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Umesh Kushwaha

Gurugram

Summary

Driving innovation through scalable architectures, GenAI solutions, and cloud-native platforms with a proven record of improving efficiency and reducing costs. Passionate about mentoring teams and aligning technology strategy with business goals to deliver impactful outcomes.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

SDE IV

Avalara
10.2024 - Current
  • Led architecture of MyLodge and sales & use notices automation via GenAI workflows, improving efficiency by 40% and reducing manual work.
  • Designed notice resolution mapping using Vector DB with GenAI embeddings, including cost-performance benchmarking to optimize accuracy and costs.
  • Planned and architected the Return Console with scalable and reliable design principles.
  • Served as a full-stack architect, integrating frontend, backend, and AI-driven components into enterprise solutions.
  • Mentored and coached junior engineers, driving technical excellence, design reviews, and knowledge sharing.
  • Partnered with stakeholders to define technical roadmaps, enforce architecture governance, and align solutions with business goals.

Technical Architect

Naukri.com
2 2023 - 09.2024
  • Led disaster recovery strategy, partnering with SRE, DBA, and development teams to strengthen system resilience and ensure business continuity.
  • Designed and developed automation tools for microservices catalog, dependency graph generation, and release path templates, improving operational efficiency and recovery readiness.
  • Reviewed and governed solution architectures across multiple initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise best practices, scalability, and long-term strategic goals.
  • Drove innovation through hands-on POCs, including verified profiles and cross-cluster replication in Elasticsearch, enhancing system capabilities and performance.
  • Architected and led development of the Content Platform, managing large-scale content ingestion, moderation workflows, and advanced search features to improve user experience and scalability.
  • Provided technical leadership and mentorship, guiding junior engineers through design reviews, best practices, and career development, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning.
  • Acted as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, translating business needs into architectural roadmaps and ensuring alignment with organizational priorities.

LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Chegg India
04.2020 - 09.2022
  • Led the migration of a legacy monolithic application to a microservices architecture, improving system modularity, maintainability, and deployment flexibility, which reduced release cycle time.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams (engineering, QA, product, and operations) to drive innovation and ensure successful delivery, strengthening team alignment and business outcomes.
  • Contributed as a core member of the GitLab CI/CD enablement team, streamlining integration and deployment pipelines, reducing deployment time, and improving release efficiency.
  • Directed the development of a microservices orchestration platform using Zeebe, enabling automated workflow management and optimizing content ingestion data processing for scalability.
  • Designed and integrated critical services, including Media-service, Balance-service, Learner-QnA Service, Uversity, and Boclips-ingestion, enhancing system functionality and customer experience.
  • Applied Agile development practices to design, code, test, debug, and document software, ensuring high-quality, timely delivery while mentoring team members on best practices and technical skills.

SYSTEM ANALYST

Vserv business solutions
06.2019 - 04.2020
  • Designed microservices for the Fulfillment Division at Bed Bath & Beyond IDC, addressing operational bottlenecks and resulting in improved efficiency and faster order processing.
  • Developed multiple batch services to handle large-scale data processing, enhancing system performance, throughput, and reliability.
  • Mentored and guided a small engineering team, conducting code reviews, technical coaching, and knowledge sharing, which improved code quality and team productivity.
  • Collaborated with onsite teams across geographies, ensuring seamless communication, alignment on requirements, and high-quality project deliverables.

TECH LEAD

Aricent Technologies
05.2017 - 05.2019
  • Contributed to enterprise projects for IKEA, including IoT home automation and MCOM, enhancing smart home capabilities and e-commerce functionality.
  • Led the Mobile Device Management project for Pitney Bowes, ensuring secure, compliant, and efficient handling of enterprise devices.
  • Designed and implemented microservices for customer onboarding and enterprise Play Store integration, streamlining application deployment and improving user experience.
  • Managed and guided a 4-member engineering team, providing technical leadership, task delegation, and performance oversight to ensure timely and high-quality project delivery.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Kiwi Technologies
03.2015 - 05.2017
  • Designed and implemented REST APIs for mobile and web applications, enabling seamless integration, scalability, and enhanced functionality across platforms.
  • Collaborated with clients to capture requirements and translated them into robust technical solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals and improving stakeholder satisfaction.
  • Delivered innovative products for multiple startups, driving business growth, faster time-to-market, and improved customer engagement.
  • Adopted Agile methodologies and Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices, ensuring efficient delivery, reduced defects, and high-quality software releases.
  • Contributed to Android application development, enhancing mobile user experience and performance.

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Assurance Software pvt ltd
07.2013 - 02.2015
  • Collaborated directly with founders to design and develop E-fair and EMALL products, driving product innovation and successful go-to-market execution.
  • Led the technical design and architecture of both platforms, ensuring robustness, scalability, and long-term maintainability.
  • Worked across diverse tech stacks including Android, Java, PHP, and JavaScript, showcasing versatility, full-stack expertise, and adaptability in delivering end-to-end solutions.
  • Provided technical leadership by aligning product vision with engineering execution, facilitating cross-team collaboration and ensuring timely, high-quality releases.

Education

PGP - AIML -

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
Online
01.2021

Master of Computer Aplications -

CSJMU
Kanpur
06.2013

Bachelor of Computer Applications -

MGKVP
Varanasi
06.2010

Skills

  • JAVA, Python,JavaScript,
  • Spring Boot, JPA, Hibernate, Spring Cloud
  • GraphQL, REST API
  • Microservices Architecture
  • Jooq, Kafka, ReactJS,
  • MySQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Redis
  • AWS, GCP
  • Docker, Kubernetes, Newrelic
  • Gitlab-CICD, JIRA, Confluence
  • Zeebe, BPMN
  • TDD, Object-Oriented
  • DSA, Design Pattern, System design
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration, Technical Documentation, Code Reviews
  • Oauth20, OIDC, SAML
  • GENAI, Agentic workflows, CrewAI

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

SDE IV

Avalara
10.2024 - Current

LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Chegg India
04.2020 - 09.2022

SYSTEM ANALYST

Vserv business solutions
06.2019 - 04.2020

TECH LEAD

Aricent Technologies
05.2017 - 05.2019

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Kiwi Technologies
03.2015 - 05.2017

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Assurance Software pvt ltd
07.2013 - 02.2015

Technical Architect

Naukri.com
2 2023 - 09.2024

PGP - AIML -

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS

Master of Computer Aplications -

CSJMU

Bachelor of Computer Applications -

MGKVP

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