KANNAPPAN S
Software Engineer
Chennai
Summary
Software development professional prepared for high-impact roles within technology-driven environments. Extensive background in designing and optimizing software solutions, with commitment to delivering high-quality results. Known for effective teamwork and adaptability, with key skills in coding and system architecture.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Software Engineer 2
PayPal Inc
12.2024 - Current
- Architected and deployed a query extraction tool that was adopted by multiple teams across PayPal for code refactoring initiatives, increasing developer productivity by an estimated 25% and standardizing the refactoring process organization-wide
- Initiated and developed a pioneering RAG-based AI automation system using LLM for Venmo's code refactoring, transforming a 9-month manual decomposition process into an automated workflow that reduced manual effort by 70% and accelerated the monolith-to-microservices migration timeline by 30%
- This self-driven initiative revolutionized the approach to code refactoring across the organization
Software Engineer
Kissflow Inc
01.2024 - 12.2024
- Led the successful migration of over 60 million records from a Google Cloud Storage (GCS) bucket to MongoDB, completing the project 15% ahead of schedule and reducing data retrieval time by 40%
- Spearheaded the development and delivery of a game-changing feature within 4 weeks, now utilized by 10,000+ business clients daily, resulting in a 25% increase in user engagement and a 30% reduction in task completion time
- Resolved an average of 20 critical bug fixes per sprint, improving system stability by 35% and reducing customer-reported issues by 50%
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement 3 major system enhancements, contributing to a 20% increase in overall platform performance and a 15% boost in customer satisfaction scores
Software Engineer
Saama Technologies Inc
07.2021 - 12.2023
- Increased the efficiency of backend components(REST API's) for two large-scale SaaS products by 20% using Python, Flask, PostgreSQL, AWS, Redis, Celery and Kubernetes
- Boosted application performance by 12% through implementation of pods auto-scaling and effective management of heavy traffic using Kubernetes and AWS services
- Strengthened the application security by following a comprehensive set of security measures which brought down the security vulnerabilities by 10%
- Increased the data-ingestion performance by 10% and managed large amounts of data into the system using Kafka, Python, Redis and PostgreSQL
Education
B.Tech. - Chemical Engineering
Alagappa College of Technology(ACT Campus)
Chennai, India 08.2016 - 04.2020
High School Diploma -
Daniel Thomas Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Chennai 06.2014 - 04.2016
Skills
- Programming Languages - Python
- AI & ML - LLMs, RAG, Prompt Engineering, Vector Databases, NLP
- Frameworks - Flask, Django
- Operating System - Linux, Windows, Mac OS
- Cloud Technologies - AWS, GCP, Kubernetes
- Database - PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, MySQL
- Tools - Celery, Apache Kafka, Docker, GitHub
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
Accomplishments
- Received Shining star award 4 times for being the best performer of the month at Saama
- Topped school with 99% in Maths & Chemistry in class XII state-level board examination.
- Selected for Inspire Science Camp held by the Government of India among 200 students.
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
- Served as Marketing Executive Core for Capitalize(now AUSEC), Entrepreneur-cell of Anna University.
- Increased the footfalls for the Event Enantra by 50% during the Enantra 2.0 edition.
- Served as a member for the Youth Red Cross organization, Anna University ACT Campus. Conducted Malaria Awareness Camp at Yelagiri
Timeline
Software Engineer 2
PayPal Inc
12.2024 - Current
Software Engineer
Kissflow Inc
01.2024 - 12.2024
Software Engineer
Saama Technologies Inc
07.2021 - 12.2023
B.Tech. - Chemical Engineering
Alagappa College of Technology(ACT Campus)
08.2016 - 04.2020
High School Diploma -
Daniel Thomas Matriculation Higher Secondary School
06.2014 - 04.2016
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