Dhiraj Devkar

About Dhiraj Devkar

I am a Software Engineering Tech Lead at American Family Insurance, where I drive innovation and lead a talented team in revolutionizing the nationwide deployment of Home and Auto insurance products. With over 8 years of experience, my journey is anchored by expertise in Agile project management, microservices architecture, and AWS implementation. I\'ve orchestrated transformative projects like enhancing the Sales API platform for a lightning-fast shopping experience, slashing latency by 80%, and simplifying partner integration by 90%. Holding an MS in Cybersecurity from New England College and an MS in Computer Science from New York Institute of Technology, my dual mastery empowers me to fuse cutting-edge security insights with advanced software solutions, ensuring robust, scalable outcomes at every turn.

Experience

1. Software Engineering Tech Lead

   American Family Insurance

   Feb 2022 — Present · Boston, MA, US

   Leadership and Mentorship: Led the nationwide rollout of Home and Auto insurance products while mentoring and fostering the technical and professional development of a 5-member software development team, promoting a culture of continuous learning and innovation.Operational Excellence: Directed operational readiness, production monitoring, and process optimization across multiple teams, implementing best practices to enhance efficiency and reliability, and providing strategic departmental leadership.Innovative Development: Spearheaded the development of the Sales API platform\'s new version, introducing a consumer-friendly shopping cart experience, reducing latency by 80%, and streamlining the partner onboarding process by 90%, significantly improving user experience and operational throughput.Technical Leadership: Provided expert technical guidance in developing new microservices, ensuring seamless integration with over 10 existing microservices for The General Auto Insurance product. Converted high-level system specifications into detailed, scalable system design plans, adhering to organizational standards and best practices.Agile Methodologies: Actively participated in key decision-making processes, including SOS, Go-no-go release decisions, design reviews, and led sprint planning and retrospectives. Managed backlog priorities, epic refinement, and ensured the delivery of high-quality, robust code, fostering an agile and collaborative development environment.

Education

• New York Institute of Technology

  Master of Science - MS, Computer Science

  2017 — 2019

• New England College

  Master of Science - MS, Cybersecurity

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Information Technology

  2011 — 2015

Skills

• Javascript
• Management
• C
• Team Management
• E-Commerce
• Xml
• Php
• Wordpress
• Java
• Titanium Mobile
• Beacon
• Github
• Firebase
• Mvc
• Mobile Applications
• Mongodb
• C++
• Sql
• Bitbucket
• Json
• Blogger
• Software Development
• Android
• Python