# Ketan Chavan — Full Professional Context

> Software Development Engineer at JioBlackRock AMC (a subsidiary of Jio Platforms Limited / Reliance Jio) with 2.5+ years building production systems that serve over 100,000 users daily. Based in Mumbai, India. Open to opportunities.

## Summary
Ketan Chavan is a Software Development Engineer at JioBlackRock AMC, a subsidiary of Jio Platforms Limited (Reliance Jio), with 2.5+ years building production systems that serve over 100,000 users daily. Started in frontend — React, Next.js, TypeScript — and gradually owned more of the stack: APIs, caching, deployment, observability. Currently building fintech infrastructure at JioBlackRock AMC, where he architected a headless CMS platform that lets marketing teams publish pages in under 5 minutes instead of filing tickets, and built a Redis cache handler that cut P95 latency from 2 seconds to under 200ms. Practices AI-native workflows with Claude Code and Cursor.

## Contact
- Name: Ketan Chavan
- Title: Software Development Engineer
- Email: ketan.chavan.in@gmail.com
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- GitHub: [github.com/06ketan](https://github.com/06ketan)
- LinkedIn: [linkedin.com/in/ketan-chavan](https://linkedin.com/in/ketan-chavan)
- Website: [ketan.chavan.in](https://ketan.chavan.in)

## Experience

### JioBlackRock AMC — Software Development Engineer (Oct 2023–Present)
A subsidiary of Jio Platforms Limited (Reliance Jio). Led frontend engineering for the JioBlackRock AMC, ResQ, and JPW platforms serving 100K+ daily users.
- Architected Next.js 15 + Headless Strapi CMS platform with 45+ reusable React components, reducing developer dependency by 70%.
- Achieved 92+ Lighthouse Performance and 95+ SEO scores through SSG/ISR architecture and Core Web Vitals tuning.
- Built custom Redis cache handler reducing P95 API latency from 2s to <200ms and cutting DB load by 60%.
- Implemented Azure OpenTelemetry + Application Insights observability, reducing incident diagnosis time by 40%.
- Managed Docker + Kubernetes deployments (HPA, Ingress, Services) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Engineered JioTrack Dashboard for 1,000+ supervisors with split-screen Google Maps interface.
- Developed ResQ Consumer Portal and Technician App supporting 50K+ users and 10K+ technicians across 175+ cities.

### Fintract Global — Frontend Developer Intern (2022)
Built Customer, Admin, and Bank Admin dashboards using React, Redux-Thunk, Django REST API. Improved app efficiency by 50% via lazy loading, async JS, and library removal.

### Sarvh — Full Stack Developer Intern (2021)
Improved backend API performance by 35% via ExpressJS + GraphQL. Integrated Cloudinary media API. Built login portal with PassportJS authentication.

### Vidyalankar Institute — Full Stack Developer Intern (2021)
Built full-stack Online Repository Management System using React, Django, Firebase + Azure. Dual-provider authentication (Firebase + Azure AD), role-based access control with PyMongo backend.

## Projects
- JioBlackRock AMC Platform — FinTech platform for 100K+ daily users (Next.js, Redis, Kubernetes).
- Reliance ResQ Services — Field service platform for 50K+ users across 175+ cities.
- JioTrack — Real-time Google Maps dashboard for 1,000+ field supervisors.
- JPW Sales Assist — SaaS workforce & LMS platform serving Reliance Retail, AJIO, Mobikwik.
- Slideshot — Open-source CLI & MCP tool converting HTML to shareable presentations.

## Skills
JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, Java, Python, SQL, React.js, Next.js 15, Redux, Zustand, React Query, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion, Material-UI, HTML5, CSS3, Node.js, ExpressJS, Django REST Framework, REST APIs, GraphQL, Redis, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD Pipelines, Azure DevOps, Azure OpenTelemetry, Application Insights, Structured Logging, Strapi CMS, Figma (Design-to-Code), WCAG 2.1 AA, Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, MCP Servers, Google Maps API, Webpack, Vite, Lighthouse CI, System Design, Microservices, Agile/Scrum, Git.

## Education
Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology — Vidyalankar Institute of Technology, Mumbai (Aug 2019 – May 2023), CGPA 8.33/10.

## Engineering Principles
1. Ship fast, learn faster — a working product with real users teaches more than a perfect one in a backlog.
2. Observability is not optional — structured logs, traces, and metrics from day one.
3. Performance is a feature — 92+ Lighthouse, sub-200ms API responses; measure before and after every change.
4. Automate the boring parts — CMS workflows, deployment pipelines, code reviews.
5. Use AI as a co-pilot, not autopilot — Claude Code and Cursor accelerate the work; the architecture decisions stay human.
6. Own it end to end — frontend to backend to deployment.

## Pages
- [Home](https://ketan.chavan.in/): overview, featured work, and contact
- [About](https://ketan.chavan.in/about): background, bio, and experience
- [Work](https://ketan.chavan.in/work): projects and case studies
- [Skills](https://ketan.chavan.in/skills): tech stack and tools
- [Process](https://ketan.chavan.in/process): how Ketan builds and ships
- [Experience](https://ketan.chavan.in/experience): roles and timeline
- [Blog](https://ketan.chavan.in/blog): writing, latest from Medium