Raveendra Kumar

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.

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