Shimul Chowdhury

TrustYou GmbH · Munich, Germany

Senior Engineer - Backend · April 2023 - Present

• Ship data-intensive APIs used by TrustYou partners to enable them to create awesome hotel experiences.
• Take responsibility for planning and designing software within a small team.
• Contributed to the rewrite of a legacy platform using FastAPI and SQLAlchemy, implementing asynchronous Python for enhanced efficiency.
• Engaged in shaping design decisions for an innovative and enhanced platform.

Professional Engineer - Backend · March 2022 - March 2023

• Delivered a 2x performance enhancement by optimizing SQL queries for a UI blocking business logic.
• Successfully addressed issues in a sub-system connecting various third-party systems, leading to an 80% reduction in reported bug tickets.

OpenCraft GmbH · Remote

OpenSource Developer · July 2020 - February 2022

• Enhanced and optimized CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment on Kubernetes clusters.
• Developed Terraform scripts to streamline and automate infrastructure deployment.
• Contributed significantly, accounting for 90% of my work, to the Open edX community through active engagement in open-source projects.
• Played a pivotal role in team growth by assuming the additional responsibility of Recruitment Manager.

Divine IT Limited · Dhaka, Bangladesh

Senior Software Engineer · November 2018 - June 2020

• Lead the Web & E-commerce team.
• Mentored several junior developers and interns, helping them improve their skills through pairing and occasional coaching.
• Created a Block-Based Web Content Editor in Django, enabling the marketing team to change content and reducing engineer workload by 30%.
• Streamlined demo preparation, reducing the time from several days to minutes with a standardized CI/CD pipeline.

Software Engineer · August 2016 - October 2018

• Achieved 4x report generation performance boost through SQL query optimization.
• Resolved a critical security bug, preventing significant monthly losses for our customers.