Saroj Ligal
Engineering Manager | System Architect | Technical Lead | FullStack Developer | Cyber Security Practitioner
Professional Summary
Results-driven Technical Lead and Senior FullStack Developer with extensive experience in leading full stack development teams, designing system architectures, and implementing efficient technical solutions. Proven ability to manage technical resources, drive strategic initiatives, and enhance productivity through effective technical standards and practices. Adept at bridging the gap between technical and management teams to achieve organizational goals utilizing various Agile methodologies.
Core Competencies
Programming Languages: Python, PHP, C#, ColdFusion (CFML), VB.NET, Java
Frameworks & Libraries: Symfony, Laravel, React, Node.js, Next.js, Yii, CodeIgniter, CakePHP
Cloud & DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform
Methodologies & Practices: Leadership, Project Management, Business Strategies, Risk Management, Process Management, Strategic Playbook, Planning, Leadership Development
Databases & Storage: MySQL, Hadoop, MongoDB, Redis, Spark, PostgreSQL, Firebase, Elasticsearch
Security & Compliance: Cryptography, Cyber Attack, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Process, Threat Analysis, Threat Intelligence, Cyber Threat Analysis, Cyber Threat Intelligence
Architecture & Design: REST API, Microservices, Socket Programming, gRPC, SOAP, SMS Gateway, API Development
Frontend Technologies: Redux, jQuery
Artificial Intelligence: Generative AI, LLM, AI Applications, AI Agent, Prompt Engineering, AI Framework, RAG, LangChain
Data Science & Analytics: Data Science, Pandas, Numpy, NumPy, Matplotlib, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, MatPlotLib
Marketing & Branding: Marketing, Digital Marketing, Branding, Social Media Marketing, Personal Branding, Influencer Marketing, Social Media, Graphics Design
Embedded Systems: Arduino, GSM, GPS, Embedded Systems
Others: Artificial Intelligence, BigData, Cloud, AWS, Aws, Business Stratigies, Creativity, Problem Solving
Work Experience
Technical Lead | Team Lead | Senior Full Stack Developer
Diagonal Technologies Pvt. Ltd | Germany | Jul 2020 - May 2024
- Responsible for development of features and requests aligned with the goals defined by the Product Owners.
- Making technical decisions, designing system architectures for projects.
- Bridging the gap between technical team and management team for projects.
- Managing technical resources and working closely with the Project Manager and Product Owners.
- Converting requirements from feature definition onto technical requirements and helping the project manager define scope and priorities.
- Working with different AGILE technology and tools in parallel with hands-on development to maximize code efficiency and team management.
- Designed and implemented multi-language Micro Service architecture based Vehicle tracking Services.
- Implemented Event based Micro Service Architecture via the use of RabbitMQ provided services.
- Designed and developed nodejs bases communication and binary data decoding server service responsible for tracking vehicles devices provider Teltonika.
- Developed system to scan and report vulnerabilities for different platforms and CMS systems using a microservice architecture.
- Worked on vulnerability and update scanner and reporting system for different git based private repositories based on composer, nuget, docker, npm, drupal and other popular systems.
- Worked on integration to project management tools like Gitlab, Jira, Redmine, Asana, Github, BitBucket and slack for vulnerabilities and update tracking tools.
- Tasked with making technical standards/practices and day to day organizational working manuals for increasing productivity and technical understanding throughout the organization and its members.
Senior Full Stack Developer | Project Lead
Diagonal Technologies Pvt. Ltd | Germany | Dec 2018 - Jul 2020
- Responsible for development of features and requests aligned with the goals defined by the Product Owners.
- Making technical decisions, designing system architectures for projects.
- Bridging the gap between technical team and management team for projects.
- Managing technical resources and working closely with the Project Manager and Product Owners.
- Converting requirements from feature definition onto technical requirements and helping the project manager define scope and priorities.
- Working with different AGILE technology and tools in parallel with hands-on development to maximize code efficiency and team management.
