SHARDOOL MISHRA

Languages & Frameworks

AWS Services

Infrastructure & Tools

Specializations

• ✓ U.S. Patent 10,635,660 – "Determining State of Database Applications" (developed during Tier-1 database migration)
• ✓ 30+ Design Documents setting technical direction for teams across AWS Inspector and Prime Video
• ✓ 3+ Reusable Tools & Frameworks adopted by multiple teams organization-wide reducing development time
• ✓ Zero Data Loss on revenue-critical metering launch through innovative shadow mode deployment strategy
• ✓ 300K TPS at 20ms p99 latency on geo-restriction platform; 50× efficiency improvement on logistics optimization
• ✓ 70% reduction in sports onboarding time (2 months → 2 weeks); 30% reduction in operational overhead via ML automation
• ✓ 60% reduction in false positives eliminating 8M+ daily errors; 25B documents scaled with multi-cluster architecture
• ✓ 20+ Teams collaborated with across organizations; successfully resolved competing team priorities
• ✓ 10M+ notifications delivered across major sporting events reaching 800K+ customers per event

Amazon Web Services (AWS) - Senior Software Development Engineer

OCSF Security Compliance Integration | Technical Lead

• Led team of 3-4 engineers to integrate AWS Inspector with Binder for OCSF (Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework) compliance
• Created reusable model generation system adopted by multiple teams organization-wide, reducing onboarding time by 75%
• Conducted comprehensive load testing identifying critical integration issues before production impact
• Brought integration failure count from persistent issues to zero through systematic root cause analysis across multiple systems
• Primary liaison between security teams, representing Inspector in cross-organizational security meetings

Container Vulnerability Scanning Platform | Tech Lead

• Delivered launch of accurate and efficient container scanning system, replacing legacy publisher with serverless AWS Lambda and DynamoDB solution
• Cut false positives by 60%, eliminating 8M+ daily errors and improving customer trust in vulnerability data
• Designed and implemented shadow mode testing to validate new system alongside legacy without production risk

OpenSearch Migration & Multi-Cluster Architecture | Architect

• Led strategic database migration de-risking AWS Inspector against 2026 data volume projections
• Transitioned from single to multi-cluster architecture, scaling capacity for 25B documents
• Ensured system resilience, high availability, and performant data access for both findings and aggregations
• Designed traffic routing, data consistency, and graceful failover mechanisms for complex distributed system

Unified Security Findings Platform | Cross-Team Lead

• Leading cross-teams AWS initiative to unify multiple security finding providers under single platform
• Enabling customers to view all risks and vulnerabilities in one place; launch planned for re:Invent
• Coordinating with 5+ teams across AWS security ecosystem for seamless integration

Metering & Billing System Launch | Project Lead

• Drove end-to-end development and launch of metering system directly impacting customer billing and revenue tracking
• Designed innovative shadow mode deployment running old and new systems in parallel, ensuring zero data loss during migration
• Authored comprehensive launch strategy with phased rollout: shadow mode → data validation → processor activation → full launch
• Validated system behavior under production-scale traffic through extensive load testing
• Successfully launched high-stakes system preserving customer billing accuracy and revenue tracking

Container Security Infrastructure | Senior Engineer

• Designed and implemented major components of container processing engine with shadow mode testing capability
• Eliminated persistent failures in container resource state tracking through comprehensive race condition fixes
• Improved duplicate message handling reducing unnecessary processing cycles and system load
• Introduced critical observability metrics for proactive issue detection, reducing customer-impacting incidents

AI Adoption & Developer Productivity | Innovation Leader

• Championed AI adoption across teams by introducing coding assistants, AI-driven documentation, and ticket automation
• Built AI knowledge base for AWS Inspector to accelerate onboarding and improve system comprehension
• Created intelligent git commit tool with automatic change summaries and detailed development metrics tracking
• Built local cloud storage testing utility eliminating extensive mocking, enabling meaningful integration tests

Operational Excellence & Technical Leadership

• Wrote comprehensive operational pain point document systematically tracking team issues, becoming roadmap for improvements
• Reviewed design documents from all Inspector teams; delivered Best Practices session raising engineering standards
• Created comprehensive documentation index becoming central reference for security integration efforts
• Influenced architectural decisions to eliminate distributed locking complexity through simpler approaches

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Amazon - Senior Software Development Engineer

Geo-Restriction Platform Redesign | Tech Lead & Architect

• Redesigned Prime Video's geo-restriction platform into scalable, rule-driven system on AWS Fargate
• Achieved 300K TPS with <20ms p99 latency handling real-time access validation for live sports globally
• Adopted by three teams, standardizing geo-validation across Prime Video streaming services
• Authored comprehensive design documents covering architecture, API models, caching strategies, and optimizations

ML-Based State Management Automation | Technical Lead

• Designed automated state management system for live events using machine learning-based solution
• Reduced operational overhead by 30% by orchestrating playback workflows automatically
• Automated play-button activation, recording triggers, and state transitions for live sporting events
• Eliminated manual intervention in critical customer-facing workflows improving reliability and response time

Sports Onboarding Automation | Project Lead

• Accelerated live sports onboarding by 70% through end-to-end merchandising workflow automation
• Cut onboarding time from 2 months to 2 weeks, reducing manual effort by 40%
• Partnered with Operations teams for requirements gathering and comprehensive testing
• End-to-end automation from content ingestion to customer-facing merchandising displays

