About

Raj Uttam is an Associate Software Engineer (Data) at SS&C Advent with 2.19 years of relevant experience. He has worked on various projects, including Advent Corporate Actions, where he built the GraphQL API using Hotchocolate, .NET core 6, and Entity Framework. He also integrated Single sign-on capability to the project using Okta and deployed it on Advent Cloud Platform using Docker containers, Github actions, and Kubernetes. Raj was also responsible for upgrading the execution environment for PySpark from local mode to yarn cluster mode, reducing the runtime of Pyspark Jobs by 40%. He has also been involved in the implementation and ongoing administration of Hadoop infrastructure, including cluster monitoring backup, restore, and troubleshooting activities. Raj has developed python code for different tasks, dependencies, for workflow management, and automation using Airflow. He has also worked as a Software Engineer Intern at LJMB Capital Advisors LLC, where he spearheaded the company's trading algorithm by translating their investment philosophy into tangible python code that could then be used to actively trade using the firm’s brokerage account. He also worked as a Big Data Instructor at New York University, where he taught students techniques to effectively analyze and solve problems using big data frameworks like MapReduce, Spark, and Hive. Raj completed his Master's degree in Computer Science from New York University in 2021 and his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from SRM University in 2019. He also completed his High School education in Computer Science from P. S. Senior Secondary School in 2003. Raj is proficient in various technologies, including Software Engineering, Python, Apache Airflow, Kubernetes, Docker, Hadoop, infra, Big Data, test, Spark, MapReduce, and Apache Hive.