Narendra Kalekar
About Narendra Kalekar
Narendra Kalekar is a Software Engineer III at TomTom, with extensive experience in software development and a strong educational background in engineering and data science.
Company
Narendra Kalekar is currently employed at TomTom as a Software Engineer III. His tenure at TomTom began in 2022, and he is based in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Prior to joining TomTom, he held various software engineering roles at companies like Pitney Bowes, NICE Ltd, and Eaton.
Title
Narendra Kalekar holds the position of Software Engineer III. His primary responsibilities include managing code quality, conducting code reviews, and actively participating in sprint grooming and planning, as well as running Scrum processes.
Education and Expertise
Narendra Kalekar earned his MTech in Data Science and Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, from 2020 to 2022. He also holds a BTech in Computer Science and Engineering from Walchand College of Engineering, achieved between 2010 and 2014. His earlier education includes an HSC from The New College, Kolhapur, and an SSC from Kale Vidya Mandir, Kale.
Background
Narendra Kalekar has accumulated a wealth of experience in the software engineering domain. He started his career at Eaton as an Associate Analyst from 2014 to 2017. He then moved to NICE Ltd, where he served as a Software Engineer from 2017 to 2019. Subsequently, he worked at Pitney Bowes, initially as a Senior Software Engineer from 2019 to 2021, and later as an Advisory Software Engineer until 2022. He is currently at TomTom, involved in sophisticated software engineering projects.
Achievements
One notable achievement of Narendra Kalekar is the design, development, and deployment of the Geometry Blend Service, which efficiently handles over 500 million records, significantly enhancing map content for area search. Additionally, he has explored the potential of Generative AI and AGI for developing innovative solutions. His expertise includes implementing real-time, bi-directional communication using Socket.IO and utilizing various cloud platforms like AWS, Digital Ocean, and Azure. He is also experienced in using Elasticsearch for search engine solutions and skilled in web scraping with Selenium and Python.