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Rajasekhar Balusupati β€” Technology Leader

πŸš€ Backend β€’ AI/ML Engineer β€’ Data β€’ Distributed Systems β€’ Infra β€’ Real-Time Systems β€’ Cloud-Native

πŸ“ Tracy, CA πŸ“§ [email protected]
πŸ”— LinkedIn | GitHub


🧠 About Me

  • I am an accomplished technology leader with deep expertise in designing and delivering cutting-edge solutions that transform business operations and drive innovation.
  • I specialize in building distributed software architectures that scale to meet high transaction volumes, integrating technologies such as microservices, event-driven architectures, and Kafka-based streaming platforms. My designs ensure fault tolerance, high availability, and seamless integration, enabling businesses to adapt to evolving demands while safeguarding mission-critical operations.
  • I excel in creating robust data pipelines, integrating advanced analytics, and driving intelligent decision-making through actionable insights.
  • With extensive experience in enterprise technology modernization, distributed software architectures, and AI-driven systems, I have consistently delivered scalable, secure, and high-impact outcomes across industries.
  • Proficient in designing scalable event-driven systems using AWS/GCP services, developing high-performance microservices with technologies like Java, Kotlin, Golang, Python, Spring Boot, Kafka, and integrating advanced AI tools including LLMs for data extraction and analysis.
  • Proven expertise building production-grade intelligent document processing platforms and financial research tools for institutional investors. Deep technical proficiency in generative AI (Claude, AWS Bedrock), advanced LLM orchestration, and AWS service integration.
  • My work spans the development of intelligent systems powered by AI/ML, leveraging technologies like LLMs to enhance user experiences and optimize operational workflows. I have architected solutions that integrate RAG frameworks to tackle complex challenges and improve efficiency.
  • I'm currently energized by the potential of generative AI and agentic workflows. My focus is on building AI-powered products that drive meaningful change, provide business value, and push technological boundaries.

πŸ› οΈ Skills

  • Programming Languages: Java, Kotlin, Python3, Golang, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL
  • Microservices Frameworks(Backend): OpenAPI, SpringBoot, Micronaut, FastAPI, Gin, Express.js (SOAP, RESTful, GraphQL, gRPC)
  • Data Serialization/Interchange Formats: XML, JSON, Avro, Protobuf, FlatBuffers, Parquet, ORC
  • Frontend: React.js, TypeScript, Redux, TailwindCSS, Next.js
  • Databases: Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, DB2, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, DynamoDB, AWS RDS, Neo4J
  • Infra & DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform (IaC), Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Drone, Spinnaker, Vault, Consul, Vagrant
  • AI/ML & Agentic: Model Context Protocol (MCP), Agentic AI (Crew AI, Langgraph, Langchain), AWS Bedrock, Claude APIs, RAG Pipelines, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Vertex AI, Sagemaker AI, HuggingFace
  • AWS Services: Lambda, EC2, API Gateway, S3, OpenSearch, Glue, Athena, Step Functions, DynamoDB, Bedrock, CloudWatch, KMS
  • Cloud & Big Data: AWS, GCP, Azure, IBM, Snowflake, Databricks, Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, BigQuery
  • Middleware: Apache/Confluent Kafka, Apache Spark, Apache Camel
  • Testing: JUnit, Spock Framework, Kotest, K6, JMeter, Gatling
  • Observability: Grafana, ELK, Prometheus, Splunk, Datadog
  • AI Tools: Claude, Gemini, Cursor, CoPilot, Antigravity
  • Exploring: Rust, Go, Web3, LLMs, Account Abstraction