Alexa Voice Assistant Integration | Integration Lead

• Led design and integration of Prime Video Live Events with Alexa voice assistant platform
• Enabled live event information on Alexa devices through collaboration with three partner teams
• Explored concept in internal hackathon, then developed into production system with cross-organizational alignment
• Successfully integrated with notification delivery systems explaining Prime Video use cases and requirements

Real-Time Push Notifications Platform | End-to-End Owner

• Built and led cross-team development of real-time push notification system for Prime Video
• Delivered 10M+ notifications across 13 major sporting events in 2021, each reaching over 800K customers
• Platform has since scaled to 10+ additional sports categories serving millions of customers
• Proposed solution, secured leadership buy-in, and collaborated with multiple teams on design and implementation
• Wrote business requirements document and presented to product management, achieving cross-organizational alignment

Personalization Strategy & Domain Architecture | Technical Lead

• Defined ownership boundaries between Live events and Video Personalization teams
• Authored strategic Personalization Technical Architecture document setting short and long-term direction
• Reviewed and signed off by principal engineers; aligned competing teams enabling parallel development
• Unified cross-team operations by establishing clear charters and domain boundaries, significantly boosting execution speed

Sports Data Domain Architecture | Architect

• Authored domain analysis defining clear boundaries between real-time sports data and knowledge graph systems
• Collaborated with partner teams on detailed domain boundaries document preventing future team blocking
• Created directional technical architecture for future dedicated team before it existed
• Demonstrated strategic thinking about organizational structure aligned with technical architecture

LEMA (Live Event Metadata Architecture) | Project Owner

• Stepped in when original designer left; took ownership of complex LEMA initiative affecting multiple teams
• Simplified launch design saving 3-4 weeks of development time while maintaining quality standards
• Launched with <250ms latency meeting 300ms SLA; built classification data pipeline enabling the system
• Designed data publishing system influencing partner teams to improve API encapsulation and design

Extensive Cross-Team Collaboration

• Worked with 20+ teams across Prime Video, streaming services, and partner organizations
• Collaborated with SDE2s and SDE3s on data interface design and exception handling
• Worked with L6 manager on project prioritization and cross-organizational alignment
• Worked as technical resource in partner team's codebase to unblock critical launch dependencies
• Influenced LESM (Live Event State Management) architectural decisions moving complexity from client implementations to centralized services

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Amazon - Software Development Engineer II

Cross-Dock Optimization for Compound Containers | Inventor & Tech Lead

• Invented and deployed novel cross-dock optimization solution for large-scale container management
• Achieved 50× improvement in package processing efficiency and reduced handling time across multiple facilities
• Enabled optimized sortation plans for compound containers throughout distribution network
• Improved tracking and management of containers throughout facility operations

Sortation Configuration Management | Lead Engineer

• Improved sortation configuration management helping warehouse managers reduce configuration inaccuracy by 20%
• Enhanced sortation efficiency and operational reliability across multiple distribution facilities
• Streamlined configuration workflows reducing errors and improving operational decision-making

Formal Mentorship: Currently mentoring 2 SDEs and 1 SDE3; conducting regular 1-1s with 3 Inspector engineers

Mentorship Impact: Mentored 2 SDE2s who were promoted to SDE3; mentored 2 SDE1s through complex implementations

Team Development: Delivered Best Practices technical session; participated in document office hours with principal engineers

Code Review Excellence: Promoted importance of detailed code reviews, breaking down complex changes, and readable implementations

Project Mentorship:

• Guided SDE1s through data pipeline implementations overcoming productivity barriers
• Mentored SDE2s on data publisher design and multi-team coordination
• Led design reviews for SDE2s providing detailed feedback on edge cases and operational implications
• Created structured internship plan with clear milestones working with SDE2 and SDE3 mentors

• ✓ U.S. Patent 10,635,660 – "Determining State of Database Applications" (developed during Tier-1 database migration)
• ✓ 30+ Design Documents setting technical direction for teams across AWS Inspector and Prime Video
• ✓ 3+ Reusable Tools & Frameworks adopted by multiple teams organization-wide reducing development time
• ✓ Zero Data Loss on revenue-critical metering launch through innovative shadow mode deployment strategy
• ✓ 300K TPS at 20ms p99 latency on geo-restriction platform; 50× efficiency improvement on logistics optimization
• ✓ 70% reduction in sports onboarding time (2 months → 2 weeks); 30% reduction in operational overhead via ML automation
• ✓ 60% reduction in false positives eliminating 8M+ daily errors; 25B documents scaled with multi-cluster architecture
• ✓ 20+ Teams collaborated with across organizations; successfully resolved competing team priorities
• ✓ 10M+ notifications delivered across major sporting events reaching 800K+ customers per event

Post Graduate Program in ML and AI Business Applications
University of Texas, Austin | 2024 | Grade: A+ (4.33 GPA)

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science
Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur | 2007-2011 | CGPA: 8.0/10

Hewlett Packard | Software Engineer | Bengaluru, India | 2012-2013

Infosys Ltd | Systems Engineer | Bengaluru, India | 2011-2012