SIVAKUMAR NEELAM
Summary
Senior engineering manager with over 12 years of experience in leading teams to architect scalable systems and modernize legacy infrastructure. Expertise in deploying enterprise-grade AI/ML solutions and delivering cloud-native architectures that meet business goals. Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and implement robust AI systems while ensuring compliance with security standards.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Engineering Manager
HashedIn By Deloitte
Hyderabad
07.2023 - Current
- Designed scalable architectural solutions for client applications and systems.
- Architected autonomous AI solution, reducing service process duration from 120 days to 10 days.
- Created AI agent workflows to review compliance with brand guidelines, decreasing turnaround time from 60 days to 5 days.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define project requirements and specifications.
- Mentored junior architects and developers on industry best practices and design principles.
- Evaluated new technologies to enhance system performance and efficiency.
- Led architectural reviews to ensure adherence to organizational standards and objectives.
- Integrated cloud services into existing architectures, improving overall scalability.
Lead Software Engineer
Fidelity Investments
Bangalore
12.2016 - 07.2022
- Spearheaded technical modernization of tradeflow margin recalc system, increasing throughput by 2.5 times and generating $30 million in business value.
- Designed systems through analysis of legacy mainframe architecture, proposing multiple solutions utilizing distributed technologies..
- Optimized performance and response times by refining Kafka configurations.
- Achieved 95% code coverage through comprehensive JUnit testing.
- Engaged in all development aspects, including OpenAPI 3.0 contract design, RESTful services, and DB2 native stored procedures.
Software Engineer
Atos Syntel Limited
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Developed SOAP-based web services using JAX-WS and Spring for core backend functionality.
- Implemented multithreading to enhance network print interactions, boosting job status monitoring and responsiveness.
- Automated testing with JUnit by mocking external services, elevating code quality and reliability.
- Utilized Sonar and EclEmma tools to improve code coverage and maintainability.
- Conducted requirement analysis and created low-level design documentation.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science
Nova College of Engineering And Technology
05-2013
Skills
- System architecture and design
- AI/ML & Generative AI
- LLM, Prompt Engineering, RAG pipelines
- AI Agents, ADK, Harnesses,Guardrails
- LangChain, Pydantic AI, OpenAI API
- AWS Bedrock, Google Cloud Vertex AI
- Java and design patterns
- Spring Boot and databases
- Cloud, CI/CD and ML Ops
- Version control, Code reviews
Accomplishments
- Top Impactor award for 2025 June Performance cycle
- Leadership excellence award 2024 June Performance cycle
- FedEx recognized with Bravo award for excellent teamwork
Personal Information
- Passport Number: T6545344
- Notice Period: 60 days
- Date of Birth: 06/27/92
- Gender: Male
Timeline
Senior Engineering Manager
HashedIn By Deloitte
07.2023 - Current
Lead Software Engineer
Fidelity Investments
12.2016 - 07.2022
Software Engineer
Atos Syntel Limited
01.2014 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science
Nova College of Engineering And Technology