Abhijeet Kakde

Python Backend Developer with 3 years of experience building production-grade, scalable, and maintainable backend systems for enterprise banking clients including JPMorgan Chase and IDFC First Bank. Strong expertise in Python, OOP, Django, MySQL/PostgreSQL, and REST API development. Experienced in API reliability patterns, JWT and OAuth-based authentication, optimize database performance, and integrate third-party systems in high-compliance banking environments.

Skilled in CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and OCR-based automation for trade finance scrutiny workflows.

Python Developer — Innovation Engineer at SimplyFi Softech Pvt Ltd (2025-12 – Present)

Project: RAPID — Trade Finance Scrutiny Platform | Client: IDFC First Bank

• Built backend modules for RAPID, a Flask-based banking automation platform replacing manual 2–3 hr trade finance scrutiny with an automated pipeline using PaddleOCR, Ollama/Llama 2, and rule-based validation engines.
• Engineered rule-based compliance engine covering OFAC country screening, HS Code validation, embargo commodity matching using fuzzywuzzy (85% threshold), and FEMA/DPD/CPDD master-data checks.
• Designed RESTful APIs applying OOP design principles, async processing, and API reliability patterns — error handling, retries, and timeout management — for bidirectional data flow between RAPID, MuleSoft middleware, NewGen, and Omnidocs.
• Configured LDAP-based SSO, JWT authentication — with data encryption to secure user sessions and sensitive banking data — zero separate login required for NewGen to RAPID redirect.
• Delivered production hotfixes and root-cause analysis on live banking incidents, maintaining platform auditability, regulatory compliance, and SLA adherence bank products.

Python Developer at Cognizant Technology Solutions (2021-12 – 2024-03)

Project: Global Partner Solutions DB Upgradation | Client: JPMorgan Chase (JPMC)

• Re-developed a legacy JPMC banking application using Python, Django, and Django REST Framework, reducing technical debt by 30% via SonarQube across a multi-country migration.
• Designed and deployed 10+ production REST APIs with reliability patterns including error handling, retries, idempotency, and timeout management for real-time data exchange between internal banking systems and third-party services.
• Optimized MySQL queries and schemas using complex joins, aggregations, and window functions for high-volume financial transaction data, improving response time and throughput.
• Enforced JWT authentication and RBAC to secure sensitive financial data in compliance with enterprise banking security standards.
• Achieved 85%+ code coverage using PyTest and UnitTest; maintained CI/CD pipelines via GitLab with Bitbucket branching and peer code review.

Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology – Vidya Pratishthan's Kamalnayan Bajaj Institute of Engineering & Technology (2017-07 – 2021-12)