πŸ’Ό Professional Experience

Centene Corporation @ APEX Systems LLC (Remote - Contract) Mar2025 – Feb2026

πŸ”Ή Lead Application Engineer / Cloud Architect

πŸš€ Intelligent Document Processing Platform
  • Architected end-to-end serverless OCR document processing platform on AWS leveraging Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, and Textract to automate enrollment data extraction from healthcare PDFs
  • Designed asynchronous multi-document processing, PDF boundary detection, and parallel execution; validated extracted data against ground truth datasets achieving 96% accuracy.
  • Implemented multi-stage document transformation: PDF ingestion via email (AWS SES) β†’ Textract OCR processing β†’ image conversion β†’ Claude Sonnet 3.7 entity extraction β†’ Pydantic schema-based structuring β†’ CSV template output with validation; integrated IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation) for reproducible drift-free environments across all deployment stages.
  • Automated deployment via GitLab CI/CD pipelines with Docker Containerization and AWS ECR registry integration.
  • Designed event-driven data persistence architecture using S3 for document storage, DynamoDB for metadata and audit logging, and VPC security endpoints for network isolation.
  • Built real-time event streaming pipeline publishing granular events at each transformation stage to Confluent Cloud Kafka topics, synced to Snowflake for analytics visibility and compliance reporting; managed 1000+ daily document operations with production-grade reliability and observability.
  • Implemented RAG framework using hierarchical document chunking strategies, AWS Titan embedding model to generate vector embeddings from chunked segments, and AWS OpenSearch vector database for persistent semantic storage and similarity-based retrieval; enabled intelligent contextual understanding for multi-agent workflows.
  • Evolved platform from single-purpose enrollment processing to multi-agent (document classification, entity extraction & validation), object orchestration system using AWS Bedrock Knowledge Base with RAG semantic search capabilities; extended capabilities to hospital bills, claims processing, and general document workflows with vector-based retrieval.

Franklin Templeton @ Blend360 LLC (Remote - Contract) Oct2024 – Feb2025

πŸ”Ή Full Stack AI Engineer

πŸš€ Financial Intelligence Platform (Investments)
  • Built full-stack RAG summarization platform combining FastAPI backend (Python 3.12, CrewAI) with 5 specialized pipelines (ODD, Board, Research, PMSR, Putnam Trading) for MosaiQ compute and data platform;
  • Engineered audio-enhanced RAG with AWS Transcribe speaker diarization and Claude 3.5 Sonnet via AWS Bedrock; developed evasion detection classifier using few-shot prompting with 9-category Q&A classification and risk scoring (1-10); persisted outputs in DynamoDB with style personalization and automated citations.
  • Built full-stack Next.js 14/15, Typescript, GraphQL application with Redux Toolkit state management, RTK Query API layer, react-hook-form validation, and Tailwind CSS styling; worked on real-time WebSocket notifications, PDF/DOCX multi-format generation, and DynamoDB-backed ACL authorization with SAML SSO authentication for institutional-grade security.
  • Deployed using AWS provided CI/CD (CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy) orchestrating FastAPI backend, Next.js frontend.

Target Corporation (Sunnyvale, CA - Fulltime) Jun2015 – Aug2024

πŸ”Ή Lead Software Engineer - Digital πŸ”Ή Lead Software Engineer - Stores & Supply Chain

