Sumit Tokkar
Lead Software Engineer at Discovery Partners Institute
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSumit Tokkar is a Lead Software Engineer based in Chicago with 10 years of experience building high-performance, data-driven systems and APIs across finance, data platforms, and enterprise software. He has a strong track record at companies like Confluent and Cboe, where he bootstrapped a Data Exchange Platform, built public-facing APIs, and developed automated log analysis tools using Apache Spark to accelerate incident resolution. Sumit blends hands-on implementation with leadership—mentoring engineers, introducing automation to workflows, and leading small teams to deliver on tight schedules. His background includes backend API and frontend work, end-to-end testing, and production-focused reliability for trading and data-sharing systems. With an MS in Information Systems and a BE in Computer Science, he pairs formal training with practical delivery experience. Notably, he moves fluidly between deep technical tasks and documentation/QA practices, ensuring solutions are both robust and maintainable.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki VishwavidyalayaMaster's degree, Information Systems, Master's degree, Information Systems at Illinois State University
English, Hindi
Github Skills (40)
confluent10
javascript10
connect10
typescript10
networking10
asyncapi10
nodejs10
react10
cli10
angular10
web-framework9
kafka9
web-developer9
grid9
web-performance9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
stkr89/esme
Dec 2020 - Feb 2021
Mock services by defining the APIs in json format
Contributions:16 releases, 96 commits, 36 PRs in 2 months
apimock-serverjson-formatmockingmock-services
stkr89/skeleton
Dec 2020 - Jun 2022
A dead simple http client for go
Contributions:2 releases, 6 PRs, 19 pushes in 1 year 6 months
golanghttp-clientsimple-http-client
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