# Sapna Patel > Software Engineer - II @ Sling AdTech | Passionate About Distributed Systems, DevOps, Cloud Platforms | AWS, Kubernetes Location: San Jose, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sapna As a software engineer at Sling TV, I develop and maintain the ads infrastructure and engineering services, delivering new features for dynamic ad insertion (DAI). I use my strong coding skills in Java and Python, as well as my extensive experience working with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, and Azure, to create scalable and reliable solutions that improve the user experience and revenue generation of the streaming service. I graduated with a master's degree in information system from Northeastern University in 2021, where I gained a solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, databases, and software engineering principles. Prior to joining Sling TV, I worked as a software engineer at Viasat, where I developed a RESTful API that enabled easy configuration and monitoring of multiple network devices across the network infrastructure, increasing efficiency and productivity by 50%. I also leveraged AWS Lambda functions to retrieve and process data from devices, improving scalability by 30%. I led the integration of a new resource and coordinated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration into the API, enhancing the ability and efficiency to manage network devices. I am passionate about staying updated with industry trends and technologies, and I enjoy learning new skills and tools that can help me solve complex problems and deliver innovative solutions. I thrive in collaborative environments and I value teamwork and communication. I have a strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing clean and efficient code. I am motivated and dedicated to delivering excellence in software development, and I am always open to new opportunities and challenges that can help me grow as a professional. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer - II @ Sling TV Jan 2023 – Present •Developed ads infrastructure and microservices, delivering new features for Dynamic Ad Insertion in the AdTech space, building revenue-impacting systems that improve customer experience and monetization •Led discussion and collaborated with team to implement paused Ads feature, successful integration resulted in an increased revenue •Implemented viewer-based HPA in EKS to optimize resource allocation for scalable microservices based on user demand •Optimized Transcoding flow by leveraging cross region data reuse, reduced redundancy & cut operational cost by ~35% •Built parent-child helm stack structure with ArgoCD to enable GitOps based deployment & seamless CI/CD across microservices •Led migration of Application Monitoring Platform, create data ingestion pipeline, logs to metric conversion & anomaly detection alarms which improved observability and reduced monitoring cost ### Software Engineer @ Viasat Inc. Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Jose, California, United States • Utilized FastAPI and Pydantic model to develop a RESTful API that enables easy configuration and monitoring of multiple network devices across the network infrastructure • Increased efficiency and productivity on operating devices by 50%, resulting significant amount of time reduced managing devices • Leveraged AWS Lambda functions to retrieve and process data from devices, improved scalability by 30% • Increased 50% API usage by Developing slack bot and integrate it with the API to provide user-friendly interface and conveniency • Led the integration of new resource and coordinated with cross functional teams to ensure seamless integration into the API, enhancing the ability and efficiency to manage network device infrastructure • Acted as primary on call person for managing and resolving critical issue which reduced downtime, increased service reliability ### Instructional Assistant @ Northeastern University Information Technology Services Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States ### Devops Intern @ S&C Electric Company Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Chicago, Illinois, United States • Setup continuous integration with Jenkins to enable linting as well as run various test case against large sized repositories to keep build from failing due to syntax errors. • Converted large sized binary into GIT-LFS and moved them to new repo which dramatically reduced checkout time in Jenkins’s build. • Created Docker Image for rundeck2 docker container for FMS which automated smart Grid devices. • Built AMI for docker worker node • Setup Hygieia Dashboard and deploy instance into Rancher for DevOps team that provide a real time consolidated view of the entire CI/CD Pipeline • Wrote Hygieia collectors for Hygieia Metrics which fetch data from Jenkins, SonarQube and Bitbucket. ### Web developer @ TECH RATIONAL Jan 2014 – Jan 2019 | Gandhinagar, Gujarat • Write JSP and Servlets to add functionality to web application based on customer requirements. • Use J2EE design patterns to create application, including utilizing EJB for business logic. • Utilized frameworks such as Hibernate and Spring for persistence and application layers. • Identified key core problems and applied problem-solving skills. • Primarily focused on web development in Java Spring and Struts MVC. • Conceptualized, developed and implemented web applications for the organization. • Experience with ORM time Hibernate involving Connection pooling, Mapping, Transaction Management, HQL. • Expertise on Core java Technologies like Multithreading, Collection and Exception handling mechanism. • Experience with using Apache Tomcat Server. ### Android Developer @ Softech - infosys Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Ahmedabad, Gujarat Learn Android application development, works on different projects and build LOCAPP android application ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in computer science and information system Northeastern University ### Master of Science - MS in Information system Northeastern University ### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Ganpat University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sapna-patel04 --- Source: https://flows.cv/sapna JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sapna/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-11