- Maintained and implemented different features defined by the client in a Airline Tour Operator project in a legacy language Adobe ColdFusion.
- Worked closely in System Architecture level design and development of multiple REST api and React Redux based system to manage Funding for Startups.
- Lead different teams of various sizes and expertise in multiple projects for achievement of organizational and product owner's goals and requirements.
Team Lead | Senior FullStack Developer
Proshore | Kathmandu, Nepal | Dec 2016 - Dec 2018
- Responsible for development of features and requests aligned with goals defined by the client.
- Making technical decisions and helping the team achieve goals.
- Helping junior members of the team to better themselves in conjunction with decreasing and preventing technical debt from existing systems.
- Part of the RnD team responsible for research on new tools and development practices and implementing them in the organization for maximizing code quality and product delivery efficiency.
- Successfully implemented mobile REST api for reservation and use based project using REDIS cache for optimizing performance (Ubed.com).
- Successfully implemented Geo-fencing mechanism and heat-map for mapping usage data.
- Successfully implemented different modules and features related to management for an e-commerce site using Laravel as the framework.
- Successfully implemented Payout via Adyen api for users to be paid their commission.
- Successfully implemented REST api for mobile devices to interact with an e-commerce site using Lumen as the framework, REDIS caching for optimized performance.
- Successfully implemented Google Firebase as the notification handler for different projects.
- As part of the research and development team, helped with implementation of different development practices like code standards, automated code review etc for maximizing productivity.
- Successfully created a Zendesk platform App using React to integrate a PBX system that interacted with the Zendesk support platform and Ringdesk PBX integration.
FullStack Developer
Choobs Ltd. | Geneva, Switzerland | Jun 2012 - May 2015
- Drove development and implementation of key features in alignment with client requests, working with senior leadership on the Information and Communication Technology Management, Planning.
- Prepared estimates of project scope and work planning.
- Conducted post-development and post-implementation testing.
- Successfully implemented and deployed different modules and features related to Planning, ICT and Invoicing.
- Deployed SOAP based data synchronization between 2 different Symphony based plugins for data synchronization based on events on each plugin.
Embedded Software Developer
Projectronix | Nepal | May 2011 - Jun 2012
- Coordinated worked on hardware based software development as per requirements from the hardware design and development team.
- Worked on GSM and GPS module based tracking and route plotting.
- Researched sound source direction selection using Arduino.
- Worked on Quad copter research and development.
FullStack Developer | Freelance
Freelancing | April 2011 - Jun 2012
- Developed web applications using various frameworks
- Created self-replicating desktop applications using C# and VB.NET
- Developed network analysis tools and enterprise applications
- Built multiple e-commerce websites
FullStack Developer | Research Programmer
Extreme-Generation Pvt. Ltd | Nepal | Aug 2010 - Jan 2011
- Research and development of features as per the clients requirements based on different CMS as per request.
- Worked on implementing and developing web Based SMS delivery systems.
- Worked on a SMS service for the public. Implemented sms sending and user management feature.
- Researched and implemented a Bulk SMS system with features to send for marketing or different purposes.
- Worked on design and development of api for third parties to use our gateway for further development as per need.
