user insights.

• Optimized web application performance using lazy loading, virtual scrolling, AOT compilation, and OnPush change detection, reducing initial load time by 40%.

• Designed and implemented a secure, Stripe-powered payment system to enable seamless and reliable transactions.

• Led the development of an Android application for video recording and direct email embedding, increasing user engagement.

• Simplified email marketing integrations by implementing OAuth2 authentication for platforms such as MailChimp, iContact, and AWeber, streamlining third-party access.