Nagendra Kumar Raja
Senior Director Technology
Summary
As a seasoned CodeDoctor, I've built a reputation for delivering high-quality products and teams. With a track record of leading teams of over 250 people, generating revenues of USD 200+ million annually, I've honed my expertise in building and managing successful delivery teams with #CleanCode as magic wand. So far worked with more than 130+ products, touched 4+ billions of line code, saving billions of $ to organizations I supported in the last 3 decades.
My passion for clean code has earned me global recognition as a Clean Coder, with a focus on timely technical debt resolution. I've been awarded US patents for Engineering Code Simplification, a testament to my commitment to optimizing software development.
I believe that software code should strive for perfection, and I approach product development with the same care and attention as a parent raising a child or a doctor diagnosing a patient. My innovative ideas have led to groundbreaking solutions, such as NagAstra, which was proposed to Nokia in the year 2000 for securing bank transactions with mobile phones. Although it took over a decade to gain mainstream adoption, it eventually became widely used as bank OTP security.
As an innovator and scientist/researcher groomed by the DRDO, I'm well-equipped to tackle complex software development challenges. I'm passionate about taking on developer-reported challenges and delivering solutions with clean code to optimize time and budgets.
My expertise extends to modernizing legacy systems and managing cloud debt, making me a valuable asset for organizations seeking to streamline their software development processes.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Director Technology - Products Development
TejaSoft Innovations Pvt. Ltd.
12.2004 - Current
- TejaSoft is the father of Services 2.0, Micro and Agile Fixed Bids, Engineering style business models, which is a replacement for legacy and decades-old Bodies, Hours, People Managed, Process style business.
- Work as Sustenance Head, who understands the field and open up the gaps for the engineering team to raise he product to futuristic level
Code Therapist
TejaSoft Innovations Pvt. Ltd.
12.2019 - Current
- Working in finance domain product to make next generation banking seamless with advanced traceability of payment flows
- Product is mean for Neo Banks to have standardized banking software that is OEM customizable (while labeled)
- The Product is used by 100s of clients all over the world
Code Doctor - #CleanCode CoE
TejaSoft Innovations Pvt. Ltd.
08.2010 - Current
- I do #cleancode uplift & enable teams to clean up their own code mess to build a permanent #productfirst culture.
- Worked with 130+ products, that include products of Cisco, NDS, Virtusa, Honeywell, QuickSand etc.. to overcome NFR issues thus saving billions of $ engineering overheads and also acquisition of new clients due to improved product quality
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Staff Engineer
Sun Microsystems
08.2001 - 03.2005
- Responsible for Architecture, Design and Lead implementation of Portal - Rewriter Module and Sun MC Network/Hardware Monitoring product
- Was able to improve the product revenues from 5 Million to 100 millions and made sure both the products are transitioned to India completely.
- Entire team has got 20+ US patents and my self 2 US patents on a legacy product that were 18 and 23 years old.
Technical Manager
Satyam Infoway
10.1999 - 08.2001
- Was responsible for meeting all the client needs on .net/Java Services in the area of FMCG and ERP software line
- Worked in CRM, Supply Chain, Financial Web applications.
Sr. Team Leader
L.G Soft India
03.1998 - 10.1999
- Was responsible for building Java Group - Java Competence Center for LG Soft in 1997 time
- Was part of Java Card, Digital TV (Digital Broadcasting Association) bodies to bring in settop box and payment products.
Scientist
Defence R&D (DRDO) - Center for Artificial Intellegence and Robotics (CAIR)
09.1993 - 03.1998
- Develop Virtual Reality (VR)/AI Software in Mechatronics and Simulation
Education
Master of Engineering - Production Engineering
College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG), Anna University, Chennai
Chennai, India 01.1992 - 1993.04
B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering
S.V University
Kadapa, India 01.1988 - 1992.04
Schooling - M.P.C
Hyderabad Public School (HPS) - Ramanthapur
Hyderabad, India 01.1981 - 1987.04
Skills
Products Development
Websites
Certification
BrainBench
Patents
- Identifying statements requiring additional processing when forwarding a web page description
- Reducing overhead in reverse proxy servers when processing web pages
Languages
Telugu
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
Tamil
Beginner (A1)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Kannada
Elementary (A2)
Publications
- Nagasthra - A New Look at esecurity
- Reducing overhead in reverse proxy servers when processing web pages
- Identifying statements requiring additional processing when forwarding a web page description
- Aladdin - The Jini Service Browser
- Porting is Avoidable - Extreme OO and Enterprise ready best practices for Android, BB, JavaME Apps
Accomplishments
Worked with 130+ products and have become agonistic to Technology, Domain and working with variety of People with varied career interests
Software
Java
AngularJS
ReactJS
NodeJS
C#
Rust
CleanCode
Timeline
Code Therapist
TejaSoft Innovations Pvt. Ltd.
12.2019 - Current
Code Doctor - #CleanCode CoE
TejaSoft Innovations Pvt. Ltd.
08.2010 - Current
Senior Director Technology - Products Development
TejaSoft Innovations Pvt. Ltd.
12.2004 - Current
Staff Engineer
Sun Microsystems
08.2001 - 03.2005
Technical Manager
Satyam Infoway
10.1999 - 08.2001
Sr. Team Leader
L.G Soft India
03.1998 - 10.1999
Scientist
Defence R&D (DRDO) - Center for Artificial Intellegence and Robotics (CAIR)
09.1993 - 03.1998
Master of Engineering - Production Engineering
College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG), Anna University, Chennai
01.1992 - 1993.04
B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering
S.V University
01.1988 - 1992.04
Schooling - M.P.C
Hyderabad Public School (HPS) - Ramanthapur
01.1981 - 1987.04
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