Tejendra Patel

Always perform the work that has to be done without attachment.

Apps & Projects

PicStream

Just got back from an amazing vacation with hundreds of stunning photos? Don't let WhatsApp compress your memories into pixelated mush! This is your go-to app for sharing those crystal-clear vacation pics and videos in their full, glorious original quality with friends and family.

Web App Photo Sharing
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Blog

3,000 Miles: My Journey from Maine to Florida

Jul 3, 2025 • Personal Challenge

In the summer of 2024, I embarked on what would become the most transformative journey of my life—a 3,000-mile bicycle ride from Calais, Maine to Key West, Florida along the East Coast Greenway. This wasn't just a physical challenge; it was a meditation in motion, a test of resilience, and a journey of self-discovery...

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Personal Achievements

Professional Experience

Lead Engineer – Raft (Remote)

SEPT 2022 – PRESENT

  • Rewrote entire airspace management application to implement event sourcing, enabling the creation of temporal airspaces
  • Identified and resolved a critical performance bottleneck in event processing, improving event consumption time from 3+ seconds to 11 milliseconds by modifying the database schema and optimizing event handling logic
  • Identified and resolved critical out-of-memory errors in conflict detection and data processing logic, preventing system crashes and implementing proper exception handling to ensure application stability.
  • Designed and executed a zero-downtime strategy for rehydrating historical event data, successfully processing months of events in the background without interrupting user access to the live application.
  • Implemented a cross-tenant architecture to support multiple Air Operation Centers sharing data and resources
  • Managed remote team of 7 direct reports, fostering their growth through 1:1s, career pathing, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
  • Technologies used: React, Java, Spring Boot, MySQL/Postgres, Protobuf

Principle Full Stack Engineer – Raft (Remote)

FEB 2022 – SEPT 2022

  • Co-led the implementation of full-stack features and bug fixes, enhancing Kessel Run's airspace management application and improving overall system reliability and user experience.
  • Influenced changes in how user stories are written to include more detailed acceptance criteria, reducing development time and minimizing rework by clarifying expectations between Product, UX, and Engineering teams.
  • Demonstrated rapid learning by mastering a new technology stack (Java, Spring Boot, Go, Kubernetes) within weeks.

Principle Application Engineer – Westrock (Remote)

JUL 2021 – FEB 2022

  • Lead architect responsible for defining and implementing a reference architecture that can streamline building, testing and deploying full stack web applications.
  • Developed the UI and created .NET APIs for an application to view databases in AWS Glue.
  • Created docker files and docker compose files to run UI and APIs in containers.

Engineering Manager – Westrock (Remote)

OCT 2019 – JUL 2021

  • Managed a remote team of 4, conducted performance reviews, and resolved interpersonal conflicts.
  • Created an Android app to automate shipment status updates, saving over $250,000/year.
  • Implemented a digital health questionnaire and a Covid tracker app for HR.
  • Led development on a theme-able pizza box recycling web app for partners like Dominos.

Sr. Application Engineer – Westrock (Remote)

MAR – OCT 2019

  • Hired 4 engineers and 6 UX designers.
  • Lead a full rewrite of a complex application tracking hundreds of millions of dollars for capital projects.
  • Created many React apps for internal use, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Software Engineer – Westrock (Remote)

DEC 2017 – MAR 2019

  • Created a React Native application for employees to manage approvals, paychecks, and HR requests.
  • Lead the effort to design a unified user experience by creating a themed React boilerplate, component library, and design system.
  • Technologies used: React, React Native, Material UI, styled-components, Azure DevOps.

Software Engineer – Akamai Technologies

AUG 2015 – JUL 2017

  • Led development of four Angular JS applications, overseeing contributions from two senior engineers.
  • Developed a component library in Angular JS and Bootstrap used in 75+ applications.
  • Core contributor to a new user onboarding application which reduced onboarding time from weeks to hours.

User Experience Designer – Akamai Technologies

FEB – AUG 2015

  • Created a clickable prototype of the next-gen customer portal demoed to Akamai executives.
  • Produced wireframes and designed components to achieve a consistent user experience.

Education & Certifications