Rachna Ashar

Where I'm headed

Seasoned architect who has shipped products at Microsoft (Bing Maps to Uber), led platform migrations at enterprise scale, and mentored development teams. Combines deep technical expertise in enterprise frameworks with proven ability to deliver high-impact solutions across startups and Fortune 500 companies.

Targeting

• Principal Software Engineer
• Senior Software Development Engineer
• Software Architect
• Technical Lead

What I bring

• ›Enterprise architecture and system design (legacy modernization, data center migration)
• ›Full-stack development in C#, Java, and web technologies with 8+ years depth
• ›Product shipping at scale (Bing Maps, insurance/claims platforms)
• ›Team leadership and cross-functional collaboration (infrastructure, DevOps, product)
• ›Framework and API design (metadata models, Visual Studio extensions, SOAP/REST services)

Proof

• Bing Maps to Uber
  Shipped and sold product to Uber as Microsoft Senior SDE with end-to-end maps layering ownership
• Data Center Migration
  Architected and ported legacy software between data centers maintaining data flow across 88 dealers
• J2EE Mobile Platform
  Built secure content delivery platform with SOAP APIs, SSL encryption, and multi-threaded replication for wireless providers
• Microsoft Indigo Framework
  Owned Tools and Metadata Model for enterprise framework, designed scalable plugins and containers for SAP/Siebel/Oracle integration
• Published Technical Papers
  4 published papers on enterprise technologies (Java Web Start, XML Parsers, SQL migration, VSIP) establishing thought leadership

Role fit

• Backend/Full-Stack Engineer · Senior
• Enterprise Software Architect · Principal/Senior
• Engineering Manager · Senior
• Platform/Infrastructure Engineer · Senior