About

Surekha Sunkara is an experienced software engineer with a passion for designing and building business-critical backend software and consumer-facing web applications. With over 6 years of experience, Surekha has consistently delivered results by focusing on building products, CICD, and increasing developer velocity. Currently working as a Software Engineer at Chewse, Surekha has designed and implemented a meal edit tool that increased the efficiency of operations teams and reduced manual effort by 60%. She has also created and maintained RESTful API endpoints for integration with Zendesk ticketing systems and deployed notable features using cutting-edge technologies like Vue Js. Prior to her current role, Surekha worked as a Software Engineer at Johnson Controls, where she developed Python/Django-based RESTful webservices for a device health monitoring system. She also transformed the application into a modern look and aesthetics using React and was responsible for analyzing, debugging, and resolving software application issues to improve the quality of the product. Surekha also worked as a Software Engineer at Pushkala Constructions and Developers Pvt Ltd, where she designed, developed, and implemented a web-based construction project management application. She worked closely with PMs to roll out features that made an impact on the business of the company, and she practiced test-driven development across all applications using unit tests and mock libraries. Surekha holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, which she earned in 2012. Her tech stack includes AWS, Docker, Microservices, Django, Python, Java, CI/CD, Web, Integration, Backend, test, and product manager. With 9.38 years of relevant experience, Surekha is looking for opportunities where she can make a big impact and progress her skills and career as a software engineer.