Soumy Ladha

About Soumy Ladha

I am a graduate student in computer science at the University of Chicago. I\'ve spent the last 3.5 years working on backend applications and systems, particularly on core application logic, databases, data and application integration, APIs, and pipelining. I am fluent in numerous programming languages, including Java, C, Python, and Kotlin, as well as frameworks like Springboot, RxJava, CUnit, and Junit. I\'ve worked with Spark, Hadoop, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, and Postgres, among other platforms.My most significant contribution to Goldman Sachs has been the development of RESTful APIs and Big Data pipelines for CRUD operations, with a strong emphasis on scalability, responsiveness, and data quality. I\'ve worked on developing end-to-end pipelines that include checks for data consistency and anomaly, as well as efficient in-memory transformations that may be stored in a non-relational database. Finally, creating reactive APIs to enhance requests per thread, resulting in improved performance and efficiency. If you are interested in grabbing a coffee and talking about software engineering, machine learning, or any other fruitful conversation, shoot me an email or send a message.I will be pleased to connect.

Experience

1. Software Development Engineer Ii

   Audible

   Aug 2022 — Present

   Improved existing alarms to proactively detect latency and error API across multiple downstream servicesImplemented elastic search template to enhance experience when user accesses their LibraryDeveloped new API to provide keyword suggestion related to a search term thereby improving user search journeyDeveloped real world traffic simulator to dry and load test various scenarios in a coordinated way to test elasticity and scalability of our APIs. Subsequently tested by coordinating with multiple teams to quantify the impact of prime day and black FridayWrote a COE for customer impacted issue which resulted in monetary loss and degraded user experience. Created 7 action items which would further improve our services and prevent similar kind of incident happening in the future.

Education

• University of Chicago

  Master's degree, Computer Science

• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

  Master's degree, Financial Engineering

  2013 — 2018

• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

  2013 — 2018