Vedant Valsangkar

Software Engineer

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Software Developer

About Me

Vedant Valsangkar

I'm a Software Development Engineer at Amazon with expertise in building high-impact mobile and backend systems.

With professional experience at Amazon and Barclays, I've led the development of cross-device onboarding features for Alexa and architected mission-critical financial systems. I have a strong foundation in problem-solving and data structures, which helps me approach complex engineering challenges with clarity and efficiency.

Email: vedantvalsangkar@gmail.com
Location: Pune, Maharashtra

Experience

Software Development Engineer

Amazon

Jun 2025 – Present

Pune, Maharashtra

  • Led end-to-end development of Visual ID Transfer, a cross-device onboarding feature spanning 6+ microservices (Java/Kotlin), enabling consent workflows, child profile support, and offline device handling for Alexa voice and face enrollment across Echo devices used by millions of customers.
  • Drove a multi-phase architectural refactor of the Alexa iOS communication layer (Swift), decoupling legacy SDK dependencies into a modular, protocol-oriented system, improving maintainability and accelerating feature velocity across voice services.
  • Delivered production features across backend and mobile stacks, contributing to 8+ codebases (Java services, iOS modules, React Native bridges), demonstrating strong cross-platform ownership in a large-scale distributed system.

Software Engineer

Barclays

Jul 2023 – May 2025

Pune, Maharashtra

  • Led development and deployment of 15+ production features for Oracle Watchlist Screening, a critical compliance system serving 48M+ customers, improving reliability and effectiveness of financial crime detection workflows.
  • Automated build generation and deployment processes, achieving a 50% reduction in deployment errors and improving release efficiency and system stability.
  • Drove platform enhancements including Autosys job orchestration, REST API migration, and integration of machine learning models into screening workflows, improving scalability and detection effectiveness.

Software Developer Intern

Cakesoft Technologies Pvt Ltd.

Jan 2023 – Jun 2023

Pune, Maharashtra

  • Designed and developed key components of a sales automation platform using MongoDB, React, Express, and Node.js.
  • Built API integrations for LinkedIn and Crunchbase to enable automated data extraction and enrichment.

Software Developer Intern

Barclays

Jun 2022 – Aug 2022

Pune, Maharashtra

  • Developed automation scripts to enhance operational efficiency for Global Payments internal utilities.
  • Optimized SWIFT message processing workflows within the global payments domain.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Engineering

Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune

Aug 2019 – May 2023

CGPA: 9.07/10

Projects

Coding Classroom

Flask, Python, SQL, Render, Piston-API
  • Built an online coding assignment platform with 3K+ users, enabling teachers to create, distribute, and auto-grade programming assignments with real-time feedback.
  • Designed backend systems for secure, sandboxed code execution supporting multiple languages (C, C++, Python, JS), handling concurrent submissions with isolation and reliability.

Virtual Labs

Flask, Python, Bootstrap, Chart.Js, P5.Js
  • Developed an interactive web platform featuring simulations for complex computer engineering concepts using P5.JS for real-time graphics and animations.
  • Engineered a "Code Arena" module integrating a web-based code editor and compiler with an automated test case evaluator for hands-on learning.

Technical Skills

Languages

C++ Java Python JavaScript TypeScript SQL

Backend

Microservices architecture Asynchronous processing APIs Data modeling

Frontend

React React Native iOS (Swift)

Databases

MongoDB MySQL PostgreSQL

System Design

Design patterns Scalability Load balancing Fault tolerance System trade-offs

Dev Tools

Docker Jenkins Git CI/CD Linux LLM-based developer tools (Kiro, Copilot)

Core CS

Data Structures Algorithms Operating Systems DBMS Networking

Achievements

Competitive Programming

  • CodeChef (5 Star)
  • Codeforces (Specialist)
  • LeetCode (Knight, Top 2%)
  • Global Rank 51 & 76 - Credit Suisse Global Coding Challenge

Competitions & Publications

  • Global Rank 649 — Google Kickstart (110K+ participants)
  • Published article on GeeksforGeeks

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