Prakash Jha

About Me

I'm a passionate Software Development Engineer 2 at Mastercard, working with the File Transfer as a Service team. With extensive experience in Java, cloud technologies, and automation, I specialize in building scalable backend systems that deliver real impact.

Currently based in Dublin, Ireland, I focus on creating secure file transfer solutions for Nordic region clients and have successfully automated deployment processes across 100+ servers, achieving 95% time reduction with 100% accuracy.

Current Role

SDE 2 at Mastercard

Expertise

AWS & Cloud Infrastructure

Specialization

Automation & DevOps

Experience

Software Development Engineer 2

Mastercard Current Dublin, Ireland

Team: File Transfer as a Service

Creating applications for multiple Nordic region clients for secure file upload and settlements in Mastercard infrastructure
Implementing JSch (Java Secure Channel) with SFTP protocol over SSH for secure file transfers
Supporting Password authentication and Public/private key authentication methods
Developing SFTP commands including put, get, ls, cd operations
Automated deployment of IBM edge + core component applications across 100+ servers
Achieved 95% reduction in installation time with 100% deployment accuracy

Software Engineer

Cimpress June 2021 - Aug 2023 Mumbai, India

Designed dispatch service automation achieving 95% decrease in processing shipments
Developed shipment price comparison algorithm saving 25% monthly costs
Migrated business logic from Legacy .Net to AWS Java (35% processing time reduction)
Implemented 100% test coverage using JUnit testing framework
Reduced AWS load balancer costs by 25% through optimization

Software Engineer Intern

Mapup Inc. Feb 2021 - May 2021 Sunnyvale, California, USA (Remote)

Deployed wiki-based PHP application on AWS EC2 Linux server
Created public website displaying toll information for 60+ countries
Implemented scalable cloud infrastructure for international toll data management

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Java JavaScript Node.js Python

Databases

SQL PL/SQL MySQL MongoDB

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS EC2 AWS ECS AWS Load Balancers

Frameworks & Tools

Spring Boot Express.js React Django JSch SFTP Docker JUnit

Featured Projects

Konnex - MERN Stack Platform

Developed a customizable MERN Stack application with admin console and easily integrable widget that enhances customer onboarding and site navigation.

Bug reporting system Search functionality Chatbot integration Announcements module

MongoDB Express.js React Node.js

Startup Igniter Portal

1st Prize Winner

Award-winning solution for startup enthusiasts that won 1st prize in Smart India Hackathon (Asia's largest technology hackathon).

Achievement: Winner of Smart India Hackathon organized by Government of India

Impact: Recognized among thousands of participants for innovative startup ecosystem solution

Queue Wait Time Predictor

Designed and implemented regression & clustering model to predict queue wait times with real-time status updates.

Optimization: Utilized joblib & pickle libraries to significantly decrease computation time

Django Python Machine Learning joblib pickle

Software Development Engineer