Shivani Kothekar

As a software developer, I approach every challenge with a meticulous and logical mindset, driven by a deep commitment to mastery and accountability. I am passionate about crafting insightful, high-quality solutions, always striving to build robust systems that reflect an idealistic vision for engineering excellence.

Experience

Software Developer

CURATAL · Feb 2026 – Present

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• • Developing and maintaining backend services using Node.js
• • Designing and integrating REST APIs for scalable applications
• • Writing and optimizing SQL queries using PostgreSQL (pgAdmin)
• • Improving database performance through query optimization and indexing
• • Collaborating with frontend and cross-functional teams
• • Working in production environments ensuring reliability and efficiency

Software Engineer

CURATAL · Feb 2026 – Present

Not yet confirmed

• Developing and maintaining scalable web applications using Next.js, React.js, Node.js, and Express.js.
• Working with PostgreSQL for efficient data management and relational database design.
• Implementing payment gateway integrations including Razorpay and Stripe for subscription systems.
• Building and maintaining REST APIs for seamless frontend-backend communication.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance admin portals and user platforms.
• Handling database schema updates and deployments across environments.

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Software Developer

Curatal · Feb 2026 – Aug 2026

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• Developed scalable full-stack applications using Node.js, Express.js, TypeScript, React.js and Next.js, with a strong focus on backend development.
• Designed REST APIs for candidate, admin, assessment, subscription, payment and reporting workflows.
• Implemented Razorpay and Stripe payment and subscription workflows including order creation, payment verification and transaction tracking.
• Built platform sales, revenue and failed-transaction analytics APIs and maintained PostgreSQL schemas using Sequelize.
• Developed assessment, proctoring and HR screening workflows including secure AWS S3 multipart video uploads, presigned URLs and upload lifecycle management.
• Built invoice generation using Puppeteer, stored PDFs in Amazon S3, and resolved production/staging issues across APIs, databases, payments and AWS.

Software Engineer

AZLOGICS · Feb 2024 – Jan 2026

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• • Built and maintained backend systems for enterprise applications
• • Developed APIs and handled data processing workflows
• • Improved system performance by optimizing queries and logic
• • Debugged and resolved production issues
• • Worked in Agile development environment

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Software Developer

Azlogics Private Limited · Feb 2024 – Jan 2026

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• Developed and maintained Node.js and Express.js backend services and optimized RESTful APIs for web applications.
• Built data extraction and aggregation services integrating multiple government, medical, legal and external data sources.
• Designed and managed MongoDB databases, schemas, queries and aggregation pipelines for large-scale datasets.
• Implemented cloud deployments and backend workflows using AWS EC2, S3 and Lambda, with Git/GitLab-based development.
• Worked on payment, merchant and verification workflows and resolved application, API, database and deployment issues.

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Web Development Intern

SARE Foundation · Aug 2023 – Jan 2024

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• Built a responsive website using React.js and Tailwind CSS with reusable UI components.
• Implemented modern UI/UX practices and deployed the website with performance optimizations.

Trainee

FunctionUp · Feb 2023 – Jul 2023

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• Gained hands-on full-stack development experience using JavaScript, React.js and Node.js.
• Built dynamic web applications and learned agile and collaborative development practices.

Trainee

FunctionUp · Dec 2022 – Jun 2023

Not yet confirmed

• • Learned core concepts of JavaScript, backend development, and APIs
• • Built mini-projects using Node.js and databases
• • Gained hands-on experience in full-stack development basics

What drives their work

The Architect

Designs the underlying structure for robust and scalable systems.

Shivani's superpower

Builds resilient and efficient backend systems by meticulously planning and verifying every component.

How Shivani works

You are well-suited for teams focused on building and maintaining robust, high-performance backend services and APIs.