Abhay K.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhay-kotal/
Thane, Maharashtra, India
Full-time (40 hrs/week)

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Python/Django Developer with 4+ year's experience architecting scalable backend systems, building AI-powered platforms, and delivering measurable business value. Skilled in System Design, API Development, Cloud Infrastructure, and AI/ML integration for high-performance, production-grade applications. Key Achievements: ServeTrack: Led backend architecture for a CV-powered analytics engine, winning 3rd place in Maruti Suzuki’s 9th Accelerator Cohort and securing a paid POC. Reduced Docker image sizes by 80% (2GB → 400MB), cutting deployment time by 90%. Designed automation tools that improved operational productivity by ~20% across departments. Engineered semantic search with Milvus improving query relevance and retrieval speed. Core Skills & Tools: Python · Django · FastAPI · System Design · PostgreSQL · MySQL · Milvus · Docker · Redis · RabbitMQ · Celery · Nginx · Oracle Cloud · API Development · Automation · Analytics Dashboards · Data Pipelines · AI/ML (LLMs, BERT) · Payment Gateway Integration (UPI, PhonePe API)

Skills

RabbitMQ 2 yrs 7 mos
Celery 2 yrs 7 mos
Milvus (Vector Databases) 2 yrs 7 mos
Redis 2 yrs 7 mos
MySQL 2 yrs 7 mos
PostgreSQL 2 yrs 7 mos
FastAPI 2 yrs 7 mos
Django REST Framework 2 yrs 7 mos
Docker 2 yrs 7 mos
Backend Development 2 yrs 7 mos
System Architecture 2 yrs 7 mos
Microsoft Office 2 yrs 7 mos
C (Programming Language) 2 yrs 7 mos
HTML 2 yrs 7 mos
Python (Programming Language) 2 yrs 7 mos
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) 2 yrs 7 mos
CSS Flexbox 2 yrs 7 mos
Data Visualization 2 yrs 7 mos
Machine Learning 2 yrs 7 mos

Experience

Django Developer

Adagrad AI 2 yrs 7 mos

• Awarded Employee of the Quarter for Products & Innovation for spearheading platforms including the award-winning ServeTrack and the Connect cloud portal. • Led backend development of ServeTrack, winning 3rd place in Maruti Suzuki’s 9th Accelerator Cohort and securing a paid proof-of-concept (POC). • Developed a guided One-Time Setup (OTS) wizard for GateGuard devices, replacing command-line setup with a web form and reducing deployment time from 1 hour to 5 minutes. • Reduced Docker image sizes (~50% backend, ~90% frontend) using multi-stage builds and Nginx static file serving, improving deployment speed. • Integrated UPI payment gateway via PhonePe API, delivering a secure and reliable in-app transaction system. • Resolved a major database performance bottleneck by implementing PostgreSQL partitioning and indexing, reducing slow query times by 50% for key reports.

Executive Software Engineering

Ascent Health 1 yr 7 mos

• Built "Argon," a central automation platform managing multiple SaaS applications, cutting operational overhead and saving $4K+ per month. • Integrated multiple SaaS application via through their available endpoints • Improved company-wide IT security and organization by deploying open-source tools (Snipe-IT, Passbolt), eliminating costly equivalent SaaS subscription fees. • Designed an automated user lifecycle management workflow, reducing employee onboarding time and eliminating security risks from improper de-provisioning. • Developed a data pipeline to ingest IT operational data from ManageEngine into the "Argon" platform, enabling centralized reporting and visualization in Zoho Analytics.

Associate Data Scientist

Ergode 4 mos

• Built and deployed interactive MetaBase dashboards to visualize key metrics (Inventory, Orders), giving leadership a real-time view of operations and enabling faster decision-making. • Supported a large-scale data infrastructure upgrade by migrating operational data from MySQL to a Snowflake data warehouse via Fivetran ETL, improving data accessibility and analytics performance. Associate Data Scientist