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Ashutosh Nigam

Principal Software Engineer  ·  Hyderabad, India

~/ashutosh — zsh
cat profile.json
{
  "name": "Ashutosh Nigam",
  "exp": "11.6 years",
  "stack": ".NET / AWS / Aritifical Intelligence",
  "uptime": "99.99%",
  "open_to_work": false
}

profile

About me

Ashutosh Nigam
11.6years experience
20+apps delivered
99.99%uptime achieved
40%cost reduction

Accomplished IT professional with over 11.6 years of expertise in software development, project management, and technical leadership. Skilled in the Microsoft .NET ecosystem (C#, .NET Core, ASP.NET), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), and modern AI/ML technologies. Demonstrated success in architecting high-performance solutions for processing datasets over 20 GB daily. Led global teams to deliver enterprise-scale applications with 99.99% uptime, resulting in operational cost reductions of up to 40%.

.NET / Backend
C#VB.NET.NET CoreASP.NETMVCWeb APIEntity FrameworkBlazorWCFWinForms
Cloud & DevOps
AWSAzureDockerKubernetesAnsibleJenkinsAzure DevOpsAirflow
Databases
SQL ServerPostgreSQLMySQLAWS AuroraAWS NeptuneGraphDBSPARQLRDS
AI / ML
Machine LearningPyTorchTensorFlowDeep LearningPythonArtificial Intelligence
Frontend & Reporting
TypeScriptJavaScriptjQueryBootstrapPowerBICrystal ReportsSSISTelerik Kendo UI
Architecture
GraphQLMicroservicesREST APIsDesign PatternsSeqPHP
experience
Principle Software Engineer
Blackbaud · Hyderabad, India
Mar 2025 – Present
  • Led modernization initiative integrating Blackbaud Identity with legacy platform, ensuring zero impact on existing users.
  • Migrated legacy systems and APIs to .NET Core, Azure cloud, and microservices architecture — ~40% performance improvement.
Lead Software Engineer
S&P Global · Hyderabad, India
Dec 2019 – Feb 2025
  • Designed data processing pipelines (Python + .NET Core) — 60% efficiency improvement for 20 GB+ daily datasets.
  • Built high-performance REST APIs with .NET Core and Python Flask — 40% faster retrieval, millions of daily requests at 2ms latency.
  • Applied AWS Neptune in EMRG project — 45% faster query response, 70% faster relationship data processing across millions of nodes.
  • Engineered BICS app on AWS Lambda, ECS, S3, RDS, and Airflow — 99.99% uptime, 6,000+ jobs, 10 GB+ data daily.
  • Led cross-functional team of 10 developers — 20+ applications delivered at 98% on-time rate.
  • Built API Code Generator Tool that accelerates API building and deployment tenfold.
Software Engineer
NCR Corporation · Hyderabad, India
Aug 2015 – Dec 2019
  • Enhanced POS BackOffice module for 150+ retail locations — 30% faster transaction processing, 25,000+ daily transactions.
  • Built Windows API monitoring system tracking 10+ real-time metrics — reduced downtime by 65%, response time from 8h to 2h.
  • Optimized SQL Server processes — 60% faster uploads, 50% faster transaction processing.
  • Built 10+ Crystal Reports with automated delivery, saving 2+ hours weekly.
Software Developer
Threshold Software Solutions · Hyderabad, India
Jun 2014 – Jun 2015
  • Improved UX by 30% with responsive web apps using ASP.NET MVC and Bootstrap.
  • Executed WCF REST services for seamless data integration between system modules.
  • Created optimized SQL Server stored procedures and indexes — 40% faster query execution.
education
Master of Technology in Artificial Intelligence
2025 – Present

Currently pursuing M.Tech at IIT Jodhpur, Jodhpur, India.

MCA in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Specialisation in AI & ML, Noida.

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Jul 2006 – Jun 2009

B.Sc. in Information Technology, Rewa.

work

Featured projects

N-Organizer — Smart File Management & Organization Tool

N-Organizer — Smart File Management & Organization Tool

A powerful WinForms desktop tool that automatically organizes large file collections into custom folder structures, extracts EXIF/metadata, visualizes file distributions, and processes files in parallel for maximum speed.

CA

CardGrid: A Hybrid Grid Plugin for jQuery

In modern web applications, effectively managing and displaying data is crucial. CardGrid is a powerful jQuery plugin that combines the strengths of both Card V

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writing

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photography

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