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Prathamsingh R.

Ahmedabad, India

$26/hr
5.0
7 jobs

๐Ÿš€ Passionate full stack Developer | .NET & Azure Specialist | C# | SQL | React.js | ETL | Azure Data Factory | Azure DevOps Pipeline In an era where technology evolves at lightning speed, I thrive as a backend developer, bringing innovative solutions to life through my expertise in .NET, React.js and Azure cloud services. My journey began as a Software Trainee, and I quickly ascended to an Associate Software Engineer role, driven by my passion for tackling complex challenges and delivering impactful results. ๐Ÿ”ง Technical Proficiencies: Core Programming Languages: C#, ASP.NET, .NET CORE Database Management: SQL Server Management Studio Cloud Technologies: Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Logic Apps, Azure Service Bus Queue, Entra ID, Azure Table Storage, ETL, Azure key vault, Analysis service, Power app custom API Frontend Development: AJAX, CSS, HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery, React.js Backend Development: Web Services, WEB API, Entity Framework Core, LINQ Server Management: IIS Payment gateway: Square, PayPal, Authorize.Net, Stripe, NMI Workflow Automation and Integration: Zapier, Make.com Version control Systems: GitHub, GitLab Project Management and Monitoring: Jira, Sentry Cloud Storage: Azure Table Storage Digital Marketing Tools Integration: Mailchimp, Aweber, Zoom, Hubspot, Vbout, Encharge, Constant-Contact, ChatGpt, Google analytics 4 File Transfer and Access Tools: FileZilla, Putty Development Environments: Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code Third-party integration: Seats.Io, Shopify webhooks ๐Ÿ’ก Key Contributions My professional journey is marked by significant achievements, including: Developing critical bug fixes and integrating various third-party plugins, enhancing application functionality and user experience. Spearheading payment gateway integrations, allowing seamless transactions and improved user engagement. Designing and implementing ETL processes that optimized data workflows, ensuring efficient data processing and analytics. ๐Ÿ“ˆ Continuous Learning & Adaptability With a strong analytical mindset and an unyielding dedication to continuous learning, I stay ahead of emerging technologies. I am committed to exploring new domains, whether itโ€™s expanding my expertise in web application development, and data engineering or diving into the latest web, and cloud innovations.

  • Microsoft Azure SQL Database
  • Microsoft Azure
  • ETL
  • .NET Core
  • C#
  • Microsoft Active Directory
  • Data Engineering
  • Payment Gateway Integration
  • Third-Party Integration
  • Zapier
  • Make.com
  • Web Application Development
  • React
  • Azure DevOps
  • JavaScript
Rajan K.

Gurgaon, India

$49/hr
5.0
117 jobs

๐Ÿ† ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€ | $๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐—ž+ ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ | ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ% ๐—๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐Ÿ† ๐—–๐—ง๐—ข @ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—œ๐—ง โ€” ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ & ๐—”๐—œ ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ+ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ | ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฐ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ | ๐Ÿฑ,๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฒ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ• ๐—ช๐—›๐—ฌ ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—›๐—ข๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—จ๐—ฆ โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ• I lead a ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜-๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ delivering Fabric, Azure, and Power BI solutions for enterprises across ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ, ๐—™๐— ๐—–๐—š, ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต. โœ… Officially recognized ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ (Data & AI) โœ… Backed by a ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ โ€” not solo guesswork โœ… Recent enterprise clients in pharma, FMCG, beverages, clinical research โœ… End-to-end ownership: strategy โ†’ architecture โ†’ deployment โ†’ support โœ… ISO-certified delivery process โœ… ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ% ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ across 94 projects โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ• ๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—ช๐—˜ ๐——๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ• ๐Ÿ”น ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ End-to-end Lakehouse architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold), OneLake, Delta tables, Fabric pipelines, semantic models, Direct Lake mode, real-time analytics ๐Ÿ”น ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—œ Enterprise dashboards, advanced DAX, Power Query, RLS, paginated reports, embedded analytics, performance optimization ๐Ÿ”น ๐—”๐˜‡๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ Data Factory, Synapse, Azure SQL, Data Lake Gen2, Databricks, Cosmos DB ๐Ÿ”น ๐—”๐—œ & ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ Azure AI Foundry, OpenAI, Copilot for Power BI, custom ML pipelines ๐Ÿ”น ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป Snowflake โ†’ Fabric, Tableau โ†’ Power BI, on-prem โ†’ cloud ๐Ÿ”น ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—š๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ Microsoft Purview, lineage, certified datasets, RBAC โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ• ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ช๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—˜ โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ• ๐Ÿฅ Healthcare, Pharma & Clinical Research ๐Ÿ›’ FMCG, Retail & Consumer Goods ๐Ÿฆ Insurance & Financial Services ๐Ÿญ Manufacturing & Distribution ๐Ÿšš Supply Chain & Logistics ๐Ÿ“Œ ๐—–๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฏ-๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. Keywords: Power BI, Power Platform, Power Automate, Power Apps, Microsoft Fabric, Power Pages, KPI dashboards, executive reporting, data modeling, DAX, SQL, ETL, API integration, Microsoft Fabric

