RACHNA ASHAR
- Architected and ported legacy software between two data centers — including claims, ACH, and insurance policy data — while preserving data flow across 88 dealers. Leveraged Python scripting and automation to streamline migration workflows and data validation. Managed the developer team in close partnership with infrastructure and DevOps. Migrated the company from a third-party email platform to Outlook to meet compliance requirements.
- Architected, designed, developed, and launched several B2C websites using WordPress, JavaScript, HTML, Python, and C# components.
- Shipped Bing Maps, ultimately sold to Uber Technologies. Owned the maps layering and content integration end to end, including component design, framework development, code review, and stakeholder presentations.
- Built custom applications against the Facebook API for clients in healthcare and tourism using PHP, MySQL, HTML, and the Facebook API. Designed, developed, and deployed apps for Pro Sports Club's tennis, aquatics, and healthcare departments — tracking member likes, sharing daily tips, and delivering a custom tool to track and analyze member data.
- Indigo and Adapter Framework development. Owned the tools and metadata model for the entire framework, designing plug-ins, wizards, and add-ins that let Visual Studio developers extend Line of Business (SAP, Siebel, Oracle) metadata. Shipped a V1 metadata capture and manipulation product with browsing, tree search, IE integration, and exposed delegates. Authored API documentation and built mock prototypes for user education sessions.
- Proposed and built content delivery solutions enabling wireless providers to securely deliver digital media to end users. Shipped Mobile Transfer (SOAP/SSL mobile commerce), Bookmarking (cross-device WML/XHTML continuity, secure WebLogic outbound notification), a J2EE/Struts publishing platform with Oracle Text search, and a content management system with an XHTML editor and JAXP/Xerces XML pipeline.
RACHNA ASHAR
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.
Route to Principal Software Engineer, Senior Software Development Engineer, Software Architect teams building high-throughput services in the candidate's core stack.
Where this candidate belongs
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).
Backend/Full-Stack Engineer, Enterprise Software Architect, Engineering Manager, Platform/Infrastructure Engineer.
On-site. Based in Raleigh, US.
Targeting $165K+. Currently: Principal Software Engineer. Prefers any companies.
Recruiter screen → hiring-manager review → technical conversation around Bing Maps to Uber, Data Center Migration, J2EE Mobile Platform.
Rachna's work in Backend/Full-Stack Engineer, Enterprise Software Architect, Engineering Manager translates directly into adjacent domains with similar architecture, scale, and reliability needs.
- Primary production depth is Python (Django, Flask, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy), REST API design and development, Data pipelines and automation scripting. Other tooling framed as ramp/adjacent unless proven.
- Leadership framing is technical leadership (mentorship, code review, architectural direction). Formal people-management should be validated per role.
- Additional interests are personal/research at present, not production claim.
Proof is organized by system, not by claim.
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Master Proof Matrix
This reusable proof index maps common senior/staff engineering requirements to candidate proof. Role-specific addenda extend — not replace — this base matrix.
Requirement: Deliver on bing maps to uber at production scale.
Proof: Shipped and sold product to Uber as Microsoft Senior SDE with end-to-end maps layering ownership
Requirement: Deliver on data center migration at production scale.
Proof: Architected and ported legacy software between data centers maintaining data flow across 88 dealers
Requirement: Deliver on j2ee mobile platform at production scale.
Proof: Built secure content delivery platform with SOAP APIs, SSL encryption, and multi-threaded replication for wireless providers
Requirement: Deliver on microsoft indigo framework at production scale.
Proof: Owned Tools and Metadata Model for enterprise framework, designed scalable plugins and containers for SAP/Siebel/Oracle integration
Requirement: Deliver on published technical papers at production scale.
Proof: 4 published papers on enterprise technologies (Java Web Start, XML Parsers, SQL migration, VSIP) establishing thought leadership
Requirement: Ship work that requires enterprise architecture and system design (legacy modernization, data center migration).
Proof: Demonstrated at Nation Safe Drivers.
Technical Proof Catalog
Architected and ported legacy software between two data centers — including claims, ACH, and insurance policy data — while preserving data flow across 88 dealers. Leveraged Python scripting and automation to streamline migration workflows and data validation. Managed the developer team in close partnership with infrastructure and DevOps. Migrated the company from a third-party email platform to Outlook to meet compliance requirements.
Architected, designed, developed, and launched several B2C websites using WordPress, JavaScript, HTML, Python, and C# components.
Shipped Bing Maps, ultimately sold to Uber Technologies. Owned the maps layering and content integration end to end, including component design, framework development, code review, and stakeholder presentations.
Built custom applications against the Facebook API for clients in healthcare and tourism using PHP, MySQL, HTML, and the Facebook API. Designed, developed, and deployed apps for Pro Sports Club's tennis, aquatics, and healthcare departments — tracking member likes, sharing daily tips, and delivering a custom tool to track and analyze member data.
Enabled merchants and their customers to securely buy hard goods across a range of mobile devices. Designed components in Rose, developed the SOAP-based server API powering WML and
Designed and developed a content management system for submitting and editing varied content types. Used JAXP (DOM/SAX) and Apache Xerces to parse XML streams, dynamic Swing layout
Owned the tools and metadata model for the Adapter Framework, designing plug-ins, wizards, and add-ins that let Visual Studio developers extend LOB metadata for SAP, Siebel, and Or
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RACHNA ASHAR is a Raleigh, US-based Principal Software Engineer. Principal software engineer with 8+ years of experience in Python, C#, and Java shipping at scale. Shipped Bing Maps at Microsoft Silicon Valley, the product ultimately sold to Uber Technologies, owning maps layering and content integration end to end. At Microsoft Redmond, owned the tools and metadata model for the .NET Adapter Framework powering SAP, Siebel, and Oracle integrations. Delivered secure mobile commerce platforms at QPass (acquired by AmDocs) and currently leads engineering at Nation Safe Drivers, where she architected a cross-datacenter migration spanning claims, ACH, and policy systems for 88 dealers. Brings deep Python expertise to backend services, data pipelines, REST APIs, and automation. Best fit: Principal Software Engineer, Senior Software Development Engineer, Software Architect.