About

Geo Jacob is a highly experienced Senior Staff Software Engineer with over 9 years of professional experience in application development and coding with analytical programming using Python and Django. He has hands-on experience in ETL using Airflow, Elasticsearch, and Logstash, and data visualization using Kibana. Geo has a good understanding and experience in implementing microservices and creating Single Page Applications (SPA) using Django Rest Framework and AngularJS. He is familiar with JSON-based REST API using Python, Django, and Django Rest Framework, and has experience in integrating 3rd party applications using Oauth2 flow. Geo has excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work independently as well as part of an integrated team. He is highly motivated, dedicated, and a quick learner. Geo has worked with companies like Cisco and Plivo in the past, and is currently working as a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Palo Alto Networks. At Palo Alto Networks, Geo is working as part of the Cloudblade Team. He has built a POC for integrating GCP Network Connectivity Center to SDWAN, released GA version of GCP NCC integration to Prisma SDWAN, and implemented Microsoft Teams chatbot and integrated it with Prisma SDWAN. He has also implemented Slack chatbot and integrated it with Prisma SDWAN. In the past, Geo has worked as a Software Engineer IV at Cisco and a Software Development Engineer I at Plivo. At Plivo, he was responsible for implementing a centralized authentication and authorization system integrating with Keycloak, monitoring and maintenance of Airflow instances, creating an invoicing system from scratch, and developing multiple screens for easy creation of different product plans, routing management, and inventory management. Geo has a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Computer Science from Annamalai University. He is proficient in a wide range of tech stacks, including Django, Python, Apache Airflow, AWS, Microservices, Elastic Search, GCP, ETL, Javascript, Integration, Selenium, Redis, MySQL, UI, and Backend. With a relevant experience of 10.11 years, Geo is a highly skilled and accomplished Senior Staff Software Engineer.