  • Microsoft Azure SQL Database
  • Microsoft Azure
  • SQL Programming
  • Data Engineering
  • Fabric
  • Microsoft Power BI Data Visualization
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Power Query
  • Python
  • SQL Server Integration Services
  • Microsoft Power BI Development
  • Microsoft Power Automate
  • Microsoft SQL SSAS
  • Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
  • Databricks Platform
Kundan K.

Samastipur, India

$60/hr
5.0
9 jobs

SQL Server performance issues in production environments can be difficult to diagnose and often affect application reliability. I help diagnose and resolve SQL Server performance problems safely โ€” without risky changes or unnecessary downtime. Common issues I solve: - High CPU usage or SOS_SCHEDULER_YIELD waits - Query timeouts during peak hours - Blocking chains and long-running transactions - Deadlocks impacting application stability - Slow queries and inefficient stored procedures Iโ€™m Kundan, a Senior SQL Server DBA specializing in performance tuning, troubleshooting, and stability improvements. I work with SQL Server environments that support mission-critical workloads and require reliable and predictable performance. Most of my work involves troubleshooting live production SQL Server environments where performance issues must be diagnosed quickly and resolved safely, with changes approached carefully after understanding the root cause. Common root causes I address: - Misconfigured SQL Server or database settings - Inefficient isolation levels - Missing or poorly designed indexes - Outdated or inaccurate statistics - Non-SARGable predicates - Parameter sniffing and parameter sensitivity issues - NULL value parameters or optional parameters My focus is not just fixing immediate symptoms. I identify root causes, prevent recurring issues, and help systems continue to perform reliably as workloads grow โ€” reducing production incidents and improving overall reliability. I regularly support high-availability SQL Server environments where uptime and consistent performance are critical. Experience & Platforms With 10+ years of hands-on experience, Iโ€™ve worked extensively with SQL Server versions from 2008 through 2025, including: - SQL Server (on-premises) - Azure SQL Database - Azure SQL Managed Instance - Amazon RDS for SQL Server I combine proven optimization techniques with modern SQL Server capabilities such as: - New Cardinality Estimator - Columnstore Indexes - Accelerated Database Recovery - Optimized Locking - Query Store - Intelligent Query Processing to resolve complex performance challenges efficiently. If your SQL Server environment is slow, unstable, or difficult to scale, I can help restore performance and keep it running smoothly. P.S. Most clients contact me when their SQL Server becomes slow during peak usage or starts causing timeouts in production.

  • Microsoft Azure SQL Database
  • Microsoft Azure
  • SQL
  • SQL Programming
  • Microsoft SQL Server Administration
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Database Administration
  • Microsoft SQL Server Programming
  • Performance Optimization
  • Database Optimization
  • Query Optimization
  • Database Management
  • SQL Server Reporting Services
  • SQL Server Integration Services
  • Windows Server
  • Transact-SQL
  • Amazon RDS
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Database Architecture
  • Database Design
Nagaraju B.

