Taranveer Virk

About Me

Hello, I am Taranveer Virk, a software engineering leader based in Toronto, Canada.

I’m Taranveer Virk, an Engineering Leader passionate about building innovative software solutions and empowering teams to excel. With expertise in architecting scalable systems and driving business growth, I specialize in delivering impactful results through technology and collaboration.

In an ever changing landscape I am quick to learn new technologies and understand their business impact.

Here's a small sampling of my skill set:

Team Mentorship & Development
Strategic Roadmap Planning
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Process Optimization & Efficiency Improvements
Driving Innovation and Growth
JavaScript
TypeScript
Node.js
Python
Java
HTML5
CSS3
React
Angular
VueJS
User Experience
GitHub
ZenHub
Databases
MongoDB
Redis
Cloud Engineer
Web Applications
API Development
Reliability
Scalability
Extensibility
Automation
Microservices
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
Agile
Kubernetes
Docker
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
Problem Solving
Innovation

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineering Manager

Clearco

February 2023 - Present

Spearheaded and managed two of the most impactful engineering teams at Clearco – Data Science & Capital (Revenue & Underwriting)
Engineered the development and implementation of a sophisticated underwriting system, a cornerstone feature driving company profitability
Responsible for 15+ third-party APIs across marketing, banking, and ecommerce platforms to enhance functionality, and streamline operations
Aligned technical strategy and roadmaps with business objectives, ensuring optimal utilization of resources and delivery of key milestones
Led software architecture and design initiatives, fostering scalable and maintainable systems that supported growth and innovation
Played a pivotal role in driving revenue growth by strategically leveraging engineering solutions to address business challenges

Software Engineering Manager

Clearco

August 2021 - February 2023

Led the development and execution of critical business features, ensuring timely, high-quality delivery in alignment with strategic objectives
Mentored and guided individual team members to achieve significant career advancements, resulting in 3 promotions within 1-year timeframe
Proactively identified and mitigated potential roadblocks, ensuring smooth project progression and maintaining a track record of on-time delivery
Demonstrated exceptional leadership in driving cross-team cooperation, enabling seamless execution of complex projects and feature releases
Spearheaded initiatives to optimize development processes, resulting in 300% improvement in efficiency and faster time-to-market for key features
Recognized as a catalyst for innovation, consistently driving the implementation of forward-thinking solutions that significantly contributed to the company's growth and success

Staff Software Engineer

Clearco

November 2020 - July 2021

Led development of a mission-critical system as staff engineer, ensuring uninterrupted company operations during peak end-of-month sales
Architected and delivered a robust system that successfully ensured uninterrupted operations, enhancing system reliability & customer satisfaction

Staff Software Engineer

IBM Cognitive Solutions

October 2018 - Present

Architected multiple cloud native applications from the ground up using a microservice architecture delivering over 99.99% uptime
Optimized database, backend and UI performance to improve response time 5x
Designed a CI/CD pipeline to manage security, testing and automated deploys
Managed a multi-tenant Kubernetes cluster and shared services for logging, monitoring, automated SSL certificate renewal, self-healing tools, etc.
Delivered features and solutions end-to-end spanning the entire stack using the latest technology stack

Open Source Software Engineer

IBM Cloud

June 2017 - September 2018

Developed and maintained LoopBack — A highly extensible Node.js and TypeScript framework for building REST APIs and microservices

Engaged and collaborated with community users and maintainers by answering questions, reviewing code, writing documentation, blog posts, and tutorials
Involved in all aspects of a rewrite and GA of LoopBack 4 — core, CLI, database connectors, extensibility, OpenAPI integration, developer experience, etc.
Assessed and remedied security vulnerabilities as the project security focal
Incorporated IBM Watson Discovery to power the documentation search site

Application Software Engineer

IBM Security (Student on call)

September 2016 - May 2017

Built a reusable UI component library for IBM Security Cloud products

Application Software Engineer

IBM Security (Extreme Blue)

May 2016 - August 2016

IBM Extreme Blue is an elite internship program that combines world-class talent, technology and business innovation

Designed, architected and developed an innovative prototype for Application Security Industry to automate processes
Developed a cognitive platform to assess application risk and provide personalized advice using IBM Watson, Bluemix, Cloudant, and Apache SPARK
Delivered IBM Executives a business plan to commercialize the prototype into a solution targeting a $2 billion market opportunity

Full-Stack Web Application Engineer

IBM Commerce (Student on Call)

September 2015 - April 2016

Architected and developed a tag based, searchable icon repository to allow for easy creation, management and consumption of iscons at IBM
Implemented a responsive UI along with a scalable Node backend for IBM Drink — an AI system that recommended & ordered drinks based on personality
Developed an animated analytics board to display live metrics and engage clients

Web Application Engineer

IBM Analytics

May 2014 - August 2015

Built WCAG 2.0 AA accessible, pixel perfect front-end user interfaces for IBM dashDB and IBM Data Server Manager
Improved UX in both products by introducing responsive web elements
Optimized site performance to reduce load time by over 2 seconds

Education

B. Eng. Mgmt, Software

McMaster University

April 2017

The Engineering & Management Program is a prestigious 5-year program designed to provide engineering students with a deeper understanding of business, project management, and leadership skills needed to thrive in a corporate or entrepreneurial environment.

Deep Learnnig Nanodegree

Udacity

June 2018

A program that has been created specifically for students who are interested in machine learning, AI, and/or deep learning, and who have a working knowledge of Python programming, including NumPy and pandas.

TARANVEER VIRK

ENGINEERING MANGER & SOFTWARE ENGINEER EXTRAORDINAIRE

About Me

Skills

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineering Manager

Clearco

Software Engineering Manager

Clearco

Staff Software Engineer

Clearco

Staff Software Engineer

IBM Cognitive Solutions

Open Source Software Engineer

IBM Cloud

Application Software Engineer

IBM Security (Student on call)

Application Software Engineer

IBM Security (Extreme Blue)

Full-Stack Web Application Engineer

IBM Commerce (Student on Call)

Web Application Engineer

IBM Analytics

Education

B. Eng. Mgmt, Software

McMaster University

Deep Learnnig Nanodegree

Udacity

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