Paras Garg
Immediate Joiner | Python Django Lead Developer | 8+ Yrs Experience | Facility Management Domain | Insur Tech Domain | Edu Tech Domain | System Design | AWS(S3, EC2, IAM, SQS, SNS) | Quickbooks | Sentry | Sendgrid
Salary / Daily rate
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Remote only
Skills
About me
Intro
Senior Python / Django Engineer with 8+ years of experience building scalable, high-performance backend systems and APIs used by thousands of users. I specialize in: • Python (advanced core concepts, performance tuning) • Django / Django REST Framework • High-traffic backend architecture • Database optimization & query reduction • API design, integrations & system reliability • AWS (S3, cost optimization, performance profiling) Recent impact: ✔ Reduced Django API DB queries from 600+ to under 15 via serializer & ORM optimization ✔ Improved system performance and reliability for large-scale applications ✔ Delivered production-ready solutions with clean, maintainable code ✔ Achieved a 60% increase in operational efficiency through the orchestration of third-party service integrations. ✔ Improved real-time communication capabilities and reducing message delivery latency by 50%. I work closely with product, frontend, and DevOps teams and bring strong ownership, debugging depth, and system-level thinking to every project. 📌 Actively open to Senior / Lead Python Backend roles 📧 Email: [email protected] / [email protected] 📞 Phone: +91- 9897803137 | +91- 8630376986 💬 Preferred contact: LinkedIn message or email
Work experience
Jellyfish Technologies
Oct 2022 - Oct 2025
3 years 1 month
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Sr. Python Developer
Nov 2022 - Oct 2025
3 years
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
In my role at Jellyfish Technologies, I am responsible for architecting and executing comprehensive back-end solutions for client-facing applications. This involves utilizing Python and Django to manage the entire development lifecycle, from needs analysis to production deployment and ongoing maintenance that ensure seamless data exchange between front-end interfaces and back-end systems. It also uses Celery, Redis , Sentry for error monitoring. Additionally, I oversee the integration of third-party services to enhance operational workflows and improve client satisfaction. My role also includes managing AWS cloud infrastructure to maintain service availability and optimize scalability. Achievements: I have successfully orchestrated third-party service integrations that resulted in a 60% increase in operational efficiency. I established automated CI/CD pipelines that streamlined deployment processes, significantly reducing go-to-market timelines. Furthermore, my leadership in coaching junior engineers has led to a 40% improvement in team output and code quality metrics.
Sr. Python Developer
Oct 2022 - Oct 2025
3 years 1 month
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Software Development Consultant
Capgemini
Aug 2021 - Oct 2022
1 year 3 months
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Working with Mercedes Benz Research & Development India (MBRDI), I developed and maintained multiple Django applications focused on integrated circuit management and signal processing for automotive embedded systems. My responsibilities included engineering database solutions that supported concurrent operations and executing the migration of legacy data structures to enhance data access efficiency. I also performed rigorous code quality assurance to ensure system integrity and prevent production regressions. Achievements: I achieved a 30% improvement in data access efficiency through the migration of legacy data structures to Django ORM. My contributions ensured high production-grade performance standards across all applications developed.
Back End Developer
SwifLearn
Aug 2020 - Jul 2021
1 year
Gurugram, Haryana, India
In this role, I developed a WhatsApp Business API-integrated messaging platform to enhance communication between educational institutions and stakeholders. I implemented AWS SQS-based message queue architecture to manage message routing, improving reliability and reducing latency. Additionally, I integrated various communication channels to deliver an omnichannel user experience and executed performance profiling for cost optimization. Achievements: My work led to a 50% reduction in message delivery latency and improved message processing reliability.
Software Engineer
RenewBuy
Dec 2019 - Aug 2020
9 months
Gurugram, Haryana, India
I engineered a travel insurance policy acquisition workflow that ensured a seamless user journey while adhering to regulatory compliance. I developed an automated policy renewal engine that significantly reduced manual processing overhead and integrated secure payment gateway solutions for third-party insurance carriers. Achievements: My contributions drove a 10% increase in business and reduced manual renewal processing overhead by 60%.
Assistant Software Engineer
Nuance Communications
Jun 2017 - Dec 2019
2 years 7 months
Lucknow Area, India
I authored and executed automated test suites for validating speech recognition features and deployed automation frameworks for testing embedded hardware. My role involved leading the integration of Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) engines with back-end services and performing quality assurance testing to maintain application reliability. Achievements: I reduced ASR processing latency by 20% through effective integration and maintained high system stability across numerous test cases.
Web Developer(Django)
ScaleDesk Web Studio Pvt. Ltd.
Jun 2016 - Jul 2016
2 months
Education
BABU BANARASI DAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information Technology
2013 - 2017
3 years 10 months