Ajith Mankurissi Variem
Bengaluru,India
Summary
Results-driven Senior Java Developer with 16 years of experience in designing, developing, and deploying backend systems and microservices. Proficient in Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and cloud platforms such as AWS. Strong background in fintech, telecom, and retail domains. Skilled in PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Jenkins, and Git. Proven track record of delivering high-quality code and working effectively in agile environments.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Staff Software Engineer
Intuit
Bengaluru, India
2025.08 - 2026.06
- Leading design and delivery of Cross-Account Authorization features for Intuit's enterprise mid-market products at scale, enabling 10,000+ mid-market customers to seamlessly manage authorization across multiple business entities and subsidiary accounts.
- Spearheaded technical design and delivery of multiple cross-service initiatives spanning authorization, account management, and identity lifecycle management; produced design documentation, defined API contracts, and drove features to on-time production release.
- Pioneered MCP (Model Context Protocol) Agent enabling natural language queries for cross-account authorization data; presented at company-wide innovation showcase.
- Created reusable Bulk/Batch framework for authorization platform, enabling bulk operations across services and accelerating team delivery.
- Drove canary deployment strategy adoption across multiple services, minimizing blast radius and safeguarding user experience during high-frequency production rollouts.
Senior Software Engineer
Intuit
Bengaluru, India
2022.03 - 2025.08
- Secured 1,000+ microservices (1B+ daily requests) by designing and building multi-tenant Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) authorization platform using Spring Boot and Akka Framework.
- Reduced identity permission staleness from 10 minutes to
- Led authorization service OPEX initiatives that slashed total platform costs by 73% (from $97K to $26K/month) by driving 75% production pod reduction and optimizing databases to on-demand capacity mode, yielding combined savings of $65,000/month.
- Led Kubernetes cluster migration from shared cluster to dedicated cluster with zero downtime, designing separate strategies for gateway (DNS routing), service mesh (virtual services), and message queue traffic.
Senior Member of Technical Staff
Altiostar, A Rakuten Symphony Company
Bengaluru, India
2019.01 - 2022.03
- Designed and developed topology module defining hierarchy of network functions in 5G network.
- Drove complete lifecycle of Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) feature including design, architecture, customer interactions, and delivery.
- Delivered platform and installer enhancements for existing 4G network customers.
Senior Technical Specialist
Keystone, A Zensar Company
Bengaluru, India
2015.06 - 2019.01
- Developed warehouse management integration platform from scratch handling all inbound/outbound functions for Macys USA.
- Worked on-premise with client in Atlanta, USA for integration and field testing.
- Optimized picking and packing process to increase warehouse throughput by 20%, enabling faster order fulfillment at scale.
Member of Technical Staff
Altiostar Networks
Bengaluru, India
2013.07 - 2015.06
- Built Element Management System (EMS) for 4G network management product.
- Engineered License Management and Software Management modules for network nodes, streamlining license renewals and software updates through one-click workflow — reducing manual operational effort and cutting update deployment time across nodes significantly
- Developed unified build tool for all EMS modules using Apache Ant.
Systems Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
Bengaluru, India
2010.03 - 2013.07
- Deputed to Alcatel Lucent to work on their EMS product for radio network management.
- Contributed to configuration and fault management modules.
- Built and deployed Engineering Information feature for telecom network operations, surfacing proactive maintenance alerts across multiple nodes — boosting field team efficiency by 50% in issue prioritization and resolution before service disruptions occur.
Education
B.Tech - Electronics & Communication Engineering
University of Calicut
India 2005.08 - 2009.07
Skills
- Java
- AWS
- Microservices
- Spring Boot
- Kafka
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- DynamoDB
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- Argo CD
- Jenkins
Accomplishments
- Intuit India Superstar Award in FY24
- Intuit Quarterly Champion Award – Identity India FY26 Q1
- Value Champion Award (2018) – Keystone, A Zensar Company
- Star Performer Award (2014) – Altiostar Networks
Timeline
Staff Software Engineer
Intuit
2025.08 - 2026.06
Senior Software Engineer
Intuit
2022.03 - 2025.08
Senior Member of Technical Staff
Altiostar, A Rakuten Symphony Company
2019.01 - 2022.03
Senior Technical Specialist
Keystone, A Zensar Company
2015.06 - 2019.01
Member of Technical Staff
Altiostar Networks
2013.07 - 2015.06
Systems Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
2010.03 - 2013.07
B.Tech - Electronics & Communication Engineering
University of Calicut
2005.08 - 2009.07