Achintya Chandwani
About
Achintya Chandwani is a Software Developer with extensive experience spanning back-end and front-end technologies, most recently working at Benevity from May 2020 to October 2024. He possesses a robust skill set that includes API Development, Python, Java, Node.js, and TypeScript, alongside proficiency in frameworks such as ReactJS, Vue.js, and Flask. He is also highly experienced in infrastructure and DevOps practices, utilizing tools like Docker, Terraform, Jenkins, and AWS services including Lambda and CloudWatch to enhance system reliability.
Achintya is a proactive problem solver dedicated to improving system performance and team collaboration. He has spearheaded legacy code modernization efforts to reduce complexity and technical debt, while also authoring structured logging standards to improve troubleshooting efficiency. Beyond technical contributions, he actively fosters a collaborative environment by leading team retrospectives and facilitating cross-team knowledge sharing.
In his previous role at Benevity, Achintya played a pivotal role in designing and implementing backend microservice architectural patterns to enhance scalability for global enterprise clients. He successfully upgraded the platform from Drupal 8 to Drupal 9, significantly improving stability, and developed an in-app CIAM user provisioning feature to streamline operations with Okta. Additionally, he demonstrated a keen eye for user experience by identifying recurring login issues and implementing a fix that reduced support requests by 30%.
Achintya holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia and is a skilled engineer capable of delivering secure and robust solutions. His diverse background includes building API services for quantum computing initiatives at Geering Up and optimizing automation frameworks at SAP, making him a versatile asset for complex software engineering challenges.
Skills
- Accessibility
- Angular
- CSS / Sass / Less
- Firebase
- Git
- Graphics Design
- Illustrator
- Jasmine
- JavaScript
- Node
- Puppeteer
- React
- Typescript
- Vue
Recent Projects
Teaching Notes Condenser
Built so my raw reflections after teaching pre-ballet classes turn into a planning brief I actually use before the next one. The unstructured notes I text to a Telegram bot come back as a structured debrief in Notion — routed through an AWS Lambda that runs them through a model on Bedrock.
Artist Website
Designed and implemented the personal website for Indian contemporary artist, Gopi Gajwani.
Chrome Extension
Developed a Chrome extension with ~238 installs, active for 6 months before the organization natively integrated the feature into their website.