Samar Acharya

Background

About

Tech enthusiast, avid reader, life-long learner and thought leader for product tech strategy throughout the career. Also, an open-source enthusiast and part-time contributor in various OSS ecosystems.

Work Experience

Staff Engineer, Snappt
May, 2023 - Present
ML powered fraud detection platform
- Built infrastructure configuration with terraform and CI/CD with github actions
- Led the technical implementation for Automated Validation component in core application
- Initiated and collaborated with key stakeholders to help build architectural standards across the teams
- Implemented industry standard security practices on core application
- Tech highlights: Elixir, Javascript, Typescript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, AWS, Kubernetes, React, Github Actions, Terraform
Principal Cloud Application Architect, Zego (Powered by PayLease)
May, 2019 - Apr, 20233 years 11 months
Zego provides property management services and solutions such as payment, billing and smarthome systems
- Worked with VP, directors and tribe leaders and product team on strategic growth and platform maturity
- Worked with various teams for architectural foundations and cloud native SOA converting majority of 20 years old monolity to 20+ microservices
- Reviewed various architectural proposals on high-level system design and code implementations
- Provided leadership guidance for smart and engage initiatives
- Managed cloud platform of Zego
- Engaged in technical dilligence in M&A efforts
- Worked with security group and provide code reviews and perform internal pentests
- Designed and developed micro-frontend architecture and template and help teams adopt it
- Built and maintained mobile ci/cd workflows and helped teams with react-native hands-on work
- Tech highlights: Elixir, Javascript, Typescript, Node.js, .NET Core, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, InfluxDB, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Harness, Concourse, React, React Native, Bitrise, C, C++
Lead Software Architect, Zego, Inc.
Jan, 2017 - May, 20192 years 4 months
Smart-home and multi-family residential solution; acquired by PayLease in May 2019
- Managed and maintained infrastructure and application
- Led a team of engineers to build successful cloud and device solutions
- Managed cloud platform of Zego
- Helped company make successful exit by building solid technical foundation
- Built all the various smart home voice integrations of Zego
- Architected and implemented third-party property management and payment integrations
- Tech highlights: Elixir, Javascript, Typescript, Node.js, Python, C, C++, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, InfluxDB, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes
DevOps Engineering Manager, Brightergy, LLC
Sep, 2014 - Dec, 20162 years 4 months
Clean energy technology solution to turn energy data into actionable intelligence.
- Wrote backend api and IoT device code in elixir and python
- Led a team of engineers to build successful cloud and device solutions
- Managed cloud platform of BrighterLink, the energy platform including scaling, high availability, security and resilience at all level
- Designed the solutions and implementation details for various core business features
- Tech highlights: Python, Elixir, Javascript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, TempoIQ, InfluxDB, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes
Chief Technology Officer, Techgaun Nepal Pvt. Ltd.
Dec, 2013 - Aug, 20148 months
Startup building local data analysis platform as a product while sustaining itself via the outsourcing work.
- Led a team of developer to build data analysis platform for local business data
- Designed, implemented and delivered custom software solutions for the clients
- Tech highlights: Python, Javascript, Wordpress, MySQL, PostgreSQL
Release Engineer, Deerwalk, Inc.
May, 2013 - Dec, 20137 months
Developed solutions for data analysis and management of US healthcare turning the vast amount of data into actionable insights and intelligence and used for patient care, insurance assessment, etc.
- Built a highly flexible deployment environment for highly resilient platform
- Implemented local dev environment with dummy data generation for several large-scale projects
- Performed security assessment against various projects
- Tech highlights: Python, Javascript, Java, Groovy, .NET, Hadoop, MSSQL Server

Skills

DevOps
AnsibleAmazon Web ServicesGoogle CloudDockerHerokuMicro-servicesPuppetLinuxWindowsNoSQLRDBMSKubernetesHarnessConcourseMongoDB
Backend Engineering
ElixirJavascriptTypescriptPhoenixRESTMessage QueuesNode.jsPythonPlatform SecurityPHPNoSQLRDBMSMEANAlexaGoogle ActionsKafkaMongoDBAuthn, Authz, OAuth2, OpenID Connect
Architecture
Domain Driven DesignMicroservicesService-oriented architectureEnterprise IntegrationLow Latency SystemsDistributed Systems
Frontend Engineering
HTMLCSSJavascriptAngularJSD3.jsHighchartsBootstrapReactReact NativeMicro-frontend

Education

Computer Engineering, Bachelor, Kathmandu University
Aug, 2009 - Dec, 2013
3.68 - A in computer related courses
Computer GraphicsCompiler DesignComputer Systems ArchitecturePrinciples of Programming Languages

Volunteer Work

Technical Co-ordinator, Help Nepal Network
Jan, 2012 - Dec, 2012
The largest charitable network of Nepalis, HELP NEPAL Network: One Dollar a Month Fund for Nepal is a global charity run on a fully voluntary basis. Help Nepal Network runs a educational project with a goal of deploying one electronic library per district.
- Led a team of volunteers to deploy electronic library using LTSP and provided training to the students
- Developed a complete solution to automate the deployment of electronic library
Network Engineer, Kathmandu University Boys Hostel
May, 2012 - Oct, 2013
I maintained and managed internet connectivity and network of more than 200 hosts in a hostel network.
- Built an automated traffic shaping utility and firewall policy
- Developed and implemented various network security measures for ethernet and WiFI network

Interests

Computer Security
Exploit developmentWeb security
Mathematics
Statistics & ProbabilityCalculusAlgebraNumerical Methods
Sports
Football (Soccer)Table Tennis (Ping Pong)JugglingBoard Games