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Lead Software Engineer @ H&M Group | Software Architecture

About

Lead Software Engineer and Cloud Architect with 12+ years of experience delivering scalable enterprise platforms in the Information Technology and Services industry. Expertise in cloud-native architecture, platform optimization, and engineering leadership using Microsoft Azure, .NET Core, and modern DevOps practices. Proven track record of leading Agile engineering teams, architecting high availability distributed systems, and optimizing cloud infrastructure and platform performance. Passionate about building resilient cloud platforms, enabling AI-assisted development, and driving engineering excellence.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

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codex

github copilot

Microsoft Copilot

Semantic Kernel

Work experience

Lead Software Engineer at H&M Group, Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid, ⭐Led strategic platform optimization initiatives focused on cloud cost efficiency, system reliability, performance scalability, and engineering productivity. ⭐Reduced Azure infrastructure costs by 50%+ through platform re-architecture and cloud resource optimization. ⭐ Decreased production incidents by 50% by redesigning caching strategies and strengthening system reliability. ⭐ Delivered performance improvement by resolving critical bottlenecks and enabling autoscaling infrastructure. ⭐ Architected end-to-end data mapping for size data objects, improving data governance and integration across downstream consumers. ⭐ Improved team delivery velocity by 50%+ by optimizing Agile workflows and enhancing engineering collaboration. ⭐ Influenced AI adoption in the software development lifecycle by mentoring engineers on AI-assisted development tools and practices, improving development efficiency and modernizing engineering workflows. ⭐ Worked closely with Product Managers, Solution Architects, and Program Managers to translate enterprise initiatives into scalable technical solutions and coordinated engineering execution.

Senior Software Engineer at H&M Group, Jul 2022 - Mar 2025 · 2 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid, ⭐ Developed digital capabilities in demand and supply planning at H&M, enhancing operational efficiency. ⭐ Collaborated with product managers and partners to ensure alignment on project goals and deliverables. ⭐ Built software products using agile methodologies, enabling rapid feature deployment and scalability.

Consultant at Microsoft, Feb 2021 - Jul 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, ⭐ I help customers leverage Microsoft cloud in their journey to digitally transform.

Team Lead at Zacco - 360° Intellectual Property, Jul 2020 - Feb 2021 · 8 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, ⭐ Engineering lead responsible towards growing the software engineering team. ⭐ Grew the team up to 10 individuals and guided them spear head innovation for the company.

Senior Software Engineer at Zacco - 360° Intellectual Property, May 2018 - Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Project Engineer at Wipro, Apr 2017 - May 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, SharePoint Developer and Full stack developer

Project Engineer at Wipro, Mar 2016 - Mar 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra, Jan 2015 - Mar 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos, Hyderabad, Sharepoint\.Net\front end UI developer

Associate Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra, Dec 2013 - Dec 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering, St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru

Pre uni, Physics Chemistry Mathematics and Electronics, Canara College

Public links

github: https://github.com/kininarasimha

leetcode: https://leetcode.com/kininarasimha