Arvind Mehra
Ruby on Rails Developer, Team Player, Leader, and Mentor
Arvind Mehra
About Me
Hi there! I'm a Ruby on Rails developer, collaborative team player and leader, with over 8 years of experience in crafting high-quality software.
I've worked with big techs including Smart Pension London, Tata Consultancy Services,
Mcksinsey & Company, Appster, Punchh
My area of interest in programming is to scale and optimize the application.
I graduated from Rajasthan Technical University in 2012 in Computer Science. I'm currently working as a Senior software developer at Smart Pension in London, UK.
- Location London, UK
- Email bloomberg490@gmail.com
- Phone UK +44 7436543505
- LinkdedIn
- Github
- Is Ruby On Rails Dead?
Resume
Experience
2021 - Present
Smart Pension, London, UKSenior Ruby Developer
Architected and documented multiple new release features that enhanced the pension withdrawal process.
Developed and implemented automated processes using RSpecs and Cypress that reduced manual effort by 20%
Performed the role of production support engineer by deeply understanding the complete infrastructure of the application to resolve P1, and PX issues within SLA time.
Helped in hiring new developers,Conducted code reviews,and mentored junior developers to improve code quality and ensure adherence to best practices
2018 - 2021
Tata Consultancy Services, Gurgaon, IndiaSenior Developer
Enhanced the performance of the Employees' Timesheet System by up to 27% by optimizing the complex SQL queries, and caching techniques.
Upgraded the Rails application from version Rails-3 to Rails-5 with ~zero production defects.
Created APIs for a mobile version of a web application for client McKinsey & Company.
Led a team of 4 developers to work on a POC meant for use as an internal tool using Rails and React Js.
Gave a technical presentation on AWS Serverless Architecture to introduce acceptance in multiple new projects.
2016 - 2018
Appster, Gurgaon, IndiaRuby on Rails Developer
Introduced Ruby on Rails tech stack to a company of circa 100+ PHP developers. I was the first Rails hire in the company.
Delivered multiple Ruby on Rails projects as a sole Ruby developer in the given time frame with a high client satisfaction score..
Built a team of 5 Rails developers by hiring and mentoring new Rails developers. Played a crucial role in organizing technical interviews..
Created a user Sentiment-Engine and a Recommendation-Engine based on user inputs in the application..
Developed APIs and admin panel for user-heavy applications
Education
2008-2012
Rajasthan Technical University, IndiaShankara Institue of Technology
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science
Meetups
2023
LondonLondon Ruby User Group
Redis Memory First Meetup
Skills
- Ruby on Rails
- Ruby
- Hotwire
- Stimulus
- RSpec
- JavaScript
- React
- OOPs
- Postgres
- Mysql
- AWS
- Agile
- Redis
- Kafka