Ishwari Kulkarni
Full-Stack Engineer | .NET | Python | GenAI
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About
Software Engineer with 3+ years experience in building production applications in .NET Core Web API, SQL Server, React.js, FastAPI and Azure, now focused on applied GenAI. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, demonstrated by building a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipeline (FastAPI, LangChain, Chroma, Ollama), benchmarking local LLMs on hallucination and latency, then root-causing and fixing a hallucination pattern shared across models.
Strong
Python/REST API background, with hands-on production experience debugging a retrieval pipeline.
Experience
Associate Consultant - Capgemini
(2023-07)
- Designed and developed 10+ REST APIs and microservices using ASP.NET Core, EF Core, and LINQ, applying SOLID principles and clean architecture for maintainability
- Followed strict TDD practices with Postman, xUnit, and Moq for unit testing, reducing post-release defects by 30%
- Secured 20+ APIs against web vulnerabilities using custom data annotations and regex-based validation
- Optimized complex SQL stored procedures across 8 tables to significantly boost report performance
- Built and managed Azure Data Factory pipelines executing stored procedures on a 4-hour schedule; delivered automated Excel reports via Azure Blob Storage
- Built 10+ React.js front-end features, partnering with design and QA to deliver seamless, high-performance end-to-end user experiences
- Investigated API failures, SQL performance issues, and data pipeline incidents through root-cause analysis by debugging Python notebooks, reducing recurring production issues by 25%
Software Engineer Intern - Capgemini
(2023-01 - 2023-05)
- Developed a Shopping Cart Application using React.js, .NET Core Web API and SQL Server
- Implemented JWT-based authentication and authorization with an email notification module for secure user access
- Gained full-stack, hands-on experience across front end, back end, database, and API development
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology - JSPM's Rajarshi Shahu College of Engineering, Pune (2019-06 - 2023-06)
