Senthil Kumar Balasubramanian
Senior Software Engineering Manager
Chennai,TN
Summary
Engineering Manager leading Java, Python, and microservices teams that scaled a platform from 10K to 45M users while supporting 500M–2B API hits per month across a 300-plus API estate. Guides three independent teams of 21+ engineers, improves delivery speed by 50% through monolith-to-microservices migration, and lowers cloud spend by $10,001–$20,000 per month. Aligns engineering strategy with product goals while maintaining 99% uptime and stronger customer satisfaction.
Overview
5
5
Certifications
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineering Manager
Trimble Information Technologies Pvt Ltd
03.2015 - Current
- Supervised three independent teams, totaling over 20 engineers, to successfully execute multiple complex initiatives and deliver critical platform capabilities.
- Instrumental in scaling the platform from a user base of 10K to over 45M users and 1M monthly active users in 10 years by guiding its evolution.
- Supervised the development of three key capabilities that drove a 100% increase in adoption across Trimble products and divisions.
- Orchestrated a digital transformation by leading a team of 10 developers in migrating a monolithic application to a micro-services architecture, which accelerated new feature delivery by 50%.
- Managed API traffic of 9B hits/month across 300+ APIs, achieving 99% uptime.
- Developed and executed engineering strategies aligned with business goals, reducing monthly cloud infrastructure costs by over $20,000.
- Implemented Agile project management processes, increasing customer satisfaction by 30% year-over-year.
- Developed an end-to-end reporting solution on Demo by leveraging a newly built data pipeline, providing real-time dashboards and reports that enhanced data accessibility for business
- Trimble is a global technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds, transforming the ways work gets done. Trimble Connect is a SAAS ecosystem platform for designers, builders, owners and operators to collaborate, share and view the construction project information.
Lead Analyst
CGI Pvt Ltd
02.2010 - 02.2015
Technical Lead
HCL Technologies
09.2007 - 12.2009
IT Analyst
TCS
05.2005 - 07.2008
Associate
Covansys Pvt Ltd
09.2003 - 04.2005
Education
Master of Science - Information Technology
Sikkim Manipal University
Sikkim, IndiaBachelor of Technology - Chemical Engineering
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirappalli, IndiaSkills
Microservices architecture
API management
Continuous integration and deployment
Cloud computing
Synthetics monitoring and observability
Incident management
Stakeholder management
Mentoring & coaching
Talent management
Agile methodologies and SAFe
Product and platform vision
Strategic planning
Automation and capacity planning
Application development
Technical roadmap planning
Cloud migration strategy
Solution architecture
TOGAF
Enterprise architecture governance
ArchiMate
Disaster recovery planning
Security architecture review
Data governance
Budget forecasting
Headcount planning
Certification
TOGAF 9.1 Certified
Timeline
Engineering Manager
Trimble Information Technologies Pvt Ltd
03.2015 - Current
Lead Analyst
CGI Pvt Ltd
02.2010 - 02.2015
Technical Lead
HCL Technologies
09.2007 - 12.2009
IT Analyst
TCS
05.2005 - 07.2008
Associate
Covansys Pvt Ltd
09.2003 - 04.2005
Bachelor of Technology - Chemical Engineering
Bharathidasan University
Master of Science - Information Technology
Sikkim Manipal University