Pokhraj Chaudhuri
Principal Engineer
Bangalore,Karnataka
Summary
- Background
- As a visionary technology leader with almost two decades of experience, I've had the privilege of guiding Cloud data strategies and Gen AI projects at Wells Fargo.
- Architect, designed and led the Full Stack implementations at some of the World's most prestigious IT companies like Wipro, Accenture and TCS.
- My passion lies in harnessing the power of innovation, from Full Stack, Data Engineer, AI/ML to cloud architecture, to not only solve complex challenges but also to inspire teams and drive transformative growth across the enterprise.
- Specialties:
- Enterprise Technology, Data and Platform, Cloud, Gen AI Adoption, Marketing & Paid Media Analytics, Full Stack, Automation, DevOps, Mobile Development
- Professional Summary
- Technology Management & Leadership: Successfully led a large technology organization with specialized teams in Technology, Data & Application Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Full Stack, Product Management, Cloud, AI Tools.
- Gen AI & Business Transformation: A leader in the strategic implementation of Generative AI to drive business transformation. Proven ability to guide the development and deployment of innovative AI capabilities in consumer and marketing technology. Expertise includes managing all aspects of the Gen AI lifecycle, from foundational pilots to enterprise-wide rollouts, while ensuring strict adherence to data privacy, security, and legal compliance.
- Successfully spearheaded the implementation of Gen AI use cases.
- Business Enablement: Proven track record in modernizing technology for businesses and developing strategies for functional areas such as Marketing, Home Lending.
Self service Full Stack development to drive Automation and bring Developer Efficiency. - Cloud Transformation: Successfully defined and executed on Cloud migration roadmap and delivery and execution of Public and hybrid cloud migrations and driving a 50% reduction in cost
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
7
7
Certification
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Principal Engineer
Wells Fargo
02.2025 - Current
- Cloud Migration Data Strategy and Data Pipeline Architect, Design, POC, Led Implementation
- Design and Deploy Automated data pipeline for Ingestion, Curation reducing manual effort for developer. It brings 50% developer efficiency.
- Gen AI Adoption to Automate Log Retrieval and Analysis, reducing manual effort and speeding up incident resolution.
L1 & L2 Support and L3 Developer time efficiency gain by 50% for PROD support and analysis.
Lead Software Engineer
Wells Fargo
01.2022 - 01.2025
- Architect, POC, Design, Development for Data Pipeline implementation using Apache Spark. CoBRRa, Hadoop, Hive, Big Data, Java in Marketing Utility, Eligibility Utility-Cash Offer, Rate Sale etc.
- Implemented Data Pipeline in Eligibility Utility Flex using Mongo Change Stream, Apache Kafka Real Time Streaming and Spring boot Microservice using Change Data Capture (CDC).
- Contributed on Consumer Banking UI implementation using React.
Architect
Wipro
08.2018 - 01.2022
Team Lead
Accenture
Bengaluru
12.2015 - 08.2018
Assistant Consultant
TCS
Kolkata
06.2010 - 12.2015
Analyst Programmer
Wipro Limited
Kolkata
12.2007 - 06.2010
Software Engineer
Systems Incorporate India Private Limited
Kolkata
12.2006 - 12.2007
Software Engineer
Karmick Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Kolkata
03.2006 - 12.2006
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
College of Engineering & Management
01.2005
Post Graduate Certification - Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning
Birla Institute of Technology And Science, Pilani
Hyderabad 11.2024 - 10.2025
Recent Achievements
· 3rd Place winner, Wells Fargo Global Technology Hackathon – 2024
· Multiple Spotlight Awards and global leadership recognitions for outstanding contributions.
Skills
- Java/J2EE, Spring MVC, Spring boot
- Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
- GenAI
- Microservice, Java Full Stack
- JAVA REST API
- SOAP Service
- JSON
- Java REST Webservice
- Angular15
- HTML5
- JavaScript
- Jenkins
- AppEngine
- GIT
- Maven
- Gradle
- Docker
- CI/CD Pipeline
- AWS
- Google Cloud
- Hadoop
- Big data
- Hive
- Apache Spark
- Apache Spark Integration with Java
- Pyspark
- AWS-EC2
- ECS
- PCF
- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
- GCP- App Engine
- Airflow DAG
- Big Query
- Dataplex
- Dataflow
- Dataproc
- MongoDB 6013
- Android
- Apache Cordova
- Google Map
- Red Hat Linux
- Single Sign on
- Oracle Access Management (OAM)
- PingFederate
- Autosys
- Shell Script
- SQL
- Pivotal Cloud Foundry(PCF)
Certification
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, 683NYKCDJN1EQC9Q
- Google Cloud Digital Leader Certified
- Adobe Real-time CDP Business Practitioner Professional Certification
- Hacker Rank Java Basic Certificate, https://www.hackerrank.com/certificates/6698970da415
- ITIL Certification
- Oracle Web Center Portal Certification
- Oracle ADF Certification
- Sun Certified Java Programmer
- Microservice Solution Program, Wipro Internal using Spring boot/Microservice
Languages
English
Hindi
Bengali
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 1982-07-02
Timeline
Principal Engineer
Wells Fargo
02.2025 - Current
Post Graduate Certification - Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning
Birla Institute of Technology And Science, Pilani
11.2024 - 10.2025
Lead Software Engineer
Wells Fargo
01.2022 - 01.2025
Architect
Wipro
08.2018 - 01.2022
Team Lead
Accenture
12.2015 - 08.2018
Assistant Consultant
TCS
06.2010 - 12.2015
Analyst Programmer
Wipro Limited
12.2007 - 06.2010
Software Engineer
Systems Incorporate India Private Limited
12.2006 - 12.2007
Software Engineer
Karmick Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
03.2006 - 12.2006
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
College of Engineering & Management