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Upesh Muthukkumpuram

Palakkad

Summary

Strategic and hands-on technology leader with 11+ years of experience delivering scalable, secure, and innovative software products. Currently serving as the CTO and sole developer at ActiveLearningLabs, where I single-handedly built an edtech platform now used by over 2,000 educators and 20,000 students across the U.S. I bring deep expertise in full-stack development, cloud infrastructure, real-time systems, and education-focused product innovation. Adept at balancing high-level architectural decisions with hands-on coding and rapid feature delivery.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Chief Technology Officer

ActiveLearningLabs (USA)
06.2022 - Current

Sole developer and architect of a patented, end-to-end edtech platform now used by 2,000+ educators and 20,000+ students across the U.S.

  • Built the entire platform from scratch, including infrastructure, backend, frontend, and real-time systems, using Spring Boot, Angular, and AWS.
  • Developed a proprietary, patented worksheet engine supporting randomization, real-time validation, auto-grading, and individualized learning.
  • Created a robust collaborative activity framework and real-time classroom dashboard for multiplayer simulations and live student progress tracking.
  • Engineered full SSO (Google, Microsoft), LTI 1.3 LMS integration, and CASA-compliant security, supporting both individual and institutional access.
  • Scaled the platform for high availability and global performance using CloudFront, EC2, and Cloudflare.
  • Led all product strategy, UX design, tech architecture, and roadmap development end-to-end.
  • Led partnerships and integrations with state agencies (e.g., Montana Digital Academy) and educational publishers.

Senior Member of the Technical Staff

EdgeVerve
Bangalore
10.2016 - 06.2022

Worked on CreditEdge, a loan servicing and delinquency prediction platform, supporting financial institutions in the U.S., Philippines, and other markets.

  • Phase 1: Product Engineering (Member of Technical Staff)
    Developed a Spring Boot–based backend application and RESTful APIs, with a responsive frontend using Angular.
    Delivered key modules for the loan servicing application, working across the full stack to meet enterprise-grade standards.
  • Phase 2: AI & Data Engineering (Promoted to Senior Member)
    Led prototyping and POCs for AI-driven delinquency prediction models, using historical loan data and behavioral analytics.
    Collaborated with banking partners (e.g., U.S. Bank, Philippines-based banks) to explore feasibility and model outcomes.
    Shifted focus toward data pipelines, predictive modeling, and integrating insights into the CreditEdge product suite.

Applications Engineer

Oracle
Trivandrum
05.2015 - 10.2016

Contributed to the development of the Customer Service Management Application on Oracle’s Service Cloud platform.

  • Designed and implemented core software components using Java, RESTful APIs, JavaScript, TypeScript, KnockoutJS, and Oracle JET.
  • Developed extensibility features for the platform’s SDK and actively participated in Agile-based development cycles.
  • Recognized for innovation and technical excellence:
    🥇 Winner – Oracle Hackathon 2015
    🥉 Second Runner-up – Oracle Hackathon 2016

Software Engineer

IBS Software Services
Trivandrum
10.2013 - 05.2015
  • Core member of implementation team of iFlyStaff - using Spring, Hibernate, SQL, AngularJS.
  • Participate in peer reviews and design meetings.
  • Gain airline domain knowledge including reservation systems, staff travel systems.
  • Gather requirements from Business Analyst.
  • Convert FSDs into designs and then implement them.
  • Follow waterflow model of software development.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) - Computer Science

Calicut University
Thenhipalem, Malapuram
01.2013

Skills

  • Programming: Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQLpescript, SQL
  • Frameworks: Spring Boot, Angular, Nodejs, Hibernate
  • Cloud & DevOps: Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EC2, EBS, S3, RDS, CloudFront), Vercel
  • Architectures: Microservices, REST APIs, SSR, WebSockets
  • Other: Stripe, OAuth2, LTI 13, CAS, PostgreSQL
  • Full-stack development
  • Problem solving
  • Agile methodology
  • Cloud architecture
  • EdTech industry knowledge
  • Technical leadership

Languages

  • English
  • Malayalam

Timeline

Chief Technology Officer

ActiveLearningLabs (USA)
06.2022 - Current

Senior Member of the Technical Staff

EdgeVerve
10.2016 - 06.2022

Applications Engineer

Oracle
05.2015 - 10.2016

Software Engineer

IBS Software Services
10.2013 - 05.2015

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) - Computer Science

Calicut University
Upesh Muthukkumpuram