Sam Wysocki

Saurabh is a seasoned professional with more than 15 years of experience designing and implementing complex IT solutions for a broad range of clients. As a Senior Engineer at Meta, a leading IT company, his expertise lies in enterprise architecture, solution design, and technology strategy. His ability to understand intricate business requirements and convert them into technical solutions has earned him a high level of recognition among his peers and clients. Throughout his career, he has led several successful high-profile projects across various industries. Saurabh has proposed and led several high-impact projects from ideation to completion, including a disruptor idea of implementing a new storage scaling solution for photos and videos. The new solution significantly reduced storage costs and improved the company’s ability to store media in a relatively cheaper way saving millions. Saurabh also proposed developing a notification system platform that could be integrated with various tools and applications used by teams across the company, which proved to be a huge success. This system significantly improved team communication and collaboration, leading to better outcomes and increased efficiency. Overall, Saurabh’s technical expertise, leadership skills, and ability to collaborate have made him an invaluable asset to Meta and its clients. Saurabh Kansal is a highly skilled and accomplished software engineer with over 15 years of experience in software development, cloud computing, system architecture, and AI-driven security solutions. Currently working at Meta (Facebook), he has played a pivotal role in improving security automation and AI-based threat detection, leading teams of engineers to develop frameworks that have reduced vulnerability response times by 70% and improved overall security posture through AI-driven risk assessments. His expertise spans Java, AWS services (S3, EC2, SQS, SNS, Kinesis, API Gateway, CloudWatch), REST, SOAP, Spring Boot, Kafka, and system design, making him a key contributor to distributed application development. Before joining Meta, Saurabh served as a Senior Architect at EBSCO Information Services, where he led multiple large-scale initiatives, including migrating legacy order management systems to modern architectures, reducing support time by 30%, and implementing a rule-engine project that saved over $2 million in its first year. He introduced service-level objectives (SLO) for new services, improving customer satisfaction, and spearheaded a semi-ordering feature that saved 15% of sales reps' time. His leadership extended beyond technical execution, as he actively collaborated with business teams to identify long-term initiatives and mentored junior developers. Prior to EBSCO, he worked at Syntel as a Senior Consultant, where he played a lead role in backend architecture and API development, closely collaborating with product teams and data scientists. At HCL, as a Senior Tech Lead, he led the development of microservices for business-critical APIs, reducing response times by 80%, and contributed to significant cost savings by consolidating siloed systems, reducing support efforts by 40%. His work in A/B testing at AT&T led to a 5% increase in premium plan sales, and he designed the "Best Store Hours" feature to enhance customer experience. With a strong foundation in microservices, Java 8, REST, Docker, Kubernetes, and performance optimization techniques like Memcached prefetching and concurrency frameworks, Saurabh has consistently driven technological advancements. His prior roles at Sapient, Impetus, Saksoft, and Stingray further solidified his expertise in designing scalable and high-performance applications. Saurabh holds multiple prestigious certifications, including Oracle Commerce Certified Developer and AWS Certified Solution Architect (Associate and Professional). Recognized for his contributions, he has received multiple accolades, including a Center of Excellence award for outstanding performance. His ability to lead cross-functional teams, architect scalable solutions, and integrate AI into security and business applications makes him a valuable asset in the evolving technology landscape.