About

Shashikiran Krishnaswamy is a skilled Software Development Engineer with over 6 years of experience in delivering full-stack software solutions. He is passionate about software design and engineering and has utilized his master's degree in Computer Science to carve out a career he is excited about. Currently, Shashikiran works at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer where he has been able to enhance his existing abilities while continuing to learn cutting-edge technologies and grow as a developer. Prior to Amazon, he worked at McGraw Hill Education as a Software Engineer II, where he was a topic expert for the design and development of new application architecture, legacy project repositories, and third-party API integration. He developed scalable web pages and APIs handling 200K+ transactions per minute per customer specifications. Shashikiran also led accessibility efforts for WCAG 2.1 compliance and responsiveness and developed permissions-based internal administrative tools for analyzing production data to detect and fix defects. Shashikiran has also worked at Engrade as a Software Engineer I, where he updated legacy code and unit tests to facilitate comprehensive application coverage at build time. He maintained multi-layered environment infrastructure and databases (test, performance, and production) and utilized database migration and cron tools to manage schemas, data integrity, and data quality. Shashikiran has experience working with Agile, Kanban, and Waterfall development cycles in large and small scale teams. He has taken on complex legacy repositories, created internal tools and dashboards, maintained databases/data quality, and triaged critical customer issues. By managing time effectively, he has been successful in delivering all commitments within the designated timelines. Shashikiran's primary areas of focus have centered on Java, JavaScript, PHP, Go, AngularJs, Bootstrap, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. He has a strong educational background with a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from Bangalore Institute of Technology. Overall, Shashikiran Krishnaswamy is a highly skilled and experienced Software Development Engineer with a passion for software design and engineering. He has a proven track record of delivering high-quality solutions and is always eager to learn and grow as a developer.