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Tara Vijaykumar

Backend software engineer with around 6 years of experience building scalable systems in financial services, including capital markets, card partnerships, rewards, disputes, settlements, and customer notifications.

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Technical Skills

Tools & Technologies: Python, TypeScript, Java, AWS, AWS CDK, Node, Git, Jenkins, SQL, Docker, Databricks, JavaScript, Angular, PySpark

Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

Education

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Master of Computer Science

December 2020

GPA: 3.95/4.00

  • Teaching Assistantship: Machine Learning (Fall 2020), Intro to Data Mining (Spring 2020)

SASTRA University (India)

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering

May 2019

GPA: 9.44/10.00

  • Honors: Best Outgoing Girl Student, Class of 2019

Work Experience

Capital One

Senior Software Engineer

June 2020 - Present

New York, NY

Principal Associate, Senior Software Engineer

New York, NY

June 2024 - Present

  • Currently part of the Capital Markets engineering team, working on Inventory Management APIs for Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities. Led infrastructure and failover setup, loan metrics and deal APIs design and development, audit compliance for CMBS loan workflows.
  • Led an engineering team in Credit Card Partnerships, mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with external credit card partners. Led the architecture and modernization of a critical offer ingestion platform, enabling partners to launch offers in real-time, reducing time to onboard new partners.
  • Deployed resilient infrastructure using AWS CDK (Python, TypeScript), data analysis and automated notifications via Databricks

Senior Associate, Software Engineer

New York, NY

Feb 2022 - May 2024

  • Maintained critical APIs to fetch real-time rewards balance data from partners, ensuring accurate rewards information for customers via the mobile app.
  • Delivered high-value features such as transaction dispute handling, declined transaction notifications, and activation reminders, improving the debit card customer experience
  • Contributed to cost-saving initiatives by reducing third-party vendor dependencies through re-architecture efforts, yielding significant savings and reduced incidents for the company.

Associate Software Engineer

Chicago, IL

Feb 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Contributed to the development and optimization of customer servicing platforms, including partner rewards APIs and settlement systems.
  • Created a rewards earned summary feature using Angular, enhancing customer insights and experiences.

Software Engineering Intern

Remote

June 2020 - Aug 2020

  • Developed a risk model for user access under the Identity and Access Management Data team using Python, Apex, and PL/SQL.
  • Curated features, calculated risk scores, and developed a risk dashboard.

Division of Research Safety, University of Illinois

Software Engineer (Part-Time)

Sep 2019 - Jan 2020

Urbana, IL

  • Developed interactive interfaces in .NET Core Framework for UIUC departments and labs.
  • Wrote backend API calls, conducted SQL Server migrations, and worked with C#, Kendo UI, and AJAX.

IdeaBoard Technologies

Software Engineering Intern

Jan 2019 - June 2019

Bangalore, India

  • Designed and developed personalized test generation algorithm in Ruby for students preparing for competitive exams; integrated into web and mobile apps.
  • Created interactive CRM dashboards in Ruby on Rails for business development and sales teams