phanindra srungavarapu

Phanindra Srungavarapu - Lead Engineer

I am passionate about engineering optimized solutions.
I consider myself diligent, responsible, and accountable.

As a lead engineer in the Pactflow (contract testing) India team, helped transition Pactflow to API Hub.
Improved CI/CD processes and database backup processes.
Set up user onboarding, migration pipelines (Rust, AWS microservices).
Worked on multiple performance and scalability improvements and migrated to better technical tools.
Tech: Ruby, Rust, Node.js, TypeScript, Python, AWS, DynamoDB.

Managed 6 Fullstack engineers (RoR, Node.js, React, Rust) and 3 QA to optimize team communication and avoid wait times.
Planned sprints, conducted sprint planning, daily standups, and resolved technical and communication blockers.
Avoided burnout or underwork for team members and managed conflicts effectively.
Collaborated with other engineering teams and product managers to optimize overall efficiency and avoid miscommunications.
Fostered team growth through individual growth using regular feedback loops in bi-weekly 1-1s and retrospectives.
Maintained high code quality while achieving scalable solutions.
Efficiently managed unplanned work while maintaining high sprint estimation accuracy (~95%).

Led a tech team to build APIs from the ground up for multiple clients.
Responsible for on-time delivery of APIs by team members.
Tackled tech debt, refactored code, and improved overall code quality.
Updated internal processes, including:
- Implementing CI/CD.
- Encouraging the team to adopt RSpec testing.
- Keeping API documentation up to date.
- Incorporating tools like RuboCop to improve code quality.
Tech: Node.js, Ruby on Rails, TypeScript, AWS, PostgreSQL, React.

Integrated external APIs, enhanced code quality, optimized SQL queries, and improved load times.
Set up analytics tools, downtime alerts, and upgraded Ruby on Rails versions.
Participated in requirement discussions, implementation, and deployments.
Assisted with customer onboarding through data migrations.
Set up and maintained servers, migrated databases and main servers to Google Cloud using Kubernetes clusters, and set up DB replicas.
Modernized features and automated workflows like data migration automation, SSL certificate renewal, and custom internal alerts.
Tech: Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, MySQL, Google Cloud, Bash, Python.

Mentored junior engineers, planned and estimated work, pair programmed, and conducted code reviews.
Tech: Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, MySQL, Google Cloud, Bash.

Learned debugging, writing test cases, implementing features, discussing with clients, and setting up projects from scratch.
Tech: Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, Google Cloud, Bash, Python.

Programming Languages: Ruby, Python, Rust, TypeScript, JavaScript.
Frameworks: Ruby on Rails, Node.js, React.
Testing Tools: RSpec, RuboCop.
DevOps & Cloud: AWS, Kubernetes, Google Cloud, CI/CD, Nginx, Shell scripting.
Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB.
Other Skills: Project Management, Agile, Mentorship, Database Design.