Vinodh N
Bengaluru (Bangalore)
“Paths are made by walking.”
- Franz Kafka, German-language novelist and writer
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certificate
Summary
Versatile software engineer with extensive experience in backend development, system integration, and cloud infrastructure. Proven expertise in leading teams, designing scalable solutions, and developing high-performance backend systems for real-time monitoring and alerting. Adept at architecting integration protocols, streamlining workflows, and ensuring seamless communication across systems.
Recently earned a postgraduate degree in Artificial Intelligence from IIIT Bangalore, specializing in Machine Learning and AI, with hands-on experience in deep learning, NLP, and generative AI. Proficient in building AI-powered solutions like sentiment-based recommender systems and Neural Machine Translation.
Technical Skills:
- Programming Languages: Java, Go, Scala, Python
- Frameworks: Spring (Spring Boot), Play
- Databases: MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Redis
- AI/ML Tools: TensorFlow, PyTorch, LangChain, OpenAI API
- Machine Learning Techniques: Generative AI, NLP, CNN, RNN, DNN, Transformers
- Tools: Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Spinnaker, Git
Timeline
Senior Cloud Engineer - F-Secure
Jun.2023 - Current
International Institute of Information Technology - Post Graduate, Artificial Intelligence
May.2023 - Oct.2024
Senior Staff Engineer - Lookout
Sep.2021 - Jun.2023
Technical Lead - Globant
Sep.2018 - Sep.2021
Senior Technical Advisor - Finastra(Misys Software Solution )Pvt
Jul.2017 - Sep.2018
Senior Software Engineer - Robert Bosch Engineering And Business Solutions
Jul.2011 - Jul.2017
Software Engineer - Tata