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Pankaj K. - Remote back-end developer

Pankaj K.

Senior Back End Developer
Based in: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Timezone: London (UTC+1)

About

Microsoft Certified Professional with 20+ years of experience designing, developing and delivering enterprise grade solutions using C#.NET, Azure and SQL Server. Specialized in modernizing legacy systems, cloud migration and building scalable microservices and APIs following Clean Architecture and SOLID principles. Strong collaborator skilled in optimizing performance and leading in Agile/SCRUM environment.

Work Experience

Solution Architect & Senior .Net Backend Developer
Hall of Fame Dance Challenge, USA. | Nov 2022 - Present
C#
Git
Azure
Razor
Stripe
Microsoft SQL Server
Entity Framework Core
ASP.NET Core
DevOps
Full Time: 10/2022 to 07/2023 | Part Time: 08/2023 to 04/2025 C# .NET, ASP.NET Core Razor Pages, SQL Server, Azure, Git, EF Core, Stripe and CI/CD with Azure DevOps • Led the complete modernization of a legacy ASP.NET and MS Access based system into a robust cloud hosted web solution on Azure. • Automated manual workflows including payments, scheduling, registration and result management – reducing manual efforts by over 60%. • Automated deployment processes via CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, enhancing reliability and reducing deployment time.
Senior Software Engineer
Builder.ai | Aug 2023 - Apr 2025
Python
C#
RabbitMQ
GitLab
Docker
ASP.NET Core
Azure Blob Storage
C# .NET, ASP.NET Core, Python, RabbitMQ, Docker, GitLab and Azure Storage. • Reduced technical debt by utilizing OOP principles and Coding standards resulting in improved maintainability. • Collaborated cross-functionally to deliver robust APIs and backend components. • Resolved complex technical issues and performance bottlenecks, ensuring the stability and robustness of critical applications in a high-availability environment.

Projects

Compare Mortgages
2020 | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.uk.opticient.comparemortgages
Flutter
Application which compares two mortgage products side by side for given rate, fee and duration. e.g. It will compare two mortgage products with same duration but different rate and fee. e.g. It will compare two mortgage products with different durations, it will have different rates and fees. Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.uk.opticient.comparemortgages iOS: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/compare-mortgages/id1501766549

Education

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, India
Master of Computer Applications・Computer Science
Jul 2002 - Jun 2005
Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, India
Bachelor of Computer Science・Computer Science
Jul 1999 - Jun 2002

Certifications & Awards

Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions
Microsoft | Feb 2017