Raveendra Kumar

Senior Technical Architect with 18+ years designing, modernizing, and operating large-scale distributed systems. Expert in high-concurrency, event-driven microservices platforms using Java/Spring Boot, Kafka, Angular, Kubernetes, and cloud-native architectures (Azure/AWS/GCP). Strong track record in production reliability engineering, observability, incident management, RCA, and operational excellence.

Actively building AI/GenAI runtime capabilities including RAG, LangGraph agents, guardrails, and high-performance async/streaming systems. Passionate about SLO-driven resilience and mentoring teams on scalable runtime architecture.

Senior Technical Architect at HCL Technologies (2021-03 – Present)

• Architect and lead high-concurrency, event-driven microservices platforms using Java 17, Spring Boot, Kafka, Kubernetes, PL/SQL, Angular8/14 on Azure/AWS/GCP for mission-critical financial systems.
• Design runtime architecture standards including observability (metrics, tracing, dashboards), resilience patterns, and production readiness reviews, improving deployment velocity by 40%.
• Lead critical production incident resolution, RCA, and preventive controls; established end-to-end observability frameworks (Splunk, AppDynamics) that significantly reduced MTTD/MTTR.
• Drive modernization of legacy platforms into cloud-native architectures with strong focus on performance tuning, low-latency design, and operational stability.
• Mentor architects and engineering teams on microservices, reliability engineering, secure development, and emerging AI runtime patterns (RAG, agentic workflows).
• Deliver architecture governance, RFP responses, technical estimations, and modernization roadmaps for large enterprise clients.
• Worked with product and engineering teams to address client-driven feature requests during pre-sales

Senior Software Engineer at Moody's Investors Service (2019-04 – 2021-03)

• Led development of cloud-native microservices for Moody's Analytics Hub supporting enterprise financial analytics with focus on scalability and low-latency design.
• Built secure, high-throughput REST APIs and integration services; implemented containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift) improving deployment reliability by 35%.
• Improved application resilience and performance through profiling, bottleneck analysis, and architecture optimizations; participated in production incident triage and RCA.
• Implemented CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps) and collaborated on observability and operational readiness initiatives.

Senior Java Engineer at Xerox India Ltd (2015-09 – 2019-04)

• Led design and development of enterprise-scale reusable GRS Framework used across multiple business applications, reducing development effort by 20%.
• Designed modular microservice-ready architecture patterns improving maintainability, scalability, and development efficiency across teams.

Senior Application Programmer at IBM India Pvt Ltd (2014-10 – 2015-09)

• Designed and implemented enterprise workflow applications supporting Airtel AES business processes, increasing customer onboarding efficiency by 30%.
• Developed scalable order management and workflow automation services using Java/J2EE with optimized multithreading and database tuning.
• Collaborated with infrastructure teams to ensure system stability, operational excellence, and smooth production deployments; participated in incident analysis and release activities.

Software Engineer at PSPL (2011-04 – 2014-09)

• Architected and developed a high-volume Email Service Platform processing over 500,000 emails per day with strong focus on throughput and reliability.
• Integrated Salesforce CRM APIs to automate enterprise email marketing workflows and improved platform performance through backend optimization.
• Implemented monitoring and performance tracking mechanisms to improve operational visibility and reduce production issues for mission-critical email delivery platforms.

Software Developer at Provab Technosoft (2007-08 – 2011-04)

• Developed a social networking platform supporting over 10,000 active users with scalable Java-based backend services.
• Built optimized database architecture and implemented MVC patterns with significant performance tuning, improving application responsiveness by 30%.
• Enhanced backend performance and database efficiency through query optimization and architectural improvements.

B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering – KNIT Sultanpur (Government Autonomous Institute), UPTU Lucknow (2003 – 2007)