Hi, there! I'm
Joy Almeida
Software Devel|
About Me

Working as a Software Engineer at Barclays.

I'm all about that adrenaline rush in hackathons, diving into real-world challenges with gusto. AI and Blockchain? They're my passions, fueling my drive to explore their endless possibilities.

Outside of tech, I am a tea lover and I love playing chess.

Resume

Experience

Software Engineer

BarclaysPune, India
July 2023 - Present
  • Implemented an ETL pipeline to process real-time data from Kafka, apply transformations using AWS Lambda, and load it into AWS Athena, reducing data processing latency from 15-minute batch intervals (5-7 minutes per job) to 10-12 milliseconds for near real-time insights.
  • Developed automation scripts using Python and Shell to automatically check data availability from the source before running the repartition framework, eliminating manual processes and optimizing data pipelines for scalable, efficient, and maintainable solutions.
  • Migrated projects from a traditional Hadoop environment to Kubernetes, improving stability, and flexibility in handling workloads.

Full Stack Developer Intern

PepcornsRemote, India
Nov 2022 - Jan 2023
  • Developed & Integrated REST APIs for fetching top categories of user investment and profile recommendations.
  • Built flashcard component briefing jargon and FAQs related to investments using swiperJs with 20% faster navigation.
  • Manually tested and resolved 30+ bugs appearing in the dashboard and landing page.

Open Source Contributor

AsyncAPIRemote, Spain
Aug 2023 - Jan 2024
  • Developed technical content to support the AsyncAPI v3 release, focusing on building and managing AsyncAPI documents with Kafka.
  • Created solutions demonstrating Event-Driven Architecture and the pub/sub model with Kafka brokers, including implementations for defining API information, servers, channels, operations, and message schemas.

Achievements (6)

EthIndia 2024

EthIndia 2024

2nd Runner up

Anon Aadhar track

2024
Odoo Combat 2024

Odoo Combat 2024

Winner

Hackathon hosted by Odoo, with 900 teams

2024
Barclays 2024

Barclays 2024

Winner

Barclays Global Internal Hackathon

2024
EthIndia 2023

EthIndia 2023

Winner

World's largest Ethereum Blockchain hackathon

2023
Smart India Hackathon 2022

Smart India Hackathon 2022

Winner

National-level hackathon hosted by the Gov. of India

2022
IBM Hack Challenge 2022

IBM Hack Challenge 2022

Winner

Hackathon hosted by IBM, with 20,000+ enrollments

2022
Projects

Jarvis - Decentralized Expense Tracker

Jarvis will assist the user in managing and maintaining his/her transactions. All data that the user generates is stored on the blockchain in a decentralized manner, which provides transparency and prevents illegal tampering with the data.

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AIDE

A mobile application built using MVP architecture in Flutter which leverages the power of image processing, and deep learning techniques to identify and describe the current scene through the camera and inform it to the user by audio cues.

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Rush Estimator

An application that can estimate the rush for a cafeteria using various deep learning techniques, with features like footfall analysis, revenue prediction and inventory management.

See LiveSource Code

Volunteering & Community

Hackathon Judge (AI for Healthcare)

IEEE SPITMumbai, India
Apr 2025

Judged Projects under AI Healthcare domain.

Hackathon Judge (Blockchain)

CSI-SPITMumbai, India
Feb 2025

Judged Hackathon projects under Blockchain domain. Seeing the mix of emotions, disappointment on some faces and sheer joy on others, was a reminder of how much effort and passion goes into these competitions.

Hats off to all the participants!

Hackathon Volunteer

BarclaysPune, India
2024 - 2025

Gained hands-on experience in event management and logistics coordination for large-scale hackathons

Coordinating with participants to ensure they had the necessary resources and support.

Addressing and resolving any issues that arose during the event.

Facilitating communication between the organizing team and participants to ensure a smooth and successful hackathon.