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Sumer Joshi - Software Engineer, Backend (Contract) in Remote

Sumer Joshi

Senior Full-Stack Engineer specializing in backend systems and AI applications

MercorSanta Clara UniversityRemote13 Years ExperienceSenior LevelWorks On-Site

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Candidate is deeply focused on AI-native software development, using a deliberate planner/implementer agent workflow with tools like Cursor, Claude, and Kimi. They also built a personal project called Config Proctor, an AI-agent-driven Terraform/AWS self-healing system that identifies infrastructure configuration gaps and proposes fixes.

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Key Strengths

  • Structured AI-assisted development workflow
  • Strong code review discipline with AI-generated code
  • Architecture planning using ADRs and task breakdowns
  • Hands-on experience with planner and implementation agent setups
  • Practical understanding of multi-agent tradeoffs and context-switching challenges
  • Led AI agents on a personal infrastructure automation project
  • Terraform and AWS configuration gap analysis
  • Security-minded use of AI tools for code review
  • Designed end-to-end RAG chatbot workflow from user request through retrieval and LLM synthesis
  • Implemented retrieval relevance scoring using vector DB scores (Qdrant) to filter/return higher-quality results
  • Real-time performance diagnosis using load testing (JMeter) and root-cause analysis
  • Resolved production stability issue by replacing Guava Cache with Redis after identifying memory spikes under load
  • Adapts technical demos/workshops to audience level; uses demo-first approach with deep Q&A
  • Improved product adoption via UI A/B testing and iterative design changes in a healthcare context

Reference Highlights

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  • Eager to learn
  • Takes time to understand documentation and systems
  • Collaborates well with senior engineers
  • Steady improvement based on feedback
  • Proactively identifies potential issues
  • Reliable
  • Detail-oriented
  • Good communicator
  • Asks relevant questions and contributes ideas
  • Insightful during pairing sessions (peer compliments)
  • Adaptable to shifting priorities
  • Takes ownership and drives investigations to resolution
  • Maintains effective communication with external stakeholders
  • Follows up to ensure issues remain resolved

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Experience

Software Engineer, Backend (Contract)Mercor · Jan 2026 – Presentcontract
Full Stack Engineer (Contract)DataInsights · Dec 2025 – Jan 2026contract
Full Stack Engineer (Freelance Projects)DataInsights · Oct 2023 – Dec 2025freelance
Backend Software Engineer II, Care PathRally Health · Jul 2021 – Oct 2023
Software Engineer in TestRally Health · Aug 2018 – Jul 2021
Technical Marketing Engineer (Product Specialist Rotation)Rally Health · Aug 2020 – Apr 2021
Software Engineer III - Backend, Tools, and InfrastructureJuniper Networks · Aug 2013 – Jul 2018
Software Engineer, Care Path BackendRally Health · Jul 2018 – Oct 2023

Education

Santa Clara Universitymaster, Computer Engineering (2016)
UC Berkeleybachelor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (2013)

Languages

English

Certifications

Deep Atlas AI/ML BootcampDatabricks Large Language Models: Application Through ProductionDeep Atlas AI Bootcamp

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