# Rajat Jalal

> Senior Software Engineer @Oracle | Ex-Amazon | MS CS @UC Davis | Ex-Visa | Transforming Ideas into Code

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/rajatjalal

Experienced Senior Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Strong engineering professional skilled in Java, J2EE Web Services, SQL, C++, Spring MVC, and Spring Framework.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Oracle
Jan 2024 – Present

### Software Development Engineer @ Amazon
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Sunnyvale, California, United States
• Developed backend observability features for service mesh using Go, enabling customers to independently diagnose and troubleshoot issues 30% faster.
             * Designed observability to interact with AWS CloudWatch allowing customers to monitor their 
                dashboards.
• Streamlined a CI/CD pipeline for installing service mesh with microservices, improving service downtime by 75%.
             * Designed service mesh as a dependency that could be simply added to microservices attached 
                to CI/CD pipeline hooks.
• Developed a load simulation infrastructure, driving a 50% reduction in service mesh bug count within 3 months.
             * Integrated Distributed Load Testing, EC2 and CloudWatch in AWS to simulate real time traffic

### Teaching Assistant - Programming Languages @ University of California, Davis
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Davis, California, United States

### Teaching Assistant - Web Programming @ University of California, Davis
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Davis, California, United States

### Senior Software Engineer @ Visa
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
• Spearheaded a team of four to design and develop a self-enrollment portal using Java, reducing onboarding time for banks from 6 to 2 months within one year.
• Rebuilt the identity management system by upgrading JBPM, increasing user enrollment from 200K to 1 million, achieving a 400% increase within two years.
• Mentored three junior developers through guidance on system design and code reviews, leading to a 40% improvement in their coding skills and project efficiency.

### Software Engineer @ Visa
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
• Drove the enhancement of scalability and resilience in the workflow engine on a large scale by removing single points of failure.
•Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop RESTful APIs in Java, enabling integration with fintech firms and 3rd party apps within 3 months.
• Implemented Multi-Factor Authentication and Role-Based Access Control for Visa Online applications, achieving 100% compliance with security standards and data quality.


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
University of California, Davis
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

### Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Computer Science
Vellore Institute of Technology
Jan 2011 – Jan 2015


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-22