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Rutvik Raval

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Senior Software Engineer – OTA Integration at STAAH (An Access Group Company, UK)

Surat, Gujarat, India

STAAH (An Access Group Company, UK)Gujarat Technological University

Senior Software Engineer with over 4 years of experience building scalable backend systems, modernizing legacy platforms, and delivering high-performance API solutions. Expert in Python, Perl, FastAPI, and Cloud-native architectures, with a proven track record of leading large-scale migrations and mentoring teams to achieve engineering excellence.

Experience

Senior Software Engineer – OTA Integration

STAAH (An Access Group Company, UK)

Sep 2021 - Sep 2025Surat, Gujarat, India

Spearheaded the transition of 90+ OTA integration scripts from Perl to Python, reducing technical debt by 35%. Architected a unified Python-based ARI Push System, consolidating 85+ legacy scripts and reducing onboarding time by 80%. Designed a flag-based modular framework supporting 85+ global partners, enabling rapid configuration with minimal code changes. Developed a proactive failure alerting system (30-min checks), improving transparency and incident response time. Owned the end-to-end architecture and rollout strategy for the OTA reservation flow migration from Perl to Python. Built reusable backend modules for MySQL, Redis, SQS, and DynamoDB, accelerating development speed by 25%. Led rigorous code reviews and provided architectural guidance to 5+ junior engineers to maintain backend best practices.

Education

Gujarat Technological University

Bachelor of Engineering

Computer Engineering

Jan 2021Grade: 8.42

Skills

Python
Perl
FastAPI
Flask
Django
Microservices
REST
OTA integration
AWS
Docker
Git
Linux
CRON
MySQL
PostgreSQL
SQLite
Redis
Amazon DynamoDB
System Design
Legacy modernization
API migrations
Team leadership
Architectural roadmaps
Mentoring