Certifications & Training
Google Project Management: Professional Certificate
Project Management
Project Management
Risk Management
Leadership
+14
Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
AI Applications
AI Ethics
+8
Introduction to Negotiation: A Strategic Playbook for Becoming a Principled and Persuasive Negotiator
Project Management
Business Strategies
Negotiation Skills
Strategic Playbook
5 Ways to Build a Better LinkedIn Profile
Marketing
Digital Marketing
Personal Branding
Marketing
+1
Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success
Project Management
Creativity
Problem Solving
Leadership
+1
Engineering Project Management Specialization
Project Management
Leadership
Management
Project Management
+10
Work Smarter, Not Harder: Time Management for Personal & Professional Productivity
Project Management
Planning
Productivity
Business Strategies
+2
Reinforcement Learning From Human Feedback
Artificial Intelligence
LLM
Transformers
Generative AI
+2
Building AI Applications With Haystack
Artificial Intelligence
AI Agent
AI Applications
AI Framework
+8
Build a computer vision app with Azure Cognitive Services
Artificial Intelligence
AI Agent
AI Vision
Artificial Intelligence
+3
Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
Cyber Security
Cryptography
Cyber Attack
Cybersecurity
+15
Use Canva to Create Desktop and Mobile-friendly Web Pages
Marketing
Business
Social Media
Marketing
+2
How to Optimize Your Instagram Account
Marketing
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Digital Marketing
Branding
+2
Building a Business Presence With Facebook Marketing
Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Digital Marketing
Branding
+3
Digital Marketing Strategy with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women
Marketing
Digital Marketing
Marketing
Social Media Marketing
+3
Technical Expertise
Programming Languages
Python
PHP
C#
ColdFusion (CFML)
VB.NET
Java
Frameworks & Libraries
Symfony
Laravel
React
Node.js
Next.js
Yii
CodeIgniter
CakePHP
Spring Boot
Spring Cloud
Cloud & DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
Methodologies & Practices
Leadership
Project Management
Business Strategies
Risk Management
Process Management
Strategic Playbook
Planning
Leadership Development
Change Management
Business Analysis
Critical Thinking
Cybersecurity Risk Management
Vulnerability Management
Agile
Scrum
JIRA
Management
Decision Making
Organizational Development
PMP
Operations
Communication
Collaboration
Software Engineering
Finance
Entrepreneurship
Lifecycle management
Databases & Storage
MySQL
Hadoop
MongoDB
Redis
Spark
PostgreSQL
Firebase
Elasticsearch
Security & Compliance
Cryptography
Cyber Attack
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Process
Threat Analysis
Threat Intelligence
Cyber Threat Analysis
Cyber Threat Intelligence
Incident Response
Information Security
Security Strategies
Social Engineering
Threat Detection
Architecture & Design
REST API
Microservices
Socket Programming
gRPC
SOAP
SMS Gateway
API Development
Frontend Technologies
Redux
jQuery
Development Tools
Jupyter
Artificial Intelligence
Generative AI
LLM
AI Applications
AI Agent
Prompt Engineering
AI Framework
RAG
LangChain
Machine Learning
Transformers
AI Ethics
Deep Learning
TensorFlow
Haystack
AI Vision
AI Capabilities
Computer Vision
Natural Language Processing
Watson Studio
AI Model
Data Science & Analytics
Data Science
Pandas
Numpy
NumPy
Matplotlib
Data Analysis
Data Visualization
MatPlotLib
Folium
Seaborn
Visualization Tools
Big Data
Data Science Methodologies
Data Tools
Bokeh
Marketing & Branding
Marketing
Digital Marketing
Branding
Social Media Marketing
Personal Branding
Influencer Marketing
Social Media
Graphics Design
Facebook Marketing
Customer Segmentation
Customer Value Proposition
Embedded Systems
Arduino
GSM
GPS
Embedded Systems
Others
Artificial Intelligence
BigData
Cloud
AWS
Aws
Business Stratigies
Creativity
Problem Solving
Chatbot
Neural Network
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
GitLab Actions
RabbitMQ
Nginx
.NET
Lumen
Geo-fencing
Propel
Negotiation Skills
Productivity
Supply Chain and Logistics
Fine-Tuning
Automation
Image Processing
Classification
Clustering
Recommendation Engine
Regression
Supervised Learning
Unsupervised Learning
Autoencoders
Convolutional Neural Network (CNN)
Recurrent Neural Network (RNN)
Virtual Machine
Auto Scaling
EC2
AWS KMS
Data Encryption
AWS S3
S3 versoning
S3 Encryption
AWS Services
Refine Data
Clean Data
Business
Kafka