Summary
Rasika Punde is an iOS-focused Software Engineer 3 based in San Jose with eight years of experience building secure, high-performance mobile apps across FinTech, e-commerce, and mHealth. She holds a Master’s in Computer Engineering from Rutgers (4.0 GPA) and a strong engineering foundation from the University of Mumbai, and she brings a track record of shipping scalable Swift apps using UIKit/SwiftUI, Combine/RxSwift, and architecture patterns like MVVM and POP. At companies from Deloitte and CitiusTech to PayPal, she has integrated REST and GraphQL backends, optimized performance with Instruments, and supported deployments via TestFlight and Firebase. Comfortable in Agile teams, she balances rapid iteration with a focus on reliability and user-centered design for clients across the U.S. and Canada. Beyond implementation, Rasika leans into software architecture and precise engineering practices, making complex problems tractable and maintainable. Her GitHub quip—“I like it when the computer listens to me the first time”—underscores a pragmatic, test-minded approach to development.
7 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electronics and Telecommunication, 8.99/10.00, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electronics and Telecommunication, 8.99/10.00 at Sardar Patel Institute of Technology
Diploma, Electronics, 93.75% (2nd Ranking), Diploma, Electronics, 93.75% (2nd Ranking) at Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University
Master of Science - MS, Computer Engineering, 4.0/4.0, Master of Science - MS, Computer Engineering, 4.0/4.0 at Rutgers University