Shantanu

Full-stack software engineer with 1+ year of experience building REST APIs, React.js UIs, and backend microservices in production. Proficient in JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, React.js, Next.js, Node.js, Python, and SQL/NoSQL databases. Hands-on with Git, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Agile/Scrum, and testing frameworks (Jest, Mocha). Strong OOP and DSA fundamentals.

Associate Software Engineer at Light & Wonder (2025-09 – Present)

• Built RESTful APIs and backend microservices (Python/FastAPI) and reusable React.js/TypeScript UI components, improving cross-device UX consistency across 5+ EGM platforms.
• Resolved 40+ production bugs across Python, C++, and React.js codebases; applied clean-code best practices and first-time-right philosophy across all code reviews and pull requests.
• Collaborated with QA, DevOps, and product teams in Agile/Scrum sprints — sprint planning, standups, retrospectives — and contributed to CI/CD pipeline-based release workflows.
• Delivered clean, maintainable TypeScript/React components for the Starlight signage project; worked with Git for version control and participated in end-to-end feature development.

Software Engineering Intern at Light & Wonder (2025-03 – 2025-09)

• Developed 20+ automated test cases (FitNesse/Jest-style integration tests), increasing regression coverage by 30%; reinforced unit testing and test automation best practices across the team.
• Debugged 50+ C++ build pipeline issues, reducing build failures by 90%; automated copyright header insertion across 200+ source files via Python scripting, saving significant engineering hours.

B.E. in Electronics & Communication Engineering – CMR Institute of Technology (2025-06)