"I build things, play games, and document the journey."

Hey, I'm Sushant 👋

Building high-scale web products, integrating intelligent AI workflows, leveling up in gaming, and documenting the journey — from Pune, India.

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4+ Years

Engineering Experience

Fintech, Media & Enterprise

Full Stack + AI

Core Focus

Node.js, React & GenAI Systems

MCA Graduate

Education

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Pune, India

Location

Open to Remote & Consulting

Profile & Technical Mastery

About Me

"I'm not the best — I'm just consistently showing up."

Full Stack & AI Engineer

4+ Years Building Web & AI Platforms

Full Stack Developer with 4+ years of end-to-end delivery experience across fintech, media, and enterprise platforms. Currently at Infosys, working with Dow Jones — building high-availability web applications and integrating Generative AI capabilities.

Previously at Hungama Digital Media, engineered payment gateway integrations, subscription systems across partner platforms, and real-time operations dashboards.

Actively engineering GenAI workflows — integrating OpenAI and Anthropic Claude APIs, building RAG pipelines, working with vector databases (Pinecone, ChromaDB) and LangChain.js.

Open to: Product Companies & IT ConsultingPune, India

Education & Achievements

Master of Computer Application (MCA)

Savitribai Phule Pune University

76.68%

2021

Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA)

Savitribai Phule Pune University

71.71%

2018

Smart India Hackathon 2019 & 2020 Finalist

Selected for Grand Finale in both Software & Hardware editions; top ~1% nationally from 100K+ participants.

Organiser & Host — "CodeWar"

Organized a blind coding competition at DYPIMR, fostering problem-solving and student developer community.

Technical Skills by Category

Categorized stack: Frontend, Backend, AI, Databases, Cloud & Practices

Frontend Development

Modern, reactive interfaces & performant client-side state

JavaScriptTypeScriptReact.jsNext.jsTailwind CSSRedux / Redux ToolkitHTML5 & CSS3Responsive Web Design

Backend Development

Distributed microservices, resilient APIs & business logic

JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonFastAPINode.jsExpress.jsNest.jsREST APIsMicroservices ArchitectureGraphQLWebSockets

AI & Generative AI

LLM integrations, RAG pipelines & agentic frameworks

OpenAI APIAnthropic Claude APIRAG ArchitectureMCP (Model Context Protocol)LangChain.jsVector EmbeddingsPrompt EngineeringGitHub Copilot

Databases & Vector DBs

Relational, NoSQL, Vector search & high-speed caching

PostgreSQLRedis (Caching & Pub/Sub)MongoDBPinecone (Vector DB)ChromaDBMySQL

Cloud & DevOps

Cloud infrastructure, containerization & CI/CD deployment

AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda)DockerGitHub Actions (CI/CD)AWS API GatewayGit & Version ControlPostman & SwaggerJIRASVN

Architecture & Practices

Engineering excellence, design patterns & Agile methodologies

Event-Driven DesignServerless PatternsAgile / ScrumCode ReviewsTDD BasicsSub-Second OptimizationAPI Documentation

The 3 Content Pillars

What I'm About

3 distinct pillars telling the authentic story of who I am beyond the screen.

Core Identity

💻 Tech

tech.sushantshinde.in· Planned Hub

Web development, Generative AI (RAG, Claude & OpenAI APIs), microservices, open source, and building in public.

Full Stack Web & Cloud Architectures

Generative AI, MCP & RAG Pipelines

Open source tools & developer tips

Building in public & engineering logs

Tech Hub & Resources

Beginner → Pro Journey

🎮 Gaming

gaming.sushantshinde.in· Planned Hub

BGMI, Valorant, CS2, and GTA 5 — gameplay highlights, squad tactics, honest reviews, and competitive rank grinds.

BGMI competitive tactics & rotations

Valorant ranked competitive journey

CS2 & GTA 5 gameplay clips

Developer who games: tactical mindset

Gaming Hub & Clips

Travel + Personal Growth

🌱 Life

life.sushantshinde.in· Planned Hub

Exploring Pune and Maharashtra weekend getaways, career transition from MCA to senior engineering, books, and daily routines.

Travel & hidden Maharashtra getaways

Career story: MCA → Senior Developer

Daily habits, work-life integration

Mental models & developer lifestyle

Life Logs & Stories

💡 Subdomain Architecture: Dedicated spaces (tech., gaming., life.sushantshinde.in) will launch alongside deep-dive content.

Professional Journey

Where I've Worked

4+ years building high-availability architectures, fintech payment integrations, and AI features.

Infosys Ltd.

›Dow JonesCurrent

Senior Associate Consultant – Full Stack Developer

Apr 2024 – Present

Pune, India

Building and shipping production features for Dow Jones on a high-availability, content-driven web platform with strict sub-second response SLAs.

Delivered 8+ Node.js microservices with independent CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions + Docker), cutting deployment cycles from ~3 hours to under 20 minutes.

Optimised React.js frontend via lazy loading, code splitting, and API caching — achieved ~25% reduction in page load time with measurable Core Web Vitals gains.

Engineered Generative AI content features and intelligent LLM-driven pipelines.

Mentored 2 junior developers through regular code reviews — reduced post-release critical bugs by 30% over 3 sprint cycles.

Node.jsReact.jsGenerative AIMicroservicesDockerGitHub ActionsAWSTypeScript

Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

›Entertainment & OTT Platforms

Developer – Full Stack Developer

Mar 2022 – Mar 2024

Pune, India

Engineered end-to-end payment gateway integrations (PayU, ABAPay) across Web, Android, & iOS maintaining high-reliability uptime.

Built bulk subscription APIs handling 500K+ events / month across digital media platforms — successfully onboarded 3 major partner ecosystems.

Reduced payment failure rate by ~18% through intelligent retry logic, idempotency keys, and real-time webhook reconciliation with dead-letter queue handling.

Delivered a real-time Subscription Management Dashboard (React.js + Node.js) — automated 10+ manual reporting workflows, saving the ops team ~15 hours / week.

Integrated Amplitude and Mixpanel analytics; A/B test insights drove a 12% uplift in paid subscription conversion rate.

Redesigned MongoDB subscription schema with compound indexing — reduced query response time by 35% under peak production load.

Implemented Redis session caching — reduced repeat authentication API calls by 60% during high-traffic periods.

Node.jsExpress.jsMongoDBRedisReact.jsPayU / ABAPayDockerREST APIs

Get in Touch

Let's Connect

Open to full-time senior engineering opportunities, technical consulting, and high-impact GenAI collaborations.

Direct Email

sushantshinde.in@gmail.com

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Pune, India

Open to product, AI, and engineering collaborations