Bedford, TX

Arun Kumar Upadhyay

Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer with 12+ years building enterprise web and backend systems (React, TypeScript, PHP, Node.js, Java, AWS).

Lawful Permanent Resident (USA)ReactTypeScriptPHPNode.jsAWS
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About

A quick snapshot of what I do.

Summary

  • Dynamic software developer with 12+ years of experience developing enterprise level desktop and web applications to elevate business performance.
  • Experienced across the full software development lifecycle using Agile and Scrum, translating requirements into scalable features and clean, maintainable code.
  • Strong collaboration skills with cross functional teams across product, UX, QA, and DevOps.

Core strengths

  • Full SDLC delivery (Agile and Scrum)
  • Enterprise UI engineering (React and TypeScript)
  • Backend services (PHP, Node.js, Java) and REST APIs
  • Databases and performance (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle)
  • Cloud and delivery (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins)

Beyond work

Outside of work, I live with my wife and our two children. Family keeps me grounded and reinforces patience, responsibility, and long term thinking in both life and work.

Skills

Tools and technologies I use regularly.

Languages

PHP (OOP)JavaScriptTypeScriptJavaSQLPL/SQLCC++

Front end

ReactReduxHTML5CSSSCSSAJAXDOMjQuery

Back end

LaravelNode.jsExpressSpringSpring DataHibernateREST APIs

Cloud and DevOps

AWS (Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, ECS, EC2, CloudFormation, Cognito, CloudWatch, API Gateway)DockerKubernetesJenkinsGitHub ActionsAnsible

Experience

Roles and impact.

Sr. Software Engineer

Inovalon Inc

Healthcare data analytics • SaaS platforms

Mar 2023 – Present

  • Designed and implemented responsive user interfaces with React and TypeScript focused on performance and user centric UX.
  • Integrated front end apps with RESTful APIs and implemented state management with Redux, hooks, and Context for reusable components.
  • Built and maintained backend microservices in PHP and Node.js powering e commerce and internal applications.
  • Optimized MySQL queries and data models for high volume transactional workloads and improved scalability using RabbitMQ.
  • Containerized services with Docker and supported deployments via Kubernetes; automated CI/CD with Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
  • Improved product search and filtering using ElasticSearch; used Datadog monitoring and logs to troubleshoot production performance.

Tech

ReactTypeScriptReduxPHPNode.jsJavaMySQLRabbitMQElasticSearchDockerKubernetesJenkinsDatadog

Senior Software Engineer

CSquared Systems LLC

Remote monitoring and management • Telecom and network device management

Mar 2017 – Feb 2023

  • Developed and maintained Site Portal backend using PHP and MySQL for remote monitoring of distributed systems and equipment.
  • Built device communication and telemetry features using HTTP, SNMP, Modbus, SSH, and Telnet; worked with XML and MIBs.
  • Converted an Adobe Flex based application to a React based single page application.
  • Designed pipeline auditing and profiling plus reporting systems to support SLA compliance and faster incident troubleshooting.
  • Designed and implemented a granular access control framework spanning multiple customer facing systems with strong performance guarantees.
  • Built a standards compliant REST API engine enabling high availability access to real time monitoring datasets for internal and third party consumers.

Tech

PHPLaravelMySQLReactNode.jsDoctrineJenkinsAnsible

Senior Software Engineer

Center of Information Technology

Government systems • Web portals • Enterprise applications

Aug 2010 – Mar 2016

  • Led module delivery end to end: requirements, design (flowcharts and ERDs), implementation, testing, and deployments.
  • Built front ends with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery; created RDBMS schemas, stored procedures, triggers, and optimized queries.
  • Delivered web apps and custom CMS solutions using OOP PHP plus Joomla and WordPress customization.
  • Worked on Java enterprise applications with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, Hibernate; implemented authentication and authorization.
  • Mentored junior developers, performed code reviews, and ensured on time delivery aligned with client needs.

Tech

Core PHPMySQLJavaSpringHibernateJSP/ServletVB.NETJira

Projects

Selected work and accomplishments.

Site Portal Monitoring Software (CSquared Systems)

Monitoring platform enhancements for telecom and network device management, including profiling, auditing, and telemetry features.

  • Implemented a pipeline auditing and profiling system in PHP with extended reporting to enforce SLA compliance.
  • Built a device driver subsystem in PHP and C++ to poll RF metrics and dynamically manage RF settings and network interfaces.
  • Delivered telemetry scraping and management across diverse device drivers and protocols (HTTP, SNMP, Modbus, proprietary).
PHPMySQLC++TelemetryProtocols

Generic Device Framework and Unified API (CSquared Systems)

Framework and REST API layer enabling real time monitoring datasets for web UI and integrations.

  • Built automated environment validation service collecting and aggregating process data, logging, and reporting.
  • Designed access control solution with fine grained permission levels across API and UI layers.
  • Developed robust REST API engine providing high availability access to real time datasets for internal and third party consumers.
RESTLaravelAccess controlPerformance

Tax Clearance System (Nepal municipalities)

Tax management system deployed across municipalities with multilingual support and scalable architecture.

  • Designed application architecture and database; implemented core taxpayer modules with CRUD operations.
  • Added authentication and authorization using Spring Security and followed MVC patterns.
  • Created reporting outputs and supported production deployments and hosting.
JavaSpringMySQLGovernment

Education

Academic background and certifications.

Degrees

Master of Science in Computer Science

Maharishi University of Management (MUM), Fairfield, Iowa, USA

2016 – 2018 • CGPA 3.56

Master of Computer Applications

North Bengal University (NBU), Siliguri, India

2007 – 2010 • CGPA 3.91

Certifications

  • Ultimate AWS Certified Developer Associate 2022
  • Server side Development with NodeJS (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Coursera
  • HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Coursera
  • Object oriented programming using Java (University of California, San Diego), Coursera
  • Front End JavaScript Frameworks: AngularJS (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Coursera
  • Algorithms: Design and Analysis Part I and Part II (Stanford University), Coursera

Contact

Reach out for full time roles or contract work.