Hyderabad, India

$30/hr
4.2
186 jobs

๐Ÿ”น My Objective: Deliver Quick, Efficient Solutions with a Focus on Client Satisfaction. ๐Ÿ”น Expert on Microsoft .Net/Angular/MVC/SQL SERVER/DBA/SSIS/SSRS/SSAS/AZURE ๐Ÿ”น Expert on BI Reporting-PowerBI/Tableau/ZOHO Analytics/Databox/SAP Crystal Reports ๐Ÿ”น Strong R&D Skills & ability to quickly adapt to new technologies ๐Ÿ”น Over 15 years of experience on Microsoft Technologies โžก ABOUT ME โฌ… I am a seasoned technology professional with over 15 years of experience and working as FULL TIME FREELANCER, specializing in Microsoft .Net/Angular/MVC/SQL Server and BI Reporting and working as a MS SQL Server database/BI Developer and Experience in developing the MSBI (SSIS, SSRS, SSAS) applications. Also, Expert on BI Reporting(PowerBI/Tableau/ZOHO Analytics/Databox), MS SQL Server Optimization/Performance Tuning/Replication/Clustering/High Availability, ETL/Data Warehouse(DW) design/development, MS Excel/VBA/Access. Also, Experience on Cloud Microsoft AZURE VM/SQL Server/SQL Managed Instance administration and maintenance, Migration on-premises to Azure, optimization of resources and cost reduction. โžก SKILLS EXPERTISE โฌ… โœ…- .Net desktop and web applications development using angular/MVC โœ…- SQL Server Database Architecture/Design/T-SQL development/DBA โœ…- Performance tuning- Server performance (settings/configurations) โœ…- Performance tuning- Scripts performance (Scripts/Stored procedures/views/functions) โœ…- Automatization of T-SQL Scripts to optimize the manual process โœ…- Extract, Transform & Load (ETL) - SSIS (development,maintenance/troubleshooting) โœ…- SSRS (developing reports,maintenance/troubleshooting) โœ…- SSAS (developing multi dimensional/tabular cubes,maintenance/troubleshooting โœ…- AZURE portal maintenance/VMโ€™s creation/SQL MI serverโ€™s/Maintenance โœ…- Migrating servers from on premises to AZURE cloud environment โœ…- Migrating old databases versions to latest versions โœ…- PowerBI/Tableau/ZOHO Analytics/Databox/SAP Crystal Reports/Excel/VBA/Access โœ…- Database Maintenance, 24/7 Monitoring Support โœ…- Quick grasping of new products and adaptation to new environment โœ…- Ability to learn new technologies and deliver high quality services and tasks โžก TECHNOLOGIESโฌ… โœ…- Operating Systems :- Windows Server 2008/2012/2016/2019/2022 โœ…- Databases :- Microsoft SQL Server versions from 2008R2 to SQL2022 โœ…- Microsoft Business Intelligence :- SSIS,SSAS,SSRS,Master Data Services(MDS), Power BI โœ…- Programming Languages :- VB, VB.Net, C#. Net โœ…- Tools :- JIRA,TFS , VSS, MS Office tools, GitHub

  • Microsoft Azure SQL Database
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • SQL Server Integration Services
  • Microsoft SQL Server Administration
  • Microsoft SQL SSAS
  • Data Warehousing
  • Database Administration
  • Microsoft Power BI Data Visualization
  • Microsoft Power BI Development
  • Microsoft Azure Administration
  • Performance Optimization
  • Transact-SQL
Deepti S.

