Sahil FruitwalaRésumé

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Sahil Fruitwala

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Full-stack software engineer with 5+ years of experience building scalable web applications and APIs using Python, Django, React, Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, and CI/ CD.Experienced in integrating LLM-powered features, AI - assisted development workflows, and cloud - based applications, with a strong focus on reliability, testing, and performance.

Experience

  1. Software Engineer 2

    Ciena Corporation · Canada - Remote

    February 2022 — Present

    • Designed and optimized Django REST APIs serving thousands of daily requests, leveraging efficient ORM queries and raw SQL to improve API response times and database performance.
    • Refactored legacy Django APIs to enhance maintainability, streamline workflows, and reduce development bottlenecks.
    • Integrated an LLM - powered text analysis feature to categorize content using custom business instructions, validating outputs through manual review and client feedback to improve accuracy and business alignment.
    • Built reusable React components adhering to atomic design principles, boosting reusability and simplifying client data management.
    • Achieved 98 % test coverage using Pytest for Django APIs and Jest/ React Testing Library, ensuring high - quality, reliable code.
    • Designed and implemented CLI tools for automated data import from Google Sheets to MySQL database, reducing manual data entry time.
    • Implemented AI- assisted development workflows using GitHub Copilot, creating custom instructions and reusable practices for feature development, testing, debugging, and team adoption across multiple teams.
    • Led implementation of GitHub Actions CI workflows and automated Salesforce Code Analyzer checks, improving code quality enforcement and accelerating pull request validation.

  2. Information Technology Developer 2

    Canada Revenue Agency · Canada - Remote

    December 2020 — February 2022

    • Built and integrated RESTful APIs using Node.js / Express to connect Azure Bot Framework with Amazon Connect.
    • Engineered a serverless backend using AWS Lambda and S3 to process data for a custom contact panel, reducing operational costs.
    • Conducted comprehensive analysis of AWS and Azure services for Live Chat and Chatbot implementation, leading to optimal service selection and architecture design.
    • Conducted research on fake news detection using Python and NLP techniques to analyze and classify textual content for content verification.
    • Maintained and enhanced legacy chatbot systems, improving reliability and user experience while reducing significant error rates.

Skills

Languages
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
Frameworks & libraries
  • Django
  • FastAPI
  • ReactJS
  • NextJS
  • Pytest
  • Jest
  • Mock Service Worker (MSW)
  • Flask
Database
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
DevOps & tools
  • Docker
  • Git
  • GitHub Actions
  • CI/CD
  • Linux
  • JIRA
Cloud Services
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS API Gateway
  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon CloudWatch
AI
  • LLM Integration
  • Prompt Engineering
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Cursor
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Amazon Bedrock
  • OpenRouter
Methodologies
  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • Code Review
  • Test-Driven Development (TDD)

Education

  • Master of Applied Computer Science

    Dalhousie University

    Halifax, Canada

    2019 — 2020

  • Bachelor of Technology in Computer Engineering

    Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology

    Surat, India

    2015 — 2019

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