About

Gaurav Kotkar is a highly skilled Senior Software Associate with over 9 years of experience in Python programming. He has extensive knowledge and experience in working with Django and Restframework, as well as a strong command of OOP principles. Gaurav is also proficient in front-end development, with expertise in the ReactJS framework. As a team player, Gaurav is always eager to learn new things and adheres to the process and standards followed in Agile methodology, including sprint processes, scrum meetings, etc. He possesses a wide range of technical skills, including Python, Django, DjangoRest, microservice architecture style, TDD using unit and end-to-end testing, front-end development using ReactJS, HTML, JS, Bootstrap, Jquery, CSS, and more. Gaurav is also experienced in cloud computing using Amazon AWS, including computing, storage, database services, security and identity management using IAM, and KMS. He is skilled in automating provisioning and repetitive tasks using Terraform and has implemented AWS Code Build and created Cloud formation templates in Terraform for infrastructure as code. In addition, Gaurav has experience using GITLAB CI/CD pipelines, configuring serverless code to develop and deploy AWS Lambda Functions and AWS infrastructure resources they require. He is proficient in log management using Python logging and structlog and has worked with databases such as R-mySql, Oracle, Postgres, and non-R-Mongo, Dynamo. Gaurav is also skilled in data analysis using libraries like pandas, NumPy, and PyTorch using Jupyter-Notebook, Anaconda. He has experience working with tools for project management and development processes such as Rally, Jira, and Github, as well as Docker and containers. Gaurav has worked with several companies in the past, including Harman, where he served as Lead Product Engineer and Senior Engineer - Product Development. He is currently employed at JP Morgan as a Senior Software Associate. Gaurav holds a Master's degree in Computer Applications from Pune University, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Computer Applications from Bharti Vidyapeeth, Pune. He also has completed his H.S.C from Y.M. College, Pune, and S.S.C from P.Jog High School, Pune. In summary, Gaurav Kotkar is a highly skilled and experienced software engineer with over 11 years of relevant experience. He possesses a wide range of technical skills and is always eager to learn new things