Kannan is a Senior Engineer with big-picture thinking and expertise in the implementation of structured architecture principles, and adherence to standards and design patterns. He has extensive experience deploying software on the AWS cloud; providing recommendations on processes and tools to help improve architectural quality and efficiency on projects. He resolves the most critical scaling challenges on solutions within a well-established architectural consistency, reliability, serviceability and scalability of current and future platforms, infrastructure, tools, core services, and APIs.
Define and drive architecture standards across the Wellthie project; advising architects and engineering leads on the alignment of solution implementations to conform to evolving standards.
Dive deep into critical system issues, design constraints and customer pain points on the project; applying high-quality solutions to meet Wellthie's product goals.
Provide architectural direction to Wellthie's engineering team on the project; scaling the team when necessary to meet diverse challenges.
Established best-in-class software architecture procedures, tools and templates for a next-gen Cloud Broker solution for Wipro with built-in real-time monitoring and self-healing features.
Identified, assessed, and presented options for meeting the functional and technical requirements of Wipro's Cloud Broker project.
Developed and promoted architecture best practices and guidelines; imbuing a culture of excellence in the delivery of solutions.
Provided strategic direction to project leaders, architects and technical supervisors; resolving technical blockers and handling risk identification/mitigation on projects.
Monitored and managed all contractors, consultants and third-party suppliers on projects; ensuring compliance with acceptable quality regulations and best practices.
Set the technical direction for the engineering team on all cloud, mobile apps and big data projects within CognitiveCloud.
Oversaw the delivery of projects for Sourcebits; providing Agile delivery management and ensuring that deployments match client expectations.
Established technical criteria for projects; ensuring technical excellence, managing code reviews/code quality checks, test case coverage, time, cost and performance parameters.
Defined, orchestrated and managed the project lifecycle, delivery cadence, release plans and sprint schedules on different cloud-based projects.
Designed, architected and implemented solutions on the BCWS project; providing solutions for improvements to availability, scalability, and performance.
Performed code reviews on solutions from other developers; providing support for continuous improvement, testing, monitoring and feedback.
Served as an escalation point on projects; assisting with bug fixes, clearing of roadblocks and driving projects to completion.
Designed and implemented business strategies, plans and procedures in the areas of customer sales and relations, finance, HR, and regulatory compliance.
Managed the operations of the company to ensure efficient use of resources; overseeing purchases and inventory, managing cash flow, and ensuring invoice collection.
Set goals for performance and growth on projects; ensuring that projects and contracts are delivered on time and with high-quality.
Developed software solutions, enhanced functionalities and troubleshot the root cause of complex system issues on projects.
Participated in sprint ceremonies on projects for Subex and created project-specific documentation through pair programming, stand up and release plan meetings.
Identified and resolved complex issues and bugs; escalating issues that require attention.
Wellthie is an InsureTech startup based in NY US, aiming to transform the insurance shopping experience for individuals and small businesses. It helps bridge the gap between companies, brokers and insurers. Oversaw architectural and technology decisions on the project; providing support for legacy systems, handling DevOps activities (Release and Kubernetes cluster management), and maintaining the Terraform code for Infra on the solution. Developed the entire data pipeline on the solution using serverless components and migrated the monolith application to a microservices architecture - whilst keeping the site and users active. The project was deployed and has approx. 50k brokers and individual users across the USA.
Yatra is the #2 Online Travel Agency (OTA) in India. Worked on the
the first version of the agency's native iOS and Android applications with features for international and domestic flight search, hotel search, etc. Managed the project and designed the API interface for the mobile apps (using a backend solution developed by another team). Successfully translated client requirements and nuances into a high-quality solution, which was launched and has 10+ million downloads.
Piqosity enables students to get personalized practice for standardized tests (ACT, SAT, XYZ) with materials from a user-driven marketplace. Oversaw and single-handedly managed the ideation to v1 launch of the platform; building and implementing all the key features and components of the solution. The platform is live and has approx. 7k active student users.
Education
Masters in Computer Application (MCA)
College of Engineering Guindy (CEG), Anna University, Chennai, India