Noida, India

$20/hr
4.1
37 jobs

๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐: ๐€๐ณ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ’ฐ $60K+ Total Earnings | 21 Completed Jobs | 3,091 Hours Worked I am a DevOps Engineer with 5+ years of experience, specializing in Microsoft Azure and Ruby on Rails backend development, with hands-on exposure to AWS. I combine expertise in cloud infrastructure, backend architecture, and automation to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing applications. My focus is on building robust backend systems and cloud-native environments that align with business goals. ๐Ÿ”ท Microsoft Azure Expertise ๐Ÿ’ป Compute & Services: Virtual Machines, App Services, Azure Functions, AKS ๐ŸŒ Networking: VNet, Load Balancers, VPN Gateway, Traffic Manager ๐Ÿ” Security: Azure AD, RBAC, Key Vault, Security Center ๐Ÿ’พ Storage & Databases: Blob Storage, Azure Files, Cosmos DB, SQL Database ๐Ÿ“Š Monitoring & Management: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights ๐ŸŒ Amazon Web Services (Secondary) ๐Ÿ’ป Compute: EC2, Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, ECS ๐Ÿ’พ Storage & Databases: S3, EBS, RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora ๐ŸŒ Networking: VPC, Route 53, ELB, CloudFront ๐Ÿ” Security & IAM: IAM, KMS, WAF, Shield โš™๏ธ Management & Automation: CloudFormation, CloudWatch, CloudTrail ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ DevOps & Backend Skills ๐Ÿ” CI/CD Pipelines: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions ๐Ÿ“ฆ IaC & Configuration Management: Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef ๐Ÿณ Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes ๐Ÿ”ง Version Control: Git, Bitbucket, Code Commit, Azure Repos ๐Ÿ’ป Scripting & Automation: Python, Bash, Shell scripting ๐Ÿ’Ž Backend Development: Ruby on Rails, RESTful APIs, SQL/NoSQL optimization, performance tuning ๐Ÿ’ก Why Collaborate With Me โœ… Expertise in designing, automating, and managing both cloud infrastructure and backend systems โœ… Strong problem-solving and debugging skills for complex environments โœ… Clear communicator, team player, and fast learner of emerging cloud and DevOps technologies โœ… Deliver solutions that are scalable, secure, and aligned with business goals ๐ŸŽฏ Letโ€™s Build Together Letโ€™s work together to build reliable, future-ready systems that combine Azure cloud power, RoR backend efficiency, and DevOps automation for real business impact.

  • Microsoft Azure
  • Ruby on Rails
  • Azure DevOps
  • Azure DevOps Server
  • Microsoft Azure Administration
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • CI/CD
  • Terraform
  • Kubernetes
  • DevOps
  • DevOps Engineering
  • Azure Cognitive Services
  • AWS Lambda
  • Grafana
  • DNS
Jayant J.

Indore, India

$25/hr
5.0
7 jobs

For the past 7+ years, I have worked as a .NET Developer, Python Developer, and Data & Analytics Specialist, helping businesses turn raw data, Excel sheets, and software reports into interactive Power BI dashboards and automated data solutions. I build ETL pipelines using Python, SQL, Azure Data Factory, and Microsoft Fabric, connecting multiple data sources into a centralized, secure, and fast reporting system. I also set up row-level security (RLS) so each user only sees the data they are allowed to access. My expertise includes: Power BI dashboard development (KPI tracking, business intelligence, real-time monitoring) Data integration & automation (.NET / Python tools to update records, send alerts, and clean data) ETL pipeline design (Python, SQL, Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric) Process automation to eliminate manual work and save time I have helped many clients: โœ” Move from Excel to smart, interactive dashboards โœ” Join data from multiple systems into one report โœ” Automate repetitive workflows โœ” Track business performance in real-time I focus on simplicity, clarity, and speed, delivering clean code and clear communication, always on time. If you need a Power BI, ETL, or automation expert to transform your data into actionable insights, Iโ€™m here to help.

  • SQL
  • Microsoft SQL SSAS
  • Microsoft Power BI Development
  • SQL Server Integration Services
  • Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • ETL Pipeline
  • Data Warehousing & ETL Software
  • Fabric
  • Data Lake
  • Databricks Platform
  • Python
  • CI/CD
  • .NET Framework

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