Antony Rajarathinam
Chennai
Summary
Software / Cloud-Native Developer with 3.5+ years of experience as a backend-focused engineer, specializing in designing scalable distributed systems, building high-performance APIs, and implementing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Docker. Strong expertise in troubleshooting complex production issues, optimizing cloud architectures, and driving engineering best practices. Recognized and awarded for innovation, design thinking, and exemplary team leadership, with a SAFe 6 Scrum Master certification and hands-on experience in agile execution.
Skills
- Java
- Kotlin
- Spring
- AWS
- Go
- Python
- FastAPI
- SQL
- NoSQL
- OpenSearch
- Jenkins
- Docker
- GraphQL
- Rest
- Gradle
- Git/Bitbucket
- Jira, Safe
- Event-Driven Architecture, Microservices, Monolithic, and RBAC
- CI/CD
- Nginx, mTLS, JWT, JWE, TLS, OAUTH
Certification
- SAFe for Teams - 10/2024
- Certified SAFe 6 Scrum Master - 11/2024
- Secure Coding in Java - 08/2025
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Software Developer
HID Global Corporation
03.2025 - Current
Project 1: Credential Management System (CMS)
- Enables secure credential issuance by providing a door-opening solution integrated with iOS and Android platforms.
- This service is designed to leverage AWS-managed services to speed up production readiness. The system uses an advanced microservices architecture, delivering both serverless and containerized solutions where applicable and as needed.
Project 2: Pass Provisioning System (PPS)
- Enables secure issuance, manage credentials in the form of passes. and lifecycle management of digital passes for Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, and Samsung Wallet.
- Designed and developed RESTful APIs using Java and Kotlin, aligned with platform-specific security standards.
- Technology: Java, Kotlin, Go, Python, Spring Boot, AWS, NoSQL, OpenSearch.
- Security: NGINX reverse proxy, RBAC, JWT-based authentication, and OAuth authorization.
- Architecture: Microservices, Modulith & Event-Driven Architecture.
Associate Software Engineer
HID Global
09.2022 - 02.2025
Project 1: Callback Delivery & Event Management
- Enables reliable real-time event notifications and status updates to customers. Designed using a microservices-based, event-driven architecture with Go-based AWS Lambda, SNS, and SQS for asynchronous processing.
- Implemented robust retry and error-handling mechanisms, achieving 99.9% delivery success. Built an automated failure notification system using AWS SES for timely customer alerts—enhanced monitoring and optimized callback workflows to improve performance and proactive issue resolution.
Project 2: User Management, Configuration Management & Order Management
- Enables centralized user, configuration, and order management across multiple organizations.
- Implemented User Management with RBAC to enforce secure, granular access control. Built dynamic Configuration Management with org-level feature toggles and customizable settings.
- Developed an Order Management System (OMS) with automated validation, processing, and real-time tracking. Resolved P1 incidents and reduced recurring production issues through effective RCA, maintaining 99.9% uptime.
- Technology: Java, Kotlin, Go, Python, Spring Boot, AWS, NoSQL, OpenSearch.
- Security: NGINX reverse proxy, RBAC, JWT-based authentication, and OAuth authorization.
- Architecture: Microservices & Event-Driven Architecture.
Awards
Design Thinking Leader Award - 10/2024:
- Unified Search Application—An Application with a search engine to search all the data available in the OpenSearch more efficiently.
- The Unified Search Application streamlines the data retrieval process, enabling precise and comprehensive access across all categories with advanced filtering capabilities. This integration empowers users to efficiently retrieve and manipulate data using sophisticated querying tools tailored to specific criteria.
- Additionally, the Application facilitates seamless interactions with the database, delivering a user-friendly experience for both internal teams and end-users. Providing detailed data analysis reports enhances productivity and supports informed decision-making.
Champion Award - 06/2025:
- Honoured for leading the team throughout 2 PI for the first time, ensuring new project milestones were delivered smoothly, and for driving fixes to critical field issues.
- Awarded for the successful and timely delivery of a critical project, demonstrating leadership, ownership, and high-quality execution.
Design Thinking Strategist Award - 11/2025:
- Honoured for an end-to-end architectural design and complete application development, bringing together user-centric thinking, system planning, and hands-on engineering to shape a seamless product experience.
Champion Award - 12/2025:
- Honoured for leading the team through PI for the second time, ensuring new project milestones were delivered smoothly, and for driving fixes to critical field issues.
Timeline
Software Developer
HID Global Corporation
03.2025 - Current
Associate Software Engineer
HID Global
09.2022 - 02.2025
B.E - Computer Science & Engineering
C. Abdul Hakeem College of Engineering & Technology
Education
B.E - Computer Science & Engineering
C. Abdul Hakeem College of Engineering & Technology
Ranipet, Tamil Nadu07.2022