LAKSHMANA KUMAR
Summary
Experienced Lead Engineer specializing in backend API and microservices development for commercial vehicle ecosystems. Delivers high reliability, performance, and scalability to meet evolving business needs. Expertise in AWS IoT, Amazon Kinesis, and AWS Lambda, focusing on designing real-time data pipelines for vehicle telemetry processing and fleet management.
Overview
2
2
Languages
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Lead Engineer (Connected Cars)
Mahindra & Mahindra
06.2023 - Current
- Lead the development and maintenance of scalable backend APIs and microservices powering Mahindra's connected commercial vehicle ecosystem, enabling critical features across the Mobile Application and Fleet Management Portal while ensuring high reliability, performance, and scalability.
- Design, develop, and optimize real-time data pipelines for vehicle telemetry collection, ingestion, and processing using AWS IoT Core, MQTT, Amazon Kinesis, and AWS Lambda.
- Define and manage AWS IoT device provisioning, Thing definitions, Device Shadows, MQTT topics with QoS policies, and IoT Rules to enable reliable data ingestion and connected vehicle services for real-time monitoring and analytics.
- Enhanced and maintained Fleet Management Portal and Commercial Vehicle Analytics Portal, delivering new capabilities and improving system performance to meet evolving business and customer needs.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams including product management, frontend development, analytics, and platform engineering to align feature development and deliver seamless end-to-end connected vehicle experiences.
- Ensured reliability, scalability, and operational excellence of backend systems through robust architecture design and continuous performance optimization.
- Tech Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Kinesis, IoT core, MQTT, JPA, AWS, Angular, Jenkins, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
Lead Java Developer (Connected Vehicles)
Ford Motor Company
05.2020 - 05.2023
- Led the migration of existing services from PCF and Spring Cloud to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Designed, developed, and maintained multiple microservices supporting Ford Pass features, including Vehicle Health Alerts (VHA), ownership transfer, service history, and roadside assistance.
- Contracted with DXC to lead development of backend microservices for Ford Pass mobile applications and create a fleet management application using Vue.js.
- Developed fleet management features with Vue.js (VJS) to improve user experience and streamline operations.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including support, development, and QA, to ensure timely delivery and effective issue resolution.
- Tech Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, JPA, GCP, PCF, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Vue JS and CI/CD development in Jenkins
Lead Java Developer (FCA)
DXC Technology
11.2018 - 04.2020
- I worked as a Full-Stack Developer, designing and developing web applications, and backend APIs for procurement and manufacturing portfolios.
- Developed front-end features and mobile platform views, owning full lifecycle of assigned modules to enhance user experience
- Mentored junior team members, ensuring quality and timely delivery of projects through guidance and support
- Participated in UAT with business users, resolving issues logged in Quality Center to improve application functionality
- Built EAR files and managed deployments across multiple regions
- Tracked deployments and maintained code repositories in alignment with release schedules and versioning standards.
- Tech Stack: Java, Spring, Hibernate, Angular, MySQL, Material UI/CSS and WebSphere
Java Developer (Farmers Insurance)
Cognizant
10.2014 - 09.2018
- I worked as a Web Services and Java Front-End Developer for the Farmers Business Insurance platform, enabling end-to-end workflows from quote creation to policy conversion and renewal
- Utilized Java, Struts, and IBM HATS to develop web services
- Developed web services with IBM HATS macros to enable key transactions, including quote, endorsement, and inquiry
- Developed and maintained J2EE front-end system integrated with PEGA
- Built EAR files and managed regional deployments to ensure consistent application performance
- Analyzed and resolved communication issues across multiple regions, including production environments
- Supported BIE front-end team by analyzing testing issues and delivering timely resolutions
Java Developer
Aricent
12.2010 - 12.2013
- Contributed to design and development of telecom applications for CMS and Lucent clients, enhancing user experience.
- Successfully migrated the entire module from JDBC to Hibernate, improving maintainability and performance
- Developed GUI components and implemented business logic using MVC (Struts) architecture, ensuring robust application performance.
- Participated in pair programming and conducted peer code reviews to maintain code quality and adherence to best practices.
- Tech Stack: Java, JSP, Servlets, Struts, Hibernate AJAX, MySQL
Education
M.Sc. - Software Engineering
Coimbatore Institute of Technology
Coimbatore05-2010
Skills
- Backend: Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, Microservices
- Cloud & DevOps: AWS, GCP, PCF, Spring Cloud, Docker, Jenkins, Git, Maven
- Real-time Analytics
- Data Processing
- Databases: PostgreSQL,MongoDB and MySQL
- Messaging & Streaming: Kafka/Kinesis, RabbitMQ
- Azure AD Authorization
Personal Information
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Tamil
Native
Native
Timeline
Senior Lead Engineer (Connected Cars)
Mahindra & Mahindra
06.2023 - Current
Lead Java Developer (Connected Vehicles)
Ford Motor Company
05.2020 - 05.2023
Lead Java Developer (FCA)
DXC Technology
11.2018 - 04.2020
Java Developer (Farmers Insurance)
Cognizant
10.2014 - 09.2018
Java Developer
Aricent
12.2010 - 12.2013
M.Sc. - Software Engineering
Coimbatore Institute of Technology