Shiva Kant

Senior .NET Developer / Technical Lead with 9.5+ years of experience designing and developing scalable enterprise applications using C#, .NET Core, ASP.NET Web API, and Azure cloud technologies. Strong expertise in microservices, event-driven architecture, asynchronous programming, SOLID principles, and clean architecture. Hands-on experience with Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, and modular TypeScript-based frontend development.

Experienced in designing high-performance APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications with strong focus on maintainability, observability, and performance optimization.

Technical Manager at Accolite (2025-04 – Present)

Project: Bloomberg Terminal – Instant Bloomberg (IB). Tech Stack:.NET Core, C#, Web API, EF Core, LINQ, SQL Server, GitLab, Octopus Deploy

• Acted as Technical Lead for backend components used by 100K+ global financial professionals.
• Designed and optimized high-throughput REST APIs handling millions of messages per day.
• Improved API response times by 20–25% by optimizing EF Core queries and database access patterns.
• Implemented asynchronous and scalable backend processing using C# async/await and dependency injection patterns.
• Contributed to cloud-ready and event-driven service integrations for handling high-volume messaging workflows.
• Participated in deployment automation and release management activities using CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.
• Collaborated on monitoring, diagnostics, logging, and production troubleshooting for distributed backend services.

Associate Staff Engineer / Technical Lead at Nagarro (2021-04 – 2025-04)

Project: Diversity Travel – Online Booking Tool (OBT). Tech Stack:.NET Core, ASP.NET Web API, C#, EF Core, SQL Server 2019, Cosmos DB, Angular 17, Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, Azure DevOps

• Served as Technical Manager / Module Owner for backend services supporting thousands of corporate users.
• Led design and implementation of microservices-based APIs.
• Applied DDD and Vertical Slice Architecture, improving maintainability.
• Worked on Azure Functions for background processing and integration workflows.
• Integrated Azure Service Bus for asynchronous communication between distributed services.
• Designed modular and maintainable backend services following clean architecture and SOLID principles.
• Participated in Azure DevOps pipeline implementation and deployment automation.
• Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams for production support, debugging, and release management.

Associate Staff Engineer / Technical Lead at Nagarro (2021-04 – 2025-04)

Project: NCRTC – Parameter & Device Management System. Tech Stack:.NET Core 3.1, Web API, Angular 11, SQL Server 2019

• Delivered REST APIs with 99.9% uptime for mission-critical transportation systems.
• Improved system reliability by optimizing API workflows and database interactions.
• Supported production deployments, defect resolution, and team onboarding.

Software Engineer at Chetu (2019-12 – 2021-04)

• Designed and developed backend modules for automated parking and education management systems.
• Built REST APIs and optimized SQL Server stored procedures.
• Followed coding standards, participated in peer reviews, and provided production support.

Software Engineer at CGI (2010-12 – 2014-02)

• Developed enterprise HR, dashboard, and IPTV applications using ASP.NET MVC, C#, and SQL Server.
• Built a strong foundation in enterprise, client-server, and service-oriented architectures.

MCA – Sikkim Manipal University (2013)

BCA – Bangalore University (2010)