Taranveer Virk

About Me

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

I am passionate about solving challenging business problems through innovative solutions. I have experience in architecting and delivering scalable and reliable cloud native web application solutions from the ground up.

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:

JavaScript
TypeScript
Node.js
Python
Java
HTML5
CSS3
Angular
User Experience
GitHub
ZenHub
Databases
MongoDB
Redis
Cloud Engineer
Web Applications
API Development
Reliability
Scalability
Extensibility
Automation
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
Agile
Kubernetes
Travis CI
Problem Solving
Innovation

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Work Experience

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

SOFTWARE ENGINEER EXTRAORDINAIRE

About Me

Skills

Work Experience

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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