Shwetha Shivaraju

About Shwetha Shivaraju

Hi, I’m Shwetha. I specialize in full-stack development with a strong focus on architecting scalable web applications and cloud-based solutions.From leading engineering initiatives at Progress Residential to developing enterprise-grade applications at Walmart Global Tech and HashedIn by Deloitte, my journey has been defined by solving complex software challenges across industries like real estate, fintech, retail, and education.What I Do Best:I excel at building and optimizing high-performance web applications using React, Node.js, AWS, and MongoDB, ensuring seamless user experiences and robust backend systems. My expertise extends to:Full-Stack Development: Crafting scalable applications with React, Redux, TypeScript, Node.js, and GraphQLCloud & Serverless Computing: Architecting solutions with AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelinesFrontend Engineering Excellence: Driving UI/UX best practices with Next.js, Material UI, and Tailwind CSSMicroservices & API Design: Developing and integrating RESTful & GraphQL APIs for enterprise applicationsTeam Leadership & Mentorship: Leading cross-functional teams, mentoring developers, and driving engineering best practicesKey Achievements:Progress Residential: Designed a step-by-step user application journey, enhancing retention & reducing vacancy time to 3 days. Built a robust payment system that cut payment failures by 40% through asynchronous queueing.Walmart Global Tech: Led the development of a React Native mobile app for warehouse automation, increasing operational efficiency by 30%. Designed a transport web application that improved warehouse scheduling & supplier coordination.HashedIn by Deloitte: Spearheaded fintech & education projects, leading a 10-member team to develop large-scale applications. Enhanced student engagement by 20% with a mobile-based activity-tracking solution.I’m passionate about building scalable, cloud-native solutions, optimizing performance, and mentoring the next generation of developers.If you have any specific questions related to React, Node.js, AWS, or full-stack engineering, want to exchange ideas, or just want to talk shop, shoot me a DM or an email.

Experience

1. Senior Full Stack Software Developer

   Progress Residential®

   Dec 2023 — Present · Tempe, AZ, US

   Designed a step‑by‑step user application journey with data persistence and resume functionality, enhancing user retention and drop‑off analysis.• Implemented a comprehensive resident registration process, including authentication and role‑based access for various types of residents.• Architected and implemented a document upload feature to streamline the applicant’s document upload process for a seamless application approval process that, in turn, reduced the average window of vacancy in the house to 3 days.• Designed a robust payment database schema to enable asynchronous queueing with third‑party integrations, reducing payment failures by 40% caused by timeout issues.• Developed a YAML‑based CI/CD pipeline to support AWS infrastructure deployment and code deployment for multiple microservices in a monorepo. Integrated SonarQube and security scan steps to ensure code coverage and robust security measures, significantly increasing overall developmentteam productivity by 25%.

Education

• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya , DB Pur

  High School, 12th , PCMCs

  2005 — 2011

• BNM Institute Of Technology

  Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science

  2011 — 2015

• Arizona State University

  Master of Science - MS, Computer Science