# Rahul D. Ghosal > Staff Software Engineer @ KBRA Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/rahuldghosal Software Engineer at Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), where I design, develop, and support business-critical web applications and REST APIs using Python, Rust, PHP, and JavaScript. My day also includes active engagements with business stakeholders, leading our hiring process, mentoring fellow engineers, reviewing code contributions, and developing libraries with cross-team impact. My domain knowledge centers around financial services, including trade finance as well as the credit analysis of CLO, RMBS, and CMBS deals. I am also a contributor to Open Source! Most of my contributions have been to projects in Rust, such as the Gleam compiler, with an aim of exploring how performance and accuracy drive value. ## Work Experience ### Staff Data Engineer @ KBRA Jan 2024 – Present | New York, New York, United States • Serving as tech lead for a multi-application, generative AI platform. • Designing system architecture and data model for company’s first LLM application, comprising file ingestion, content generation, and chat that reduces user’s time to generate content by 97%. ### Senior Data Engineer @ KBRA Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | New York, New York, United States • Created an expression-based programming language using Rust and Python for SMEs to configure data validation rules. • Refactored and optimized system performance in event-driven RMBS modeling and CMBS surveillance applications. • Led and formalized hiring process for junior to senior Python developers. ### Data Engineer @ KBRA Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | New York, New York, United States • Designed and implemented data model and microservices in an event-driven CLO performance modeling application. • Submitted major contributions to internal libraries and tools, such as a Flask and FastAPI code generator. • Conducted company-wide Python lectures, from installation up to object-oriented design and SOLID principles. ### Digital Transformation Consultant @ ABeam Consulting Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | New York City Metropolitan Area • Led system testing and data migration, in a multi-year, global-scale system trade finance system implementation for a Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB). • Developed, designed, and distributed Excel VBA macros along with PowerShell and SQL scripts to automate data verification and reconciliation in system testing and data migration. • Managed teams in functional, black box testing and validation in the modernization of core banking, such as SWIFT message transmission, General Ledger, and Deposit (FlexCube) systems. • Coordinated with users (bankers), executive-level stakeholders, testers, and developers located in Japan, China, and the United States to resolve pre- and post-release issues using knowledge of financial accounting and software systems. ### Process Automation Engineer @ Ultimate Technologies Inc. Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Nagano, Japan • Led company-wide process automation in printed circuit board design and simulation. • Implemented command line utilities to expedite the production of deliverables to customers, such as power and signal integrity test results, using Python and MS Office APIs. • Administrated company's Kintone domain and on-premise web and FTP servers. • Developed in-house extensions using JavaScript for Kintone, a data management platform, yielding savings in licensing costs of approximately $1,000. • Elicited requirements from employees across departments in order to digitize data management practices and automate processes in product delivery, while providing the necessary user training in namely Japanese. ### Graduate Research Assistant @ Kyoto University Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan • Parsed and translated Japanese geography and social studies textbooks to analyze local education system's interpretation of climate change and the public awareness propagated thereby. Data organized using MS Excel. • Revised English manuscripts submitted to major publishers, the subject matter thereof pertaining to regional and national-scale energy transitions. • Translated from Japanese to English materials presented at international conferences centered on sustainability and waste management. ### Japanese-English Translator @ ON THE TRIP Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Tokyo, Japan • Conducted independent and peer translations of audio guides used by international tourists in Japan via an online and native mobile application. Subject matter comprises Japanese history, culture, and modern society. • Edited translations to ensure semantic and syntactical accuracy, as well as ease of narration. • Used Slack, Asana, and Google Drive to manage tasks and meet deadlines for clients at major tourist sites all over Japan. ### Japanese-English Translation Checker @ YPS International Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Osaka, Japan • Corrected Japanese to English translations of technical documents, including engineering patents, legal contracts, and software documentation. • Translated household registries processed by US embassies. ### Assistant Language Teacher @ ALTIA CENTRAL Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Shiga, Japan • Conducted English lessons with local (Japanese) teachers using team-teaching strategies. • Educated students on English grammar and spelling, as well as English-speaking culture. • Narrated listening comprehension sections for examinations. • Assisted local teachers in maintaining and improving their conversational English. ### English Conversation Teacher @ NOVA HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Shiga, Japan ・Taught beginner to advanced level English conversation using company textbooks. ・Distributed promotional materials. ### Front Desk Supervisor @ Edison YMCA Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 | Edison, NJ • Conducted cash and credit card transactions for membership and program registration. • Registered client data into inter-branch database. • Led branch events and emergency evacuations. • Trained newly hired staff. • Promoted membership and program registration. ### Japanese Tutor @ Rutgers University Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | New Brunswick, NJ Tutored Japanese for Rutgers University students of elementary and intermediate level using textbooks such as Genki I, Genki II, Intermediate Japanese, and Tobira. ### Manuscript Editor @ Rutgers University Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | New Brunswick, NJ • Edited manuscript for "Intuitive Vocabulary: German (Volume 1)," a German vocabulary book written by Dr. Azzan Yadin-Israel, which focuses on the etymological similarities between English and German. • Provided proposals on the book's structure. ### Climate Research Intern @ Rutgers University Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | New Brunswick, NJ • Researched secondary sources for qualitative and quantitative data on the impacts of climate change to the industries of agriculture, fishing, and tourism in the Caribbean region. • Distributed literature to a cross-institutional research team distributed between the US and the Caribbean nations using Dropbox. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Environmental Science Rutgers University ### Master's degree in Environmental Management Kyoto University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rahul-d-ghosal - Portfolio: https://rdghosal.github.io/portfolio - GitHub: https://github.com/rdghosal --- Source: https://flows.cv/rahuldghosal JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/rahuldghosal/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-31