Headline

Software Engineer

About

I’m a software engineer with experience building scalable, performance-focused web applications, with a strong emphasis on backend systems, architecture, and reliability. My work has primarily involved designing and building APIs, data models, and distributed services that power production applications used by real users. I’ve worked across modern backend and frontend stacks, most notably with Python, Django, and modern JavaScript(React, Nextjs, Astro), along with cloud infrastructure and containerized deployments. Over the years, I’ve owned both greenfield products and large existing codebases, handling everything from system design and implementation to deployment, monitoring, and iterative improvements based on real-world usage. I enjoy untangling complex systems, improving performance, and reducing operational friction for both users and engineering teams. I like being the engineer who can dive deep into debugging complex issues, collaborate closely with product and stakeholders, and mentor other developers, while staying pragmatic about trade-offs and business impact. My approach is simple: understand the problem deeply, design for clarity and reliability, and optimize where it actually matters. You can see some of my work here: Portfolio and projects: https://ankitjang.one/ GitHub: https://github.com/jangwanAnkit Technical writing / blog: https://ankitjang.one/case-studies/ https://ankitjang.one/blog/ I’m always open to conversations around backend systems, performance engineering, AI-assisted products, and thoughtfully built SaaS applications.

Location

Dehradun

Work experience

SDE 2 at Instahyre, Jan 2025 - Feb 2026 · 1 yr 2 mos, Remote, - Built end-to-end features using Angular + Django for employer-facing recruitment platform, including candidate screening modules (activities, notes, interview scheduling, evaluations). - Performance optimization: Migrated company-wide Django templates to Jinja, reducing page load times from ~1000ms to <200ms (5x improvement); optimized key APIs via SQL refactoring, async task offloading, and caching. - Frontend: Architected Angular component structure for unified candidate sidebar, notes, activity view, integrating 5+ modules with responsive UI and seamless Django REST API integration. - Mentored SDE 1 engineers, conducted code reviews, and led production debugging using Datadog, Sentry, and Logz.io.

Business Integration Specialist at Cloudify, Aug 2024 - Dec 2024 · 5 mos, India, - Led full-stack development using Django, Express, React, Next.js on AWS Serverless (Lambda, SST) and Azure; built production applications with modern frontend (React/Next.js + TypeScript) and RESTful API backends. - Delivered 3rd-party integrations: Amazon SES (email), MSG91 (WhatsApp/SMS), Stripe (payments), Celery/Redis (task queues), Shopify/WooCommerce custom solutions. - Managed project sprints, daily stand-ups, code reviews, and production deployments; ensured 99%+ uptime and responsive UI across devices.

Lead Software Developer at Saara, Jul 2023 - Aug 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Built AI-powered products from scratch: Led full development lifecycle (product discussions → UI/UX design → backend logic → cloud deployment) using Django, React, Next.js, TypeScript, Azure/AWS. - SalesGPT: Designed Django + PostgreSQL backend for OpenAI-powered virtual sales assistant; created interactive React chatbot UI with real-time messaging and dynamic product recommendations; executed end-to-end Azure deployment (server setup, SSL, database config). - Collaborated with product/design teams to ship pixel-perfect UIs; iterated based on user feedback and analytics.

Software Developer at Saara, May 2022 - Jul 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos, Remote, Working as a backend developer

Associate Software Engineer at SHL, Jul 2020 - May 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, - Developed web applications for Reporting and Scoring team using Python and PHP; evolved from backend focus to full-stack by building features in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React. - Performance improvement: Refactored Reporting engine codebase, improving efficiency by 30%; built custom reporting dashboards for enterprise clients (NASSCOM, Adecco); shipped responsive UIs with cross-browser compatibility.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science, Graphic Era Deemed to be University

Public links

github: https://github.com/jangwanAnkit