Hello, I'm Rahul Kanianchalil Senior Software Engineer

I'm a data-driven engineering professional with expertise in AWS cloud architecture, Python development, and enterprise integrations. With experience at both innovative fintech startups and Fortune 500 companies, I specialize in building scalable backend systems and automating complex workflows.

backend-engineer.py
class BackendEngineer:
    def __init__(self):
        self.skills = ["Python", "AWS", "Django"]
        self.experience = 7 # years
        self.certification = "AWS Solutions Architect"
    
    def build_systems(self):
        return "Data-Driven & Automated"

About Me

Passionate about building robust, scalable systems

I'm a Senior Software Engineer with over 7 years of experience in data-driven innovation and enterprise software development. My career spans from Fortune 500 financial services at Capital One to innovative fintech at Katapult, where I've applied design thinking, rapid prototyping, and customer-focused development principles.

At Capital One, I automated onboarding for 700+ applications and reduced report generation time from 48 hours to 4 hours. At Katapult, I've designed enterprise integrations and built mobile authentication systems. I'm AWS Solutions Architect certified and passionate about creating robust, scalable backend systems.

8+ Years Experience
700+ Apps Automated
92% Time Reduction

Professional Experience

Building systems that matter

Senior Software Engineer

Katapult 08/2021 - Present

Software Engineer on Enterprise Partner Integrations Team, focusing on data-driven innovation and customer-focused development. Building scalable backend systems and enterprise integrations for the fintech platform.

  • Designed and implemented integration with lead generation company to bring new customers
  • Extended backend platform to support new mobile application with AWS Pinpoint and JWT
  • Owns integration of lease management platform and Hubspot CRM tool
  • Implemented batch processing for customer data using AWS Batch/SQS/Lambda
Python Django AWS Lambda SQS

Senior Associate Software Engineer

Capital One Auto Finance 09/2018 - 08/2021

Software Engineer on Software Delivery & Pipeline Team, focusing on automation, resiliency testing, and cloud deployment. Built robust serverless applications and automated deployment pipelines for enterprise services.

  • Created REST API enabling developers to test cloud application resiliency by scheduling disruptions
  • Developed serverless Python application automating onboarding of 700+ applications
  • Built automation to deploy secure and tested code to cloud for application teams
  • Received Capital One Mark of Distinction for automation work
Python Flask AWS Lambda Groovy Jenkins

Associate Software Engineer

Capital One Auto Finance 09/2017 - 09/2018

Data Engineer on Market and Analysis Team, focusing on data migration, report optimization, and risk model testing. Specialized in Python development and AWS cloud services.

  • Migrated critical reports from SAS scripts to Python application
  • Reduced report generation time from 48 hours to 4 hours (92% improvement)
  • Compressed and modularized code for better readability and maintainability
  • Cleaned data and tested risk models on different populations for auto loan rates
  • Received Capital One Diamond Award for SAS to Python migration
Python SQL AWS SAS Data Analysis

Technical Skills

Technologies I work with

Languages

Python
SQL
Java
Groovy

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS Solutions Architect
AWS Lambda
AWS SQS
AWS Batch

Frameworks & Tools

Django
Flask
Jenkins
SAS

Specializations

Backend Development
Data Engineering
API Development
Automation

Featured Projects

Some of my recent work

Get In Touch

Let's build something amazing together

Let's Connect

I'm always interested in discussing new opportunities, interesting projects, or just having a chat about technology.

rahul.kc1@gmail.com
847-668-8606
Chicago, Illinois