Sakuntala M.
About Sakuntala M.
Sakuntala M. is a Senior Software Development Engineer at Glofox, where she has worked remotely since 2021. With a background in software engineering and a B.Tech in Information Technology, she has held various roles in notable companies across India and Ireland.
Work at Glofox
Sakuntala M. has been employed at Glofox as a Senior Software Development Engineer since 2021. In this role, she works remotely from India. Her responsibilities include developing and enhancing software solutions, focusing on improving user experience and system performance.
Previous Employment History
Before joining Glofox, Sakuntala worked at Sidero Ltd as a Senior Software Engineer from 2019 to 2021 in Athlone, County Roscommon, Ireland. She also held the position of Lead Software Engineer at LeanSwift Inc from 2013 to 2014 in Chennai, India. Additionally, she served as an Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy Services from 2017 to 2019 in Bengaluru, India, and as a Tech Lead/Architect at GSM Plus Infotech from 2014 to 2017 in Madurai, India.
Educational Background
Sakuntala completed her B.Tech in Information Technology at Mepco Schlenk Engineering College from 2006 to 2010. Prior to that, she attended St. Ignatius Convent for middle school from 2002 to 2004, and Jeyandra Swamigal Silver Jubilee for high school from 2004 to 2006. Her early education was completed at Chinmaya Vidyalaya from 1993 to 2002.
Technical Contributions and Achievements
Sakuntala has received commendation from the Amplify team for her contributions to high-end solutions for Search Pagination in the memberships API. She addressed security issues in PHP code related to authorization and authentication for APIs. Additionally, she played a significant role in the architecture and leadership of a feature from inception to completion, which included proof of concept development and team collaboration.
Impact on Software Development
Sakuntala proactively reduced sync issues affecting 48,000 users to just 1,000, which significantly decreased customer-reported bugs. She also architected a Group membership feature that was delivered with zero bugs, contributing to increased revenue for her branch. Furthermore, she supported end-to-end test failures by clearing dump memberships and subscriptions during development.