πŸš€ Available to Promise (ATP) πŸš€ Ship Methods (Guest Fulfillment) πŸš€ Serialized Item Availability (Stores Mobile Inventory) πŸš€ 3rd Party Mobile Activations (Point of Sale)
  • Led the strategic transformation of Inventory & Allocation modules on Target.com from legacy IBM Sterling to a distributed, cloud-native architecture, enabling 5x throughput increase and reducing operational complexity.
  • Engineered high-performance backend microservices using Java/Kotlin (SpringBoot/Micronaut), Go, and Python on GCP, containerized with Docker and orchestrated via Kubernetes to ensure auto scaling and high availability.
  • Led the strategic re-architecture of the Connected Commerce Platform from AWS monoliths to hybrid GCP and event-driven architectures, generating $1B in revenue growth.
  • Built 3+ production microservices in Go using Gin framework with concurrent goroutine-based request handlers, gRPC/Protocol Buffers for inter-service communication; Also engineered integration test data setup pipelines using Golang.
  • Engineered CI/CD automation and infrastructure orchestration: certificate rotation, secret management, and infrastructure provisioning; and managed Jenkinsβ†’Droneβ†’Spinnakerβ†’Vela pipeline evolution.
  • Designed distributed systems resilience patterns (circuit breakers, bulkheads, exponential backoff); architected multi-layer caching (Fastly CDN, Redis, Hazelcast) delivering sub-millisecond response times for P1 inventory and guest fulfillment APIs handling 1M+ concurrent member requests.
  • Led Kafka transformation from Zookeeper+brokers to managed Confluent Cloud; designed Avro/Protobuf schema evolution; architected Kafka Streams-based real-time monitoring/alerting pipeline integration with Slack.
  • Implemented reactive programming frameworks (RxJava, Spring WebFlux) and non-blocking I/O patterns across Java/Kotlin microservices; paired with comprehensive observability (Prometheus, Grafana, distributed tracing, logging) and synthetic monitoring (Runscope) for proactive incident detection. Built performance testing framework using JMeter & Gatling.
  • Established enterprise-scale DevSecOps practices: automated vulnerability scanning (OWASP), static/dynamic code analysis (SAST/DAST), certificate management (PEMβ†’JKS rotation), and Vault integration; led security vulnerability management and compliance across open-source dependencies.
  • Led technology integration of acquired companies in stores & supply chain portfolio: established unified coding standards, integrated third-party mobile activations (AT&T, Consumer Cellular, Cricket), and trained engineers on cloud-native patterns.
  • Built reusable libraries for rate limiting, distributed request tracing, and Prometheus/Grafana observability; adopted by 15+ teams with measurable impact (60% reduction in MTTR, 40% reduction in code duplication) enabling self-service deployment patterns across the organization.

CipherCloud Inc (acquired by Lookout Inc)

πŸ”Ή Software Development Manager / Technical Manager (Hyderabad, India - Fulltime) Jun2012 – May2015

πŸš€ Management Console
  • Directed the end-to-end development and delivery of a Management Console across Salesforce, ServiceNow, Box, and SuccessFactors, increasing customer engagement and reducing project delivery timelines through unified cloud management capabilities.
  • Designed and deployed a responsive SPA using Twitter Bootstrap, BackboneJS, ReactJS, and Java.
  • Led and developed a high-performing engineering team through strategic hiring, mentoring, performance evaluations, and career development programs, achieving increase in team productivity by and aligning ambitious growth objectives.

Prokarma Inc (acquired by Concentrix Corporation)

πŸ”Ή Technical Lead (Denver, CO | Omaha, NE | Hyderabad, India - Fulltime) Mar2006 – Jan2012

  • Clients: Union Pacific Rail Roads (UPRR), DEX Media, Hughes Telematics Inc (Verizon Telematics)
  • Technical Stack: Java, Spring, Hibernate, JavaScript, SOAP-based Webservices, JMS, CMS, IBM Mainframe

Optimos Inc

πŸ”Ή Sr. Java Consultant (Peewaukee, WI | Herndon, VA - Fulltime) Aug2004 – Feb2006

  • Clients: Union Pacific Rail Roads (UPRR), DEX Media, Hughes Telematics Inc (Verizon Telematics)
  • Technical Stack: Java, Struts, JSP, Oracle, Jasper Reports, JavaScript

πŸ† Achievements/Certifications

  • Claude with Amazon Bedrock: Anthropic
  • Building AI Agents and Agent Workflows (Langgraph, CrewAI, AutoGen & BeeAI): IBM
  • Generative AI with Large Language Models: Amazon Web Services, DeepLearning.AI
  • Machine Learning Specialization: Stanford University, DeepLearning.AI
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA): CNCF/Linux Foundation.
  • Cloudera Certified Developer for Apache Hadoop (CCDH)
  • Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM): Scrum Alliance.

πŸ“¬ Let’s Connect!

Always open to exciting remote roles and collaborations.
Feel free to reach out via email.

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