Career Journey
Exploring the path of innovation, growth, and meaningful impact in technology
Rishi Kumar Chawda
Senior Software Engineer II, Chef team at Progress
I'm a Senior Software Engineer obsessed with building rock-solid software systems. I believe in clean code, thoughtful architecture, and creating tech that actually makes a difference.
I thrive on challenges and love pushing the boundaries of what's possible in software development. My journey has taken me from freelancing to leading projects at Codebrahma, and now to my current role at Progress Chef, where I focus on DevSecOps tools that empower developers and operations teams alike.
When I'm not deep in code, you'll find me capturing moments through my lens, experimenting with new recipes, devouring books and articles, hitting the trails, or chasing after the next adventure.
Core Skills
Certifications
Strategic Innovation: Building and Sustaining Innovative Organizations
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
SAFe Agilist Certification
Scaled Agile, Inc.
Interests & Hobbies
Work Experience
A journey through innovation, growth, and meaningful contributions
Progress Chef
4 years 10 months
Unleash the Power of AI for Your Business | Progress Software
Progress provides AI-powered software solutions to automate processes to develop, deploy and manage apps, and make critical data more accessible and secure.
www.progress.com
Chef Software DevOps Automation Solutions | Chef
Chef Software's DevOps automation tools enable the coded enterprise to overcome complexity with infrastructure, security and application automation for your technology.
www.chef.io
Senior Software Engineer II
Related Projects
Configuration Management System Software - Chef Infra | Chef
Chef Infra automates the process of managing configurations, ensuring that every system is configured correctly and consistently. Learn more and get started today!
www.chef.io/products/chef-infra
Chef Courier | Chef Community
community.chef.io/tools/chef-courier
Senior Software Engineer
Software Engineer II
Related Projects
Infrastructure Automation Tools - Chef Infrastructure Management | Chef
Chef Infrastructure Management enables DevOps to model and deploy secure infrastructure automation at scale across any cloud, VM, & physical infrastructure.
www.chef.io/products/chef-infrastructure-management
Configuration Management System Software - Chef Infra | Chef
Chef Infra automates the process of managing configurations, ensuring that every system is configured correctly and consistently. Learn more and get started today!
www.chef.io/products/chef-infra
Codebrahma
2 years 2 months
Software Engineer Project Lead
Key Responsibilities
- Handled complete software development cycle
- Regular communication with clients, understanding requirement specifications, planning, development, code reviews, testing, deployment, and maintenance
- Mentored new hires and worked with the recruitment team to interview candidates
- Developed Web Applications with React, Redux, and NodeJS
- Built Progressive Web Applications with Gatsby
- Developed Mobile Applications with React Native for Android and iOS
- Worked with several libraries, SDKs, tools for CI, logging, analytics, crash reporting, and OTA updates
- Developed applications for IOT based hardware and Bluetooth Low Energy devices
- Worked with Firebase services and various deployment platforms
Software Development Engineer
Key Responsibilities
- Web application development with React, Redux, and other libraries
- Mobile application development using React Native
- Server-side development with NodeJS and PostgreSQL
- Built performant mobile applications with various tools
- Client interactions and communication
- Code reviews and building scalable, maintainable codebases
Software Engineer Intern
Key Responsibilities
- Developed UI libraries and components
- Built a Progressive web application for an E-Commerce website using Gatsby
- Translated UI designs to live webpages
- Worked with web sockets
- Learned testing and maintaining web and mobile applications
Freelance
1 year 9 months
Full stack web developer
Key Responsibilities
- Full-stack web development
- Worked with ReactJS, Redux, NodeJS, Express, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB
Education
Highlights from my academic journey
Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University
Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER)
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech), Computer Science
Extra-Curricular Activities
CODEX
Co-Founder & Chief Coordinator
Codex is the first coding club of the Institute of Technical Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Key Responsibilities
- Formed the club in 2016 in collaboration with other college students
- Conceived future intentions, laid out strategies, and formed agenda for club activities and community building
- Planned actions to target specific groups for more engagement
- Mentored and presented lectures on programming concepts, web development, and tech
- Organized project collaboration activities, talks, and hackathons
Let's Connect
Ready to turn ideas into impactful solutions? Let's explore how we can collaborate and create something extraordinary together.
Available for freelance projects and full-time opportunities