Hi, I'm Ananya Gulati
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Principal Software Engineer with 6+ years of expertise in architecting scalable backend solutions, high-performance microservices, and distributed systems. Passionate about software architecture, performance optimization, and automation.
Ananya Gulati
Backend Architect & Dev
Backend Specialist. Lead Developer.
Over the last 6 years, my focus has been on building highly configurable, scalable backend architectures and designing microservices that handle complex enterprise workflows. Currently, as a **Principal Software Engineer at GEP Worldwide**, I lead core engineering sprints, optimize distributed data engines, and design tools that enable zero-code configurations for supply chain enterprise customers.
I enjoy diving deep into SQL/NoSQL performance tuning, crafting notification engines, and designing reusable plugins. Whether migrating millions of records seamlessly in Databricks or decoupling legacy systems into crisp microservices, my focus remains on performance, clean code patterns, and developer productivity.
Configurability
Reduced development time by 30% through dynamic http-call configuration engines.
Migration Expert
Led clean migration of ~3M MongoDB records using custom Python engines in Databricks.
Clean Architectures
Designed object validation frameworks, BPMNs, and microservices for low-code platform apps.
My Career Journey
Principal Software Engineer
GEP Worldwide
Leading high-level system architectures, platform roadmaps, and technical steering for GEP's low-code suite.
- Formulating the core architectural roadmap for backend platform modules, optimizing latency and resource allocation.
- Mentoring and guiding engineering squads, instigating standardized CI/CD quality gates and strict design reviews.
- Collaborating directly with key business stakeholders to draft technical schemas for configurable validation frameworks.
Senior Software Engineer
GEP Worldwide
Led core feature development, database migrations, and microservices optimization for GEP's cloud solutions.
- Architected and deployed 5+ scalable microservices, driving architectural migrations and core API development.
- Developed a configuration engine mapping external HTTP calls directly via database profiles, slashing onboarding cycles by 30%.
- Spearheaded a migration of 3M+ complex records in MongoDB utilizing Python pipelines run on Azure Databricks.
- Designed and implemented re-usable object validation frameworks and notification plug-in templates.
Software Engineer
GEP Worldwide
Collaborated across product teams to build core modules for GEP's SaaS products.
- Built core BPMNs, cross-app REST interfaces, and custom plugins for inventory management workflows.
- Implemented responsive UI dashboards and integrated React Native mobile clients with barcode scanning engines.
- Collaborated closely with Product Owners and QA teams to iterate on requirements using Agile methodologies.
Research Intern (Immersion Program)
Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, USA)
Conducted genetic data analytics under academic supervision.
- Analyzed and cleaned gigabytes of tabular genetic databases utilizing Pandas and NumPy.
- Designed statistical scoring and filtering models to select candidate chemical compounds for Alzheimer's therapeutic testing.
Technical Skills
Languages
Backend & Core
Data & Tools
Frontend & Mobile
Projects & Contributions
Time Series Forecasting App
Built for GEP. Facilitates item movement forecasting between buyers and suppliers. Leveraged configurable microservices to handle large volumes of time series data.
Quality Management Solution
A low-code platform app enabling supplier and item-level evaluations. Handles complex form validations and dynamic logic triggers for verifying supply quality.
Inventory Management App
A mobile client integrated with Zebra barcode scanner hardware. Features dynamic data-driven UI tables for stock status checking and inventory adjustments.
Express Mongoose User API
An open-source reference API containing fully integrated secure registration, login, and schema configuration setups. Available on GitHub.
Let's Discuss Your Project
Contact Information
Feel free to reach out via the contact form, email, or drop me a connection request on LinkedIn. I am always happy to discuss backend systems, microservices design, or software architectures.