Headline

Director of Engineering | Agentic AI & Enterprise SaaS | AI-Native SDLC Transformation | AWS Bedrock | LangGraph | US Patent

About

I like solving problems that don’t have obvious answers. Over 21 years in software engineering, I’ve learned that building great software isn’t just about choosing the right technology. It’s about simplifying complexity, making systems easier to evolve, and helping teams deliver meaningful business outcomes. My experience spans enterprise SaaS, banking technology, cloud platforms, and AI-driven engineering. At Nomis Solutions, I led the transformation of legacy systems into a unified SaaS platform and introduced AI-powered engineering workflows that improved team throughput by 30%. Today, I’m particularly interested in how AI and agentic systems can fundamentally change the way software is designed, built, and delivered — not just make existing processes faster. My leadership philosophy is simple: build ownership, not dependency; challenge assumptions, not people; and solve the root problem, not just the immediate symptom. I believe the best engineering leaders combine architectural thinking with hands-on problem-solving and create environments where engineers can do their best work. I hold a US patent in software engineering tooling, but what matters most to me is building systems that last, teams that grow, and technology that makes a real difference.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

anthropic apis

claude code

codex

mcp

ollama

openai

Work experience

Director, Software Development at Nomis Solutions, Aug 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Associate Director, Application/Software Architecture at Kyndryl India, Sep 2021 - Aug 2023 · 2 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Solutions Architect at IBM, Mar 2017 - Aug 2021 · 4 yrs 6 mos, India

Technical Lead at First Advantage, Sep 2005 - Mar 2014 · 8 yrs 7 mos

Senior Software Engineer at First Advantage, Sep 2005 - Jul 2010 · 4 yrs 11 mos

Education

MCA, Bharathiar University

BSc, Chemistry, St Joseph's College, trichy

Public links

github: https://github.com/obulirajs