Kamaleswaran Sangarapandian

Lead multiple teams using Agile practises to deliver results, ensuring transparency, providing team leadership and managing external vendors.

• Managing development teams responsible for supporting both existing and new systems
• Building team & hiring new members
• Implemented Agile development approach
• Ensured adherence to IT governance and compliance standards for all changes implemented by development teams
• Empowered team members to increase in-house development, resulting in significant cost savings and reduced reliance on external vendors
• Managing external vendor relationships and budgets for licensing and support, ensuring cost-effectiveness
• Resolving any bottlenecks and delivering project on time
• Ensuring stakeholders are kept closely informed of the progress
• Award: Recognition award for outstanding support on resolving finance system performance issue

Worked in a fast-paced startup environment, responsible for system architecture and making end-to-end technical decisions. Collaborated closely with business stakeholders to align technical solutions with company objectives, driving innovation and rapid product development.

• Technical ownership
• Built cloud communication software & payment systems
• Led rapid prototyping initiatives
• Ensured cross-functional alignment
• Aligned technical strategy with company vision & mission
• Technologies: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), .Net, NodeJs, React using Typescript, Firestore, Postgres, SlashId (Authentication), Cloud logging, Kong / GCP Gateway, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Datadog, Twilio, Silverline, Adyen

Worked with multiple clients, playing a key role in managing stakeholder relationships. Responsible for system architecture and leading the team to deliver software solutions on time to customers, ensuring alignment with client objectives and quality standards.

• Worked with a retail client on the payment team responsible for processing over £100 million in daily transactions.
• Enabled developers to spin up multiple testing environments on demand using Docker and Kubernetes in Azure
• Worked on spotify backstage to setup development portal
• Collaborated with the client to apply Team Topologies, contributing to the splitting of a large team into smaller, value-aligned teams to improve development flow
• Provided Performance Partner support to Thoughtworks team members.
• Ensured on-time delivery according to the SOW.
• Technologies: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Azure, AWS, .Net 6, Cassandara, Postgres, Firebase, Identity service 3, Splunk, Cloud logging, Terraform, Kubernetes & Docker, Backstage

Led the e-commerce team in collaboration with the product manager to address customer challenges by migrating legacy services from a monolithic architecture to a microservices-based approach, improving system scalability and resilience.

• Worked closely with product manager to establish Roadmap & OKRs for each quarter for the team
• Served as the line manager for the e-commerce team, overseeing team performance, facilitating professional development, and ensuring alignment with business objectives
• Provided technical leadership for multiple teams, overseeing both legacy systems and the development of new applications.
• Implemented best development practises like TDD, BDD, Pair programming, Continuous Integration & Deployment to production
• Empowered team to deliver quality work by adapting lean startup strategy to build fast, measure & learn
• Involved on interviewing & hiring number of developers within the company
• Managing external partnering teams
• Technologies: React, .Net core 3.1, NodeJs DynamoDb, SQL, AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Auth0, Kong, Kibana, Datadog, AppDynamics

Developed applications that deliver data insights and market forecasts for Informa's Agri Business Intelligence, enabling informed decision-making and strategic planning.

• Technologies: AureliaJs, Asp.Net, WebApi, ElasticSearch, AWs, SQS, SNS, Code Deploy, Terraform, Salesforce, TDD, kibana logging and monitoring

Worked on upgrading document management system (eDocs) apis to latest version

• Technologies: C#, Asp.Net, WebApi, MVC, Hangfire, Nunit, TFS, SQL

Developed in-house advisory management enquiry system to log and track enquires about plants/gardening from RHS members

• Technologies: C#, Asp.Net, MVC, WebApi, AngularJs, SignalR, Sql, NUnit, Moq, JamineJs, Specflow

Worked on jobseeker platform by adding and improving features for jobseekers

• Technologies: C#, Asp.Net, MVC, Jquery, WebApi, Sql, Hangfire, Dbup, Bootstrap, Responsive design, Aws, NUnit, Moq, TDD, GitHub

Worked on building comparision websites

• Technologies: C#, Asp.Net, MVC, Jquery, WebApi, Sql, Entity framework, KnockoutJs, Bootstrap, Responsive design, Azure cloud services - Table storage, Queues, Blobs & Redis cache

Developed website for Springer Healthcare to publish pharmaceutical news and research articles

• Technologies: C#, Asp.Net, MVC, WebApi, Entity Framework - Code First, Design Patterns, Bootstrap, Jquery, CoffeeScript, NUnit, Rhnio mocking, JasmineJs, Specflow, GitHub, Teamcity, Octopus

Worked on ecommerce platform

• Technologies: C#, Asp.Net, CMS - DotNetNuke, Paypal, Sql, SSRS, SVN

Worked on development of analysing shopper center performance system

• Technologies: C#, Asp.Net, Oracle, SVN