Glady DennysonThomas

I’m a software engineer. I work full stack and I’m drawn to hard engineering problems. Currently at Barclays.

01 · About

I’m a Senior Software Engineer working in the Risk Technology space, building large-scale reporting and analytics platforms.

I work full stack, primarily with Angular and Java on modern single-page applications and backend services. I’m currently working on platform engineering efforts around horizontal scaling and database routing.

I enjoy collaborating on engineering problems and working in fast-paced teams.

02 · Experience

Mar 2024 – Present
Whippany, NJ
Software Engineer (AVP)
Barclays
- Building Barclays’ next-gen Market Risk reporting platform, a unified real-time analytics framework that consolidates multiple reporting workflows into a single system, enabling self-service, on-demand analytics across asset classes.
- Achieved a ~3x reporting speed improvement through a new business-agnostic reporting framework built with TimescaleDB, ShardingSphere, Java, Angular, and AG Grid to support real-time risk insights.
- Developed UI workflows for the FRTB Standardized Approach (SA) platform, improving the speed and clarity of reviewing large capital and risk datasets and enabling faster sign-offs.
JavaAngularAG GridTimescaleDBShardingSphereSpring Boot
Jul 2021 – Mar 2024
Whippany, NJ
Software Engineer (Analyst)
Barclays
- Built the control and reconciliation layer of the Market Risk portal, enabling faster detection and resolution of daily data breaks and movements through UI controls across multiple business areas.
- Led the end-to-end development of the UI framework overseeing the value-at-risk (VaR) numbers, significantly improving the accuracy and efficiency of data input, sign-off, and publication processes.
- Contributed across multiple layers of the strategic cross-asset portal for Market Risk, replacing 4+ legacy systems to improve data monitoring, configuration, reconciliation, and overall operational efficiency.
AngularJavaSpring BootTypeScriptPostgreSQL
Sep 2020 – May 2021
Chicago, IL
Part-time
Software Engineer Intern
CCC Intelligent Solutions
- Enhanced the post-accident guidance app (Vue.js, Java, Quasar) for clients such as Toyota, improving accessibility by ~85% and achieving WCAG 2.1 AA compliance by strengthening screen reader support, navigation, and color contrast.
- Contributed to the backend of the Claims Management System, supporting data processing and display for a platform handling 10M+ insurance claims annually.
Vue.jsQuasar FrameworkJavaHTML5
May 2020 – Aug 2020
Chicago, IL · Remote
Part-time
Graduate Student Developer
University of Illinois at Chicago
- Developed a privacy-preserving architecture for Digital Contact Tracing (DCT) to help curb COVID-19, targeting ~85–90% efficiency in secure data matching.
- Contributed to implementing private set intersection and handshake protocols to prevent relay attacks using Kotlin, Java, Android SDK, Firebase, and GCP, with prototype tests showing sub-second queries and <0.1% battery impact.
KotlinJavaAndroid SDKFirebaseGCP
Oct 2017 – Jul 2019
Mumbai, India
Self-employed
Software Developer, Undergraduate Venture
Tweak: English Learning App
- Founded a student venture to help non-native English-speaking students succeed in English-first settings.
- Led a 14-member team with college funding and support to take 4 English-learning Android apps from 0 to 1, managing end-to-end from conceptualisation and design to build and launch on Google Play.
AndroidJavaFirebaseProduct Design

03 · Education

2019 – 2021

University of Illinois Chicago

M.S. Computer Science

Vice-President, Computer Science Graduate Student Association (CSGSA), UIC Chapter.

4.0 / 4.0

2015 – 2019

University of Mumbai

B.E. Computer Engineering

Vice-Chairperson, ACM. Creative Director, Teknack Gaming Studio, leading 9 hyper-casual games in Unity.

8.94 / 10

04 · Projects

FlyMinder

Smart Travel Companion

Active

Building a context-aware flight assistant that sends personalized WhatsApp reminders using Copilot Studio and Azure Functions, leveraging event-driven automation to help travelers plan better and avoid missed flights.

Accompany

Share-a-taxi-ride · Published at IEEE I²CT 2019

Published

Recognizing Mumbai’s high population density, developed a location-based application that enables users to share taxis and private transport, reducing travel costs by ~30% and connecting commuters with common destinations.

Tweak English Learning

Founder · 4 Android apps · 14-person team

Founded a student venture to help non-native English-speaking students succeed in English-first settings. Led a 14-member team with college funding and support to take 4 English-learning Android apps from 0 to 1 on Google Play.

Ride-hailing Simulation

Crowdsourced vs. Autonomous vehicles

Developed a model to analyze how customer-to-cab assignments impact system performance, including customer wait times and cab idle cruising, comparing crowdsourced and autonomous vehicles. Observed a 32% higher profit for autonomous vehicles with a tradeoff for customer wait time.

05 · Toolkit

Languages

TypeScript·Java·Python·C·HTML5·CSS

Frameworks

Angular·React·AG Grid·Spring Boot·React Native·Jasmine·Bootstrap

Data

TimescaleDB·PostgreSQL·Apache ShardingSphere·MySQL·MongoDB

Tooling & Practice

Git·IntelliJ·VS Code·Android Studio·JIRA·Agile · Scrum · SAFe

06 · Contact

Let’s talk.

I’m open to engineering roles across industries. If you’re working on something interesting, say hi.

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