Santhosh Venugopal
Senior Full-Stack Developer | .NET | React | Angular | Azure |
Summary
Full-stack .NET and Node.js developer with 8+ years of experience architecting and deploying scalable cloud-native applications. Proficient in ASP.NET Core, Node.js, Angular, React, Microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure PaaS. Focused on system performance optimisation and delivering high-impact solutions.
Overview
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Certification
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years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
TEMPLETON & PARTNERS (Client - Shell)
Bengaluru
10.2025 - Current
- Added Azure OpenAI capabilities into enterprise applications to support AI-assisted data summaries, contextual insights, and workflow automation.
- Created ASP.NET Core APIs to connect Azure OpenAI services with enterprise workflows, adding authentication, authorisation, request validation, logging, and exception handling.
- Created ASP.NET Core APIs to connect Azure OpenAI services with enterprise workflows, adding authentication, authorization, request validation, logging, and exception handling.
- Integrated AI-generated insights into dashboards and business processes, improving access to complex information and reducing manual analysis effort.
Senior Software Development Engineer
TECHSTAR GROUP
Chennai
05.2024 - 10.2025
- Collaborated with solution architects to modernise cloud-native architecture, introducing PostgreSQL, Confluent Kafka for event streaming, and RESTful APIs, enhancing scalability and maintainability of microservices on Azure infrastructure. Storage and Logic Apps.
- Developed fintech solution integrating third-party APIs such as Tally, Plaid, and Experian, and created reusable React components with TypeScript, improving onboarding success rate by 15% and enhancing user experience across KYC applications.
- Collaborated with solution architects to modernize cloud-native architecture, introducing PostgreSQL, Confluent Kafka for event streaming, and RESTful APIs, enhancing scalability and maintainability of microservices on Azure infrastructure.
Software Engineer
IQVIA
Bengaluru
05.2022 - 04.2024
- Achieved 60% reduction in maintenance overhead and enabled 2x traffic capacity by architecting microservices migration using Angular 17, ASP.NET Core8.0, Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure PaaS.
- Led end-to-end system modernization which resulted in a 40% improvement in page load times through Redis caching optimization, Azure App Service performance tuning, and database query optimization.
- Developed secure, integrated solution incorporating SendGrid, DocuSign, and Azure Key Vault while mentoring junior developers on CI/CD and clean architecture practices, reducing code review rejections by 20%.
Software Engineer
CGI
Bengaluru
08.2021 - 05.2022
- Enhanced data visibility by developing an analytics and reporting platform for 1000+ users with Angular 8, TypeScript, C#, and Azure cloud infrastructure, featuring real-time dashboards and interactive visualizations.
- Accelerated release delivery by establishing Azure DevOps pipelines and automated test suites with xUnit and NUnit, and implementing Docker containerization, shortening release cycles by 40% and enabling faster feature rollout across analytics platform.
- Supported backend upgrades by developing scalable C# microservices with ASP.NET Core and Web API, improving database query performance with Entity Framework Core and LINQ, and raising backend response times by 35% while cutting database latency by 20%.
Application Development Analyst
ACCENTURE
Bengaluru
05.2018 - 08.2021
- Increased user task completion by 40% by developing 20+ responsive web pages using ASP.NET MVC, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, and TypeScript while implementing Clean Architecture and SOLID principles for easier maintenance.
- Enhanced data processing speed by 35% through tuning database performance, updating stored procedures, normalizing MS SQL Server tables, and incorporating indexed queries with Entity Framework and LINQ for faster data access.
- Supported team productivity and code quality by writing detailed functional documentation, cutting onboarding time by 60%, and keeping strong unit test coverage with NUnit at 85%, which reduced production defects by 30% and improved system reliability.
Education
Bachelor - Electronics and Communication Engineering
Kongu Engineering College
Erode01-2018
Skills
Frontend: React, Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6), HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, Tailwind CSS, Zustand,Redux, NgRx, Material UI, Ant Design
Database & Messaging: SQL Server, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cosmos DB, Elasticsearch, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ
Cloud & DevOps: Microsoft Azure PAAS, Azure Open AI, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD
Security & Observability: OAuth 20, OpenID Connect, JWT, Azure Entra ID, RBAC, Application Insights, Azure Monitor, OpenTelemetry, Serilog, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana
Testing & Tools: xUnit, NUnit, Moq, Jest, Cypress, Selenium, Swagger/OpenAPI, Postman, Git, GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Azure Boards, Visual Studio, VS Code
Certification
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204)
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
TEMPLETON & PARTNERS (Client - Shell)
10.2025 - Current
Senior Software Development Engineer
TECHSTAR GROUP
05.2024 - 10.2025
Software Engineer
IQVIA
05.2022 - 04.2024
Software Engineer
CGI
08.2021 - 05.2022
Application Development Analyst
ACCENTURE
05.2018 - 08.2021
Bachelor - Electronics and Communication Engineering
Kongu Engineering College