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Staff Software Engineer / Engineering Lead | Java, Spring Boot, React, Node.js, AWS, Kafka | Banking & SaaS Platforms | API Modernization

About

Staff / Lead Full Stack Engineer with 12+ years of experience building scalable, secure, cloud-ready platforms across retail banking, identity, analytics, sustainability, insurance, and enterprise SaaS. Currently leading retail banking modernization at Emirates NBD, transforming legacy integration applications into secure API-led platforms using Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, React, Rust, Redis, Kafka, OpenShift, 3scale, AppDynamics, Elasticsearch, and Kibana. I specialize in: Full Stack Engineering: Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, React, Next.js, TypeScript, GraphQL Platform Modernization: API-led architecture, microservices, BFF, API gateway, legacy-to-cloud transformation Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Docker, OpenShift, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, release governance Reliability & Observability: Kafka monitoring, DLQ handling, AppDynamics, Kibana, production readiness Engineering Leadership: mentoring, sprint planning, technical reviews, engineering standards, cross-functional delivery AI-Assisted Engineering: MCP-enabled workflows, code modernization, migration analysis, developer productivity automation Previously worked with Okta, Honeywell, IBM / J.P. Morgan Chase, Altimetrik, Randstad, and Quess, delivering platforms across identity, banking, analytics, sustainability, building management, and insurance domains. Open to Staff Engineer, Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack Architect, Principal Engineer, and Engineering Manager opportunities in product engineering, fintech, banking, SaaS, cloud platforms, and AI-enabled modernization.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

claude code

gemini

langchain

langgraph

langsmith

Pinecone

Work experience

Lead Engineer at Emirates NBD, Nov 2025 - Present · 10 mos, Bengaluru, • Leading retail banking platform modernization across frontend, backend, integration, QA, DevOps, and platform teams. • Modernizing legacy core-banking integration applications into secure, scalable, API-led platforms using Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, React, Rust, Redis, Kafka, OpenShift, and 3scale API Management. • Driving architecture, delivery planning, sprint execution, technical reviews, dependency management, and stakeholder communication across distributed engineering teams. • Built lightweight backend services and reusable API contracts to improve frontend/backend independence, reduce integration gaps, and accelerate delivery. • Improved platform reliability through Kafka consumer-lag monitoring, DLQ handling, proactive alerts, AppDynamics APM, Elasticsearch, and Kibana observability. • Strengthened production readiness with secure API governance, branching strategy, release standards, and operational visibility. • Introduced AI-assisted engineering workflows and MCP-enabled agents for migration analysis, code modernization, and developer productivity. • Mentoring engineers across solution design, code quality, ownership, and delivery predictability.

Staff Software Engineer at Okta, Mar 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, • Built and modernized multilingual documentation and dashboard platforms using React, Next.js, Node.js, GraphQL, Redis, and AWS. • Implemented SSR, ISR, reusable UI patterns, and SEO-friendly architecture to improve performance, maintainability, and global product adoption. • Streamlined i18n onboarding and translation workflows, enabling faster localized content publishing across global teams. • Collaborated with product, design, documentation, and engineering teams to improve developer experience, content discoverability, and scalable frontend architecture

Software Consultant at Randstad India, Jun 2022 - May 2023 · 1 yr, Bangalore Urban, • Replaced manual carbon-credit reporting with automated, role-based dashboards built on React, Node.js, GraphQL, and MongoDB—giving business teams near-real-time visibility into trade, verification, and sustainability data. • Built scalable exchange APIs and workflow services on AWS, improving data flow across trading, validation, and analytics modules. • Automated secure releases with Docker and GitHub Actions; implemented JWT/RBAC controls and audit-ready data traceability for regulated sustainability workflows.

Advanced Software Engineer at Honeywell, Jun 2020 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos, Bengaluru, • Modernized enterprise building-management dashboards with React, TypeScript, and Redux, replacing fragmented UI flows with reusable, domain-led modules for faster feature delivery. • Built scalable design-system components and microfrontend-ready foundations, improving consistency across B2B monitoring, sustainability, and operational workflows. • Optimized client-side state, rendering, and API integration patterns to deliver more responsive, reliable dashboards for real-time infrastructure and sustainability data.

Senior Software Engineer at Altimetrik, Nov 2019 - Jun 2020 · 8 mos, Bengaluru, • Built DataMetrik, a cloud-based decision analytics platform using React, Node.js, GraphQL, Docker, and AWS—turning complex operational data into modular, actionable dashboards. • Designed GraphQL schemas and subscription-driven updates to deliver responsive, near-real-time insights across analytics workflows. • Standardized containerized services, shared microfrontend components, and AWS environment configuration, improving consistency across multi-team releases.

Advisory system analyst at IBM, Nov 2017 - Jun 2019 · 1 y 7 mo, Advi

Senior Software Engineer at MFX INFOTECH (QUESS), Jan 2016 - Mar 2017 · 1 y 2 mo, Senior Software

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering