Sakshi Thakare

Software Development Engineer with 2+ years of experience building full-stack and backend applications using JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js, React.js, and MongoDB. Experienced in developing AI-powered applications and bots using LLM APIs including OpenAI, Google Gemini, and Anthropic, along with RESTful APIs, real-time communication systems, and third-party integrations. Hands-on experience in AI application development, backend service orchestration, API integration, performance optimization, caching, and cloud-based applications.

Strong software engineering fundamentals with a product-focused mindset and a passion for building maintainable, scalable, and user-centric solutions.

Software Development Engineer – I at Intentive Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (2024-04 – Present)

• Develop and maintain scalable full-stack web applications using React.js, Node.js, and Express.js, contributing across frontend and backend layers.
• Contribute to the development of an Enterprise AI Agent Platform for building AI-powered customer support and conversational experiences.
• Implement LLM API integrations and connect AI capabilities with backend services and application workflows.
• Design and develop secure and scalable RESTful APIs and backend services using Node.js and Express.js.
• Build backend service orchestration and workflows connecting AI capabilities with external communication and business services.
• Develop integrations with WhatsApp Business API, Meta Cloud API, Twilio Voice, Dialogflow ES/CX, and Dialog360 to support messaging, voice, and conversational AI use cases.
• Optimize chatbot API workflows, backend execution, and caching strategies to improve application response times and overall system performance.
• Develop reusable React.js UI components with a focus on maintainability, consistency, and user experience.
• Work with MongoDB and PostgreSQL for application data management and backend development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment, contributing to requirement understanding, solution development, debugging, and delivery.
• Investigate and resolve production issues across distributed services and applications deployed on AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) – Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University (SGBAU) (2023)