Somnath Shekhar
Staff Software Engineer at PayPal
- Role
- Staff Software Engineer at PayPal
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Somnath Shekhar
Highly motivated and results-oriented DevOps Engineer with 8+ years of experience in building and maintaining scalable, distributed systems and cloud infrastructure. Strong proficiency in Python, Go, Java, and ReactJS (TypeScript), with expertise in containerization (Docker Swarm) and orchestration (Kubernetes, GKE). Proven track record in deploying and managing robust solutions across diverse cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, OpenStack), ensuring high availability and reliability in dynamic, innovation-driven environments.
Experience
Staff Software Engineer
Dec 2025 — Present · Austin, TX, US
As a Technical Lead for the Deployment Experience Team, I oversee the implementation of comprehensive Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) solutions across multiple cloud platforms utilizing Harness.io. My role focuses on optimizing end-to-end deployment processes, enhancing operational efficiency, and driving best practices to ensure the seamless delivery of applications. I collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to pioneer innovative strategies, enabling rapid deployment cycles and maintaining high-quality standards in software releases.
Education
St. Aloysius PU College
Pre University (11th & 12th)
2005 — 2007
St. Germain High School
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE)
1995 — 2005
HKBK Group of Institutions
Bachelor's Degree, Information Science and Engineering
2007 — 2011
The University of Texas at Arlington
Master's Degree, Computer Science
2014 — 2016
Skills
- Cloud Computing Iaas
- Github
- Java-J2ee, C, C++ Jsp, Ejb 3.0, Hibernate, Javascript , Xml, Html Struts 2.0 Mys
- Cinder
- Pl/Sql
- Agile Methodologies
- Puppet
- Extract, Transform, Load (Etl)
- Hibernate
- Software Development
- Python
- Mvc Architecture
- Swiftstack
- Oracle
- Weka
- Jquery
- Web Services
- Unix
- Mysql
- Eclipse
- Etl
- Spring
- Php
- Glance
- Css
- Microsoft Sql Server
- Ajax
- Amazon Ec2
- Hadoop
- Putty
- Core Java
- Servlets
- Openstack
- Amazon Web Services (Aws)
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