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Kalidas Selvaraj

Kalidas Selvaraj

Chennai,TN

Summary

A problem-solving enthusiast with 16 years of programming experience, evolved from bitwise programming to AI Vibe coding. I pride myself in gathering a lot of startup experience and consider myself a business-oriented solution architect. Proven expertise in architecting end-to-end solutions, leading cross-functional teams, and driving product innovation from concept to market. Seeking challenging Lead/Engineering roles at product-driven companies to leverage deep technical skills and leadership capabilities.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Manager (2021–2023), Engineering Process Head (2023–2025), Center of Excellence (2025–Present)

Impelox Tech
12.2021 - Current

SAAS Insurance Tech:

  • - Participated in requirement gathering, architecture solutioning for UAE insurance products.
  • - Built complete workflows for Individual Health, SME, Auto (NGCC, HVV) insurance.
  • - Architected quoting engine APIs for major aggregators like Policybazaar, Shory.
  • - Designed modules for Reinsurer, Insurer, Broker, Customer, and Underwriter roles.
  • - Developed configurable complex underwriter rule engine.
  • - Created TPA integrations, renewal workflows, automated medical application forms, and policy automation.
  • - Worked with DevOps on release pipelines for DEV/UAT/PROD.

AI Hiring:

  • - Built Python video/audio analytics pipeline for candidate evaluation.
  • - Led Ionic PWA development (Videogular), Flask APIs for candidate profiles.

CRM for Legal Proceedings:

  • - Lead and IC for legal CRM solution for law firm.
  • - Built batch processors in Node.js for document generation using Doctemplater and PDF Maker.

Design Engineer, Founder

IFANDFOR Endeavours
06.2013 - 11.2021
  • - Ecommerce Platform: Led product design and development for a multi-store spare parts chain. Defined the UI architecture in Angular, RESTful APIs in Django, and MySQL schema for inventory and order management. Worked closely with store managers to digitize offline operations. Managed a 3-member team with daily stand-ups and code reviews.
  • - Exam Automation: Built a scalable online exam evaluation platform to handle thousands of student submissions. Designed a secure upload portal with role-based access for evaluators. Java Spring Boot handled orchestration, while Python NLP with NLTK and TextBlob was used for content evaluation and keyword scoring. Integrated reports with automated marking.
  • - Service Booking App: Designed a Progressive Web App (PWA) similar to UrbanClap for booking services based on proximity. Implemented GeoHash-based nearest labor logic, Firebase-based live data sync, and user push notifications. Handled cross-platform deployment using Ionic and Capacitor. Enabled real-time availability, payment workflows, and OTP verification for service confirmation.

Project Developer

Yagnamaya Tech Suite
09.2009 - 05.2013
  • - Embedded & FPGA prototyping using VHDL, Verilog, Quartus, Xilinx, Modelsim.
  • - Built Digital Image Processing and classification tools using MATLAB.

Education

Diploma - ECE

Thiru Seven Hills Polytechnic
01.2006

B.E. - ECE

Meenakshi College of Engineering
01.2009

Skills

  • 1 Hands on in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, React, Tailwind, Bootstrap, Angular Material
  • 2 Hands on in Mobile App Development using Native Android (XML and Java), PWA using Ionic and Cordova
  • 3 Hands on in Nestjs, Nodejs, Express, Python, Java, Django, Flask, Spring Boot
  • 4 Hands on in MySQL, Firestore DB, MongoDB
  • 5 Hands on in auth mechanisms like Server Sessions, JWT, Okta IDP, MFA, RBAC architecture
  • 6 Hands on in AWS services like Lambda, EC2, ECS, Load Balancer, RDS, S3, Route53, Lightsail, CloudWatch
  • 7 Hands on in Docker containerization, Jenkins CI/CD, GitHub, GitHooks, GCP App Engine
  • 8 Experience in Redis cache and queue (BullMQ), NGINX config for proxying, scalable cloud deployments
  • 9 Collaborated with cross-functional business teams for problem-solving, estimations, and impact analysis
  • 10 Led and mentored a 24-member team (18 Devs, 4 QAs, 1 DevOps, 1 BA)
  • 11 Integrated 5 Payment Gateways (CC AVENUE, NGENIUS, SECURETELLER, etc)
  • 12 Implemented SMTP, SendGrid, Firebase Mobile Auth, Microsoft MFA, Twilio SMS
  • 13 Familiar with Stripe payment integration (via team)
  • 14 Strong in Full Stack Development (UI, API, Integrations, DB, Cloud)
  • 15 Proficient in complete SDLC including Agile delivery and fast-paced environments

Certification

  • 1. Awarded "Pinnacle" for high-impact delivery and client appreciation.
  • 2. Built config-driven UI/API for multi-tenant SaaS deployment.
  • 3. Rewrote premium engine using SOLID principles and advanced design patterns to replace tightly coupled logic with scalable, testable modules and enable faster customization per insurer.
  • 4. Recognized public tech speaker and trainer in Tamil Nadu.
  • 5. Contributed to SOC2 Type 1 & ISO 27001 certifications.
  • 6. Scaled MVP to multi-million AED platform handling 25% market volume.

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Elementary (A2)
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Project Manager (2021–2023), Engineering Process Head (2023–2025), Center of Excellence (2025–Present)

Impelox Tech
12.2021 - Current

Design Engineer, Founder

IFANDFOR Endeavours
06.2013 - 11.2021

Project Developer

Yagnamaya Tech Suite
09.2009 - 05.2013

B.E. - ECE

Meenakshi College of Engineering

Diploma - ECE

Thiru Seven Hills Polytechnic
Kalidas Selvaraj