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PRADEEPKANNAN SIVAKUMAR

PRADEEPKANNAN SIVAKUMAR

Bengaluru

Summary

Lead Software Engineer with 10 years of experience in building scalable applications using C#,.NET Core, React, Java and TypeScript. Skilled in Redux, REST APIs, and cloud-native deployments on AWS. Certified AWS Solutions Architect with expertise in CI/CD, Terraform, and AI-integrated development. Focused on product quality, team Performance, and transitioning into an Engineering Manager role.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Lead Software Engineer 2 / Senior Tech Lead

PowerSchool
04.2025 - Current
  • Progressively promoted from Senior Software Engineer to Lead Software Engineer and Senior Tech Lead within PowerSchool, recognizing leadership and consistent delivery impact.
  • Directed an 10-member full-stack team in delivering scalable SaaS Solutions using C#, .NET Core, React, Redux, and MySQL.
  • Architected and deployed cloud-native applications leveraging AWS services including ECS, RDS Aurora, Lambda, EC2, and CloudWatch.
  • Enhanced CI/CD efficiency by 40% through DevOps automation using CDK AWS CloudFormation, Chef, and secure deployment Pipelines.
  • Integrated agentic AI tools (RooCode, Cline) into the development lifecycle, improving developer productivity by 30%.
  • Lead team mentoring, technical design discussions, and peer code Reviews to maintain engineering standards and quality.
  • Established cross-team practices for modular architecture, infrastructure observability, and proactive monitoring.system quality and cutting deployment time by 40%.

Lead Software Engineer 1

PowerSchool
04.2022 - 03.2023
  • Modernized a mission-critical 25-year-old ColdFusion systems to .NET Core and React with 1% downtime and 30% cost reduction in Infrastructure maintenance.
  • Led the re-engineering of legacy ColdFusion modules into modern C#, .NET Core and React-based services to improve Scalability and maintainability.
  • Delivered modular cloud-native components deployed via AWS (RDS, EC2, Lambda), improving runtime performance and system Observability.
  • Mentored 5 engineers through code reviews, architecture sessions, and Agile sprints, accelerating feature delivery and Technical ownership.
  • Defined reusable architectural templates and CI/CD strategies using Chef and Bitbucket Pipelines to ensure consistent and Automated deployments.

Senior Software Engineer 2

PowerSchool
04.2021 - 03.2022
  • Developed and maintained backend APIs in Java,C# and ColdFusion, supporting over 2 million monthly users across critical Educational modules.
  • Integrated AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, Load Balancers, Target Groups, Security Groups), improving deployment stability and Reducing latency by 18%.
  • Automated Veracode scans and Jenkins jobs, cutting manual Deployment errors by 40% and ensuring secure delivery pipelines.
  • Deployed New Relic and CloudWatch dashboards, reducing mean time to detect MTTD incidents by 30% through proactive Alerting.

Senior Software Engineer 1

PowerSchool
04.2019 - 03.2021
  • Enhanced and maintained core ColdFusion modules, reducing legacy system issues by 30% and improving platform stability.
  • Took full ownership of application deployments and environment configurations using Terraform and SaltStack, streamlining release cycles.
  • Scaled backend systems on AWS to support growing user load, improving availability during peak traffic by 20%.
  • Implemented proactive monitoring with CloudWatch and custom alerts, reducing incident detection time by 35%.

Software Engineer

CES
07.2018 - 04.2019
  • Contributed to Java-based backend modules in enterprise-scale applications, implementing enhancements and resolving production bugs.
  • Developed and consumed RESTful APIs for transactional data flows, improving system interoperability and automating internal processes.
  • Wrote and optimized complex MySQL queries to handle large datasets, improving performance during peak transactions.
  • Assisted in DevOps activities including environment setup and QA support using Git and Jenkins.

Junior Software Engineer

FOREBRAIN TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
01.2016 - 06.2018
  • Supported development and debugging of web applications using (Java Spring MVC, Hibernate),C# and Ruby on Rails, contributing to both backend logic and frontend functionality.
  • Assisted in writing and tuning MySQL queries, and participated in QA, Git-based code reviews, and SDLC activities to build clean coding and deployment habits.

Executive Customer Dispatch

Serendipity Infolabs Pvt. Ltd
01.2015 - 12.2015
  • Generated and analyzed dispatch reports using MySQL, enabling operational teams to monitor delivery metrics and business performance.
  • Improved decision-making accuracy by 20% by collaborating with internal teams to structure data for reporting dashboards.

Education

B.E - Electronics & Communication Engg

Velammal College of Engineering and Technology
Madurai, India
01.2013

Skills

AWS Architect

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Certification

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate - Amazon Web Services (AWS)

CORE COMPETENCIES

  • Leadership & Collaboration - Team mentoring, architecture reviews, agile coaching, cross-functional collaboration
  • Cloud & DevOps - AWS (certified), CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation (Chef, Bitbucket Pipelines), secure deployments
  • Architecture & Design - Scalable system design, cloud-native architecture, legacy modernization, resolving technical debt
  • AI-Enabled Development - Productivity enhancement with RooCode, Cline, Cursor, Copilot, ChatGPT
  • Full-Stack Engineering - .NET Core, Java (Spring, Hibernate), ColdFusion, React, Redux, REST APIs, MySQL
  • Quality & Monitoring - Veracode scans, CloudWatch, New Relic, performance tuning, operational alerting

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

  • ColdFusion Migration - Led the modernization of a 25-year-old legacy ColdFusion system into a .NET Core and React architecture, delivering a 30% reduction in infrastructure costs and less than 1% downtime—paving the way for cloud native scalability across the product line.
  • CI/CD Automation - Streamlined multi-team deployment workflows by automating CI/CD with Chef and Bitbucket Pipelines, cutting release time by 40% and reducing manual errors, while establishing gold standards for DevOps across the engineering org
  • AI-Driven Productivity Transformation - Improved developer productivity by over 30% through the strategic adoption of AI tools such as RooCode, Cline, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and ChatGPT—streamlining code generation, debugging, and technical documentation processes.

Timeline

Lead Software Engineer 2 / Senior Tech Lead

PowerSchool
04.2025 - Current

Lead Software Engineer 1

PowerSchool
04.2022 - 03.2023

Senior Software Engineer 2

PowerSchool
04.2021 - 03.2022

Senior Software Engineer 1

PowerSchool
04.2019 - 03.2021

Software Engineer

CES
07.2018 - 04.2019

Junior Software Engineer

FOREBRAIN TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
01.2016 - 06.2018

Executive Customer Dispatch

Serendipity Infolabs Pvt. Ltd
01.2015 - 12.2015

B.E - Electronics & Communication Engg

Velammal College of Engineering and Technology
PRADEEPKANNAN SIVAKUMAR