Hitesh Gorana

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• Search Performance Optimization: Architected Elasticsearch query optimizations reducing P99 latency by 60% through denormalization and migration from nested text analysis to efficient term queries, resolving matching failures for 1M+ candidate profiles
• Enterprise Scalability: Redesigned recruiter management data layer to handle 10,000+ users per employer (100x scale improvement), eliminating timeout errors for Fortune 500 clients and improving system reliability to 99.9% uptime
• Architecture & Refactoring: Led decomposition of monolithic 50K+ LOC "Upload Candidates" module into service-oriented architecture with separate Python/Django backend, React frontend, and CSS layers, reducing build times by 40%
• UI Performance Engineering: Resolved critical performance bottlenecks in high-traffic Kanban board handling 10K+ candidates per job, reducing load time from 8s to 1.2s. Fixed complex race conditions in Boolean Search causing cursor position bugs
• Enterprise Features: Implemented SSO integration with granular permission controls, optimized ATS integrations (Greenhouse, Lever), and built event scheduling module with calendar sync capabilities
• Technical Leadership: Leading team of 3 engineers; drive sprint planning, architectural reviews, and mentor on performance optimization patterns. Personally resolved 100+ critical production bugs

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• DevOps & Infrastructure: Managed production infrastructure on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS); implemented GitLab CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, reducing deployment time by 87.5% (2 hours → 15 minutes)
• Cost Optimization: Reengineered web crawler architecture with resource pooling and intelligent scheduling, achieving $24K annual cost savings ($2K/month) while improving crawler success rate from 85% to 98%
• Event-Driven Architecture: Integrated Apache Kafka for real-time event streaming across microservices, improving system throughput by 3x and enabling asynchronous notification delivery at scale
• AI Integration: Developed OpenAI-powered chatbot for natural language search queries, integrated with React frontend and Django backend, processing 1K+ daily interactions with 92% user satisfaction
• Payment & Auth Systems: Implemented Stripe payment integration with React.js and multi-channel OTP authentication (SMS/Email via Twilio), handling $50K+ monthly transactions
• Monorepo Architecture: Established Nx-based monorepo with 15+ packages, standardizing development environments and reducing onboarding time from 2 days to 4 hours

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• Product Leadership: Architected and delivered high-revenue Widget product from 0→1, driving $120K annual recurring revenue (ARR) growth. Led cross-functional team of 5 engineers (2 FE, 2 BE, 1 full-stack)
• Cloud Infrastructure: Designed and managed end-to-end Azure cloud infrastructure with 99.95% uptime; implemented blue-green deployments and auto-scaling policies handling 10K+ daily active users
• Crawler Pipeline: Built distributed web crawling system with 200+ production crawlers; established CI/CD pipeline with automated quality gates achieving 99.5% data accuracy
• Microservices: Developed event-driven microservices for email, SMS, and alert management using Python/FastAPI; integrated with VDI for automated booking workflows
• Cost Engineering: Migrated MongoDB to serverless Atlas architecture, reducing infrastructure costs by $3.6K annually while improving query performance by 40%
• Payment Systems: Designed reusable Stripe billing platform supporting subscriptions, one-time payments, and usage-based pricing models

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• Built FastAPI-based Crawl+ service on DigitalOcean for high-speed URL extraction and SEO analysis, processing 100K+ pages daily
• Developed Dashboard API with automated Google Data Studio integration, reducing client reporting time by 75%
• Created Sideaudit API integrating Google PageSpeed Insights and Search Console APIs for automated accessibility audits

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• Developed route optimization system using Google OR-Tools and Distance Matrix API, reducing transportation costs by 18%