Ashwani Yadav

Full Stack Developer with 7+ years of experience building scalable backend systems and workflow platforms. Currently working as Senior Software Engineer (Acting Team Lead) at Darwinbox, handling key parts of a workflow module and leading a small team. Strong backend expertise with a growing focus on integrating AI-driven solutions to enhance automation, decision-making, and system intelligence.

Looking for a Lead role where I can take ownership of a team while continuing hands-on development and AI integrations, especially in scalable platform-based systems.

Senior Software Engineer (Acting Team Lead) at Darwinbox (2021-12 – Present)

Worked on a highly configurable workflow module serving as a reusable framework across multiple HRMS services, including attendance, onboarding, travel, and others to define and manage business flows.

• Joined as SDE2 and grew into a lead role while the team scaled from 5 to 24 members
• Managed a team of 4 developers and handled critical feature development
• Took ownership of major roadmap items and contributed through hands-on development
• Broke down requirements from Product Managers and planned execution with the team
• Handled planning and delivery of multiple features across quarterly releases, ensuring alignment with roadmap goals and team bandwidth
• Coordinated with cross-functional teams for smooth execution
• Worked with production/support teams to resolve critical issues and guided team on debugging
• Built scalable backend processing using cron jobs and schedulers to handle large data workloads efficiently
• Improved system performance using MongoDB indexing and query optimization
• Identified performance bottlenecks and moved heavy operations to asynchronous/scheduled processing
• Refactored monolithic architecture into a modular, service-oriented structure with clear separation of the workflow module
• Enhanced the workflow module with well-defined boundaries and API-driven interactions to reduce dependency on UI-based operations
• Introduced internal technical discussions and demos after feature development to improve team-wide clarity
• Reduced QA and rework cycles by 20–30% through structured development and review practices
• Improved clarity during testing and delivery across the team
• Increased team visibility by encouraging and preparing developers for business demos
• Established a structured PR review flow to improve code quality and team growth

Full Stack Developer at Shezartech (2019-01 – 2021-11)

Worked on LMS and HRMS applications with full stack development capabilities.

• Worked on LMS and HRMS applications
• Handled full stack development across backend and frontend
• Managed client communication and requirement discussions
• Supported deployment and server-related activities
• Worked closely with DevOps in a lean team environment

Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology – National Institute of Technology (NIT), Patna (2015-08 – 2019-06)