Abhilash Nayak

Manager, Development

abhilash.nayak01@gmail.com

(+852) 4643-8081

Hong Kong, SAR China


Summary

A Full Stack Developer with 12 years of experience in financial application design, development, and migration. Passionate about coding and continuously learning. Self-motivated to tackle new challenges and deliver top-notch products.

Skills

Frontend Skills React, Next.js, Typescript, CSS3
Backend Skills Core Java, Microservices, Node.js, REST APIs, Websockets, Kafka, Shell Scripting
Database Skills PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle
DevOps Skills Docker, CI/CD Pipelines
Tools & Libraries Ag-Grid, OpenFin, HighCharts, Material UI, Vite, Spring, Google Guice DI, Solace, Server Driven UI, git, Kafka, Splunk
Management Skills People Management, Release Management

Work Experience

Manager, Development

atStandard Chartered Bank Ltd. | Sep 2021 - Present (3y 4m)
  • OpenCAT for SCB HK Ltd. Leading the UI/UX design and development of OpenCAT's Core Platform. CAT is a platform that is based on server driven UIs and microservices running on OpenFin container. The state of the art architecture makes new application onboarding and development more fast and agile. The platform expanded to include Equities, Risk, Credit, and Loans applications.
    • - Leading the embellishment of the entire platform with scalable UI frameworks.
    • - Ensured coding standards, efficiency, and quality through code reviews and unit testing.
    • - Streamlined release management, deployment processes and improved DevX
    Domains - Equities, Credit
    Skills - React, Core Java, HighCharts, AG-Grid, OpenFin, Node.js, Websockets, Typescript, Material UI, CSS3, Vite, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Guice DI, Solace, Grafana, Git, Azure DevOps, Server Driven UI

Senior Software Engineer & Resource Team Lead

atEPAM Systems Ltd. | Dec 2015 - Sep 2021 (5y 10m)
  • UBS Neo for UBS AG Spearheaded the migration of a legacy Equity Sales Trading application from Adobe Flex to a JavaScript-based solution. Implemented strategic low-latency solutions for both frontend and backend services, hosted on the UBS Neo platform. Managed a team of 5 JavaScript developers.
    • - Key developer in the NEO application platform for UBS.
    • - Independently gathered requirements and developed specific modules.
    • - Led end-to-end migration of modules, including frontend design, middleware modifications, and backend database setups.
    • - Maintained coding standards, efficiency, and quality through code reviews and unit testing.
    • - Managed and mentored 5 JavaScript developers in Shenzhen, China
    • - Facilitated career growth for team members within the organization.
    • - Conducted regular catch-ups and team-building activities.
    Domain - Cash Equities
    Skills - React, RxJs, Reactive Programming, Redux, D3, Ag-Grid, NodeJS, Jest, Core Java, Spring, Kafka, Splunk, Shell Scripting, Teamcity, People Management, Release Management

Senior Systems Engineer

atInfosys Ltd. | Apr 2013 - Dec 2015 (2y 9m)
  • FastCollect Reports for Deutsche Bank Led the migration of unsupported frontend and reporting frameworks to the latest versions. Configured distributed application and database server clusters from scratch. Automated redundant tasks and optimized database performance.
    • - Coordinated with Tech Arch and Consultant for initial R&D and Proof of Concepts (PoCs).
    • - Automated redundant coding, reducing development effort by 25%.
    • - Redesigned and rebranded the application's UX.
    • - Set up Weblogic clusters.
    • - Configured CRON jobs and quartz schedulers.
    • - Customized database schemas and installation scripts.
    Domain - Cheques & Payments
    Skills - Weblogic, Eclipse, Toad, SQL Developer, Java 1.8, J2EE, Quartz Scheduler, Javascript, BackboneJS, UnderScore JS, Require JS, CSS3, JQuery, Sitemesh, Apache Tiles, MustacheJS, AJAX, Bower, npm, Grunt, JQuery, HTML5, CSS3, Groovy, MS Access, Service Now
  • FastCollect for Deutsche Bank Managed the migration of a legacy UI framework to the latest stable release (SmartClient 9.1).
    • - Conducted Migration Impact and Risk Analysis.
    • - Set up Development Environment for the team.
    • - Configured Dev (CIT) and QA (SIT) Environments (Weblogic Clusters).
    • - Trained juniors and coordinated the upgrade.
    • - Handled post-migration bug analysis, fixes, and support.
    • - Developed tools to automate deployment and integration on local machines.
    • - Configured build settings in Teamcity.
    • - Performed peer code reviews.
    Domain - Cheques & Payments
    Skills - SQL Developer, Toad, Weblogic 10, Weblogic 12, SVN, Teamcity, Eclipse, Tomcat, Maven, Ant, iBatis, J2EE, Spring, Spring MVC, Struts, PL/SQL, jUnit, Javascript, AJAX, CSS3, Isomorphic SmartClient, WebSSO, windows batch, JSP, JSF, Java Applets, Java Servlets, UNIX, ehCache

Education

2017 - 2019 University of Liverpool - Postgraduate Diploma in IT (PGDIT)

2008 - 2012 C.V. Raman College of Engineering - Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Computer Science & Engineering