Senior Software Engineer | Conversational AI & FinTech | Data Analytics & ML Integration

Hybrid

On-site

NYC

NYC

NYC

Mineola, NY




Masters, Computer Science
New York University

BE, Computer Science
B. M. S. College of Engineering
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๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ. I solve problems that matter while driving quantifiable business results. At Amazon, I'm revolutionizing customer service through Conversational AI, building platforms that understand context, reduce friction, and deliver human-like interactions at scale. My latest ML platform migration generated $140K annual savings while enabling new AI capabilities. Before Amazon, I spent 9 years at Bank of America reimagining how financial institutions handle risk. I architected cloud-based systems that transformed daily risk processing for 200K+ trades that support critical trading decisions. ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐: โข ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐: End-to-end LLM integration and streaming API development. โข ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ธ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐: Real-time and batch analytics for trading, compliance, and market risk. โข ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Database and system improvements delivering hours-to-minutes performance gains. โข ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ: Building AI that genuinely improves user experiences while driving cost savings. โข ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ: Cross-functional migration projects with quantifiable business outcomes. ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Python, Java, Kotlin, AWS, Machine Learning, NoSQL, Kafka, Spark, Typescript I thrive on solving complex technical challenges that drive real business value. From reducing customer wait times to optimizing financial risk calculations, I focus on building solutions that scale and deliver measurable results. ๐๐ฒ๐'๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ if you're tackling challenges in AI transformation, FinTech innovation, or scaling technical solutions.
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Masters, Computer Science, New York University
BE, Computer Science, B. M. S. College of Engineering