Available for Senior Roles

Surender
Pratap Singh

Sr. Tech Lead | Ex-HCL | 12+ Years — Expert in Django, Node.js & Cloud Solutions | Architecting scalable & high-performance applications.

12+ Years of Experience

About Me

Full-stack developer with 12+ years building scalable web apps and APIs across Django, Node.js, PHP, and React.
Led teams of 5–8 developers — planning, architecture, code reviews, and end-to-end delivery.
Own full project lifecycle: design docs → work breakdown → development → testing → QA handoff.
Hands-on with AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka & Docker — comfortable at both code and infra level.
Strong TDD focus — unit tests, integration tests, and e2e coverage part of every delivery.
Single point of contact per project at Pictor Labs — from planning to execution.

Work Experience

Pictor Labs Inc. Current
Full Stack Developer 3
Jun 2025 – Present
~1 yr

Individual contributor on Prism — a medical imaging platform at Pictor Labs.

  • Run POCs to validate approaches before full implementation.
  • Create design docs and drive work breakdown for each project.
  • Own execution, testing, and coordination end-to-end through to deployment.
  • Write unit tests, integration tests, and e2e coverage as part of regular delivery.
  • Handle infrastructure work alongside feature dev — AWS EKS, Kafka, Kubernetes.
DjangoReact AWS EKSKafka KubernetesPlaywright PostgreSQLPython
Jukin Media / Trusted Media Brands (TMB)
Lead Engineer · Sr. Tech Lead
Aug 2021 – Jun 2025
~3 yrs

Joined via HCL Technologies (Aug 2021), moved directly to Jukin in Jan 2023. Led engineering on high-traffic WordPress platforms.

  • Led a team of 4–5 developers — task estimation, sprint planning, and peer code reviews.
  • Selected technologies and drove architecture decisions for new features and platform improvements.
  • Ran root cause analysis on production issues and led POCs for new initiatives.
  • Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with DevOps.
  • Wrote PHPUnit & Jest test cases; established automation testing practices across the team.
  • Leveraged GitHub Copilot and AI tools to improve code quality and accelerate delivery.
WordPressPHP PHPUnitJest MySQLJenkins JIRA / Agile
Yolo Traveltech (YoloBus India)
Sr. Software Developer
Mar 2020 – May 2021
~14 mo
  • Built core booking and inventory systems for YoloBus GDS — a microservices-based global distribution system.
  • Led 2 junior developers; handled architecture and delivery of critical booking flows.
DjangoNode.js PostgreSQLMongoDB KafkaElasticSearchRedis
SAN Softwares Pvt Ltd
Software Developer
Apr 2016 – Feb 2020
~4 yrs
  • Built SanAst — a real-time middleware connecting Asterisk telephony with CRM using Node.js, Socket.io, and Kafka.
  • Led development of LifeChart — a public platform connecting users with astrologers/psychologists via call and chat.
  • Developed Vimoo CRM — a full lead management and invoicing system built solo end-to-end.
Node.jsPHP MySQLSocket.io RedisKafka
Earlier Roles
AIMS Digital Technovations
PHP Web Developer
Jun 2015 – Mar 2016
Sigma SEO Solutions
PHP Web Developer
Sep 2013 – May 2015
Wall of Proof

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