Lead / Principal Full Stack Architect

13+ years of experience architecting and delivering scalable, high-performance, cloud-native applications across fintech, enterprise platforms, and AI-enabled systems.

Specialized in system architecture, microservices design, distributed systems, React ecosystem, Node.js/NestJS backends, and cloud-native engineering (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Strong product mindset with ownership of architecture decisions, engineering standards, performance optimization, and long-term scalability. Experienced in mentoring teams, defining technical strategy, and aligning engineering solutions with business goals.

Core Competencies

• Scalable System Architecture & Platform Design
• Microservices & API-First Architecture
• Distributed Systems & Cloud-Native Engineering
• AI/LLM-Ready Data Pipelines & Integration
• Frontend Architecture (React, State Management Patterns)
• DevOps, CI/CD & Engineering Governance
• Performance Engineering & Reliability
• Cross-Functional Technical Leadership

Latest Professional Experience (Across the Last Three Organizations)

2/2022 – Present IBM India Pvt Ltd
Lead System Architect / Senior System Analyst

Toyota (Enterprise Data Platform)

• Architected enterprise-grade data ingestion pipelines integrating Jira, Azure DevOps, and GitHub into Azure Data Lake
• Designed scalable, modular microservices using NestJS following clean architecture principles
• Defined API governance standards and dependency optimization strategies
• Led performance optimization and refactoring initiatives improving reliability and maintainability
• Established structured testing strategy using Jest and CI/CD validation pipelines

Virgin Money (FinTech Platform Modernization)

• Led backend API architecture using Node.js and REST/OpenAPI standards
• Delivered scalable feature enhancements aligned with long-term product architecture
• Introduced structured code review and refactoring practices to reduce technical debt
• Improved deployment quality through enforced testing and CI/CD automation
• Leveraged AI-assisted development workflows (e.g., Copilot) to improve delivery efficiency

DBS Bank Singapore (Enterprise UI Architecture)

• Defined scalable frontend architecture using React.js, TypeScript, Redux, Redux-Saga
• Designed reusable component libraries and modular project structures
• Improved frontend performance through architectural refactoring
• Implemented comprehensive unit testing strategy using Jest and React Testing Library
• Collaborated with product stakeholders to align architecture with business scalability goals

12/2019 – 2/2022 Technossus Software Services Pvt Ltd
Lead Consultant – Full Stack Architect

• Architected a cross-platform AI data labeling platform supporting ML model training workflows
• Designed Electron-based desktop architecture integrated with scalable Node.js backend services
• Built backend systems using Node.js, Hapi.js, Sequelize ORM, Swagger/OpenAPI
• Integrated Firebase for real-time architecture
• Established CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins
• Introduced mutation testing (Stryker) and quality gates to enforce engineering standards
• Mentored engineers and led architectural decision-making across teams

6/2017 – 12/2019 SimSaw Software Pvt Ltd
Senior Software Engineer → Technical Lead

• Designed scalable RESTful services using Hapi.js and Sequelize ORM
• Developed modular frontend systems using React, Angular, TypeScript
• Implemented reusable UI architecture strategies
• Improved system performance through profiling, query optimization, and refactoring
• Maintained architectural documentation and coding standards

AI / GenAI Architecture Readiness

• Designed AI-support platforms for model training and annotation workflows
• Architected data pipelines suitable for ML/LLM processing
• Experienced in building systems adaptable for:
  • LLM-powered APIs
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • AI copilots in enterprise applications
  • Embedding pipelines and vector storage integration
• Strong backend foundation for scalable GenAI systems

Education

MCA - Master of Computer Application 2009 - 2012

• A.I.M.T College, Ambala, Haryana, India
• Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra

Technical Expertise

Frontend Architecture

• Proficient in React.js (Hooks, Context API, Performance Optimization)
• State management with Redux and Redux-Saga
• Experience with Angular and Vue.js
• Strong command of TypeScript and ES6+ JavaScript
• Skilled in Component-Driven Development & Design Systems

Backend & Distributed Systems

• Development with Node.js, Express, Hapi.js, NestJS
• Designing Microservices and Modular Monoliths
• Building RESTful APIs following OpenAPI standards
• ORM expertise: Sequelize, TypeORM, Knex.js
• Desktop apps with Electron.js

Databases & Caching

• Relational: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL
• NoSQL: MongoDB, DynamoDB
• Redis caching & performance tuning
• Query optimization and indexing strategies

Cloud & DevOps

• Cloud platforms: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS), Azure DevOps & Data Lake, GCP, Firebase
• CI/CD with Jenkins and GitHub Actions
• Deployment strategy and pipeline optimization

Engineering Practices

• TDD & unit testing (Jest, Jasmine)
• Code reviews, refactoring, and enforcing standards
• Application performance profiling & optimization
• Creating technical documentation and best practices

Technology Proficiency