Pratish Merchant

Pratish Merchant is a skilled software development engineer with extensive experience in backend development and API management across various organizations. Currently working as a Software Development Engineer II at LivePerson since April 2022 and as a Software Engineer at AVANI Technology Solutions Inc since March 2020, Pratish has a proven track record of creating and maintaining REST APIs and leveraging agile methodologies for efficient software deployment using Docker/Openshift. Previous roles include software engineering positions at Solu Technology Partners, where responsibilities included developing microservices and modifying legacy SOAP services, and Accenture, where automation testing for web applications in the insurance domain was performed. Pratish also has a background in academic roles, serving as an associate instructor at Indiana University Bloomington while holding earlier technical support and internship positions that contributed to a robust foundation in software engineering. Pratish holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from Indiana University Bloomington and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Mumbai.