Santosh Kumar

About Santosh Kumar

Backend Engineer with 4+ years of experience building scalable APIs, distributed systems,…

Experience

1. Associate Software Engineer

   Hornblower Group

   Jul 2023 — Present

   Full Stack Developer🪞 Face Recognition & Liveness Verification System — Designed an end-to-end face scan workflow using AWS Rekognition, with session creation, face matching, liveness detection, S3 storage, and configurable validations for secure, automated check-ins. Developed a comprehensive ticketing platform,\"Anchor Operating Service,\" addressing the ticketing, catering, and inventory management needs of the Cruising and Hospitality Industry. Optimized Search Performance & Versioning – Reduced PCM v2 search time from 23 seconds to under 1 second, improving efficiency. Added draft logs, timeline tracking, and bulk publishing for reports.🤖 AI-Powered Event Builder – Developed an AI-driven system that understands human-like conversations to automate event creation, manage ticket availability, and streamline checkout. Third-Party API Checker Dashboard – Built a real-time dashboard to track error logs for GYG, Expedia, and Viator, featuring detailed filtering, error rate analysis, and structured data views. Automated Survey System – Designed a full-stack survey platform with a dashboard, SDK, and backend to automate feedback collection. Used cron jobs & virtualization for high-performance data handling. Smart Proposal Management System – Built a drag-and-drop proposal tool for custom PDF compilation, enabling auto-selection, categorization, and pricing toggles, making proposals fully editable and reusable. Scalable Import & Data Processing – Developed a CSV product import system with real-time validation, error handling, and status tracking using SQS for seamless bulk processing. E-commerce & Checkout Enhancements – Built a dynamic online store configuration to manage product relationships and fixed critical issues in Sensible Weather Guarantee checkout, ensuring seamless refunds & transfers.

Education

• Lovely Professional University

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech

  2018 — 2022