About

Rahul Syed is a Senior Software Engineer at Target with over 5 years of experience in software development. He is highly skilled in Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, Elastic Search, Spring Batch, and Micro-services. Rahul is currently working on building a platform for all Target stores and online credit card payment settlements, which involves settling with multiple processing partners for various types of payment tenders. He is responsible for building Kafka Streaming applications, multiple Spark & Spring Batch Jobs as file creation and processing units, and orchestrating them with a centralized application that handles Kafka event processing and scheduling jobs. Rahul is also an integral part of the Target team that is re-designing and re-implementing the entire Target GiftCards processes. He is working on new GiftCard Admin Services, new B2B GiftCard Ordering systems, and new GiftCard Fulfillment Systems. Along with the re-platforming of GiftCard Systems, he is also playing a major role in supporting the day-to-day issues of the legacy GiftCard Systems. Prior to Target, Rahul worked at Symphony Talent as a Software Engineer, where he built multiple applications that are a core part of Symphony Talent's products. Despite it being his first full-time role, he was capable enough to handle the responsibilities of designing and implementing multiple projects in a very fast-paced working environment. He also worked as an Intern at Pixzee Technology, where he was involved in Python programming for multiple Raspberry Pis that were being used in different projects. Rahul holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Computer Science from Dayananda Sagar University. He is proficient in various technologies such as AWS, Cassandra, and Search. Rahul's relevant experience in the software engineering field is 5.61 years.