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.

Resume

Experience

2021 - Present
Smart Pension, London, UK

Senior 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, India

Senior 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, India

Ruby 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, India

Shankara Institue of Technology

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science

Meetups

2023
London

London Ruby User Group

Redis Memory First Meetup

Skills

  • Ruby on Rails
  • Ruby
  • Hotwire
  • Stimulus
  • RSpec
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • OOPs
  • Postgres
  • Mysql
  • AWS
  • Agile
  • Redis
  • Kafka

Contact

London, UK

bloomberg490
@gmail.com

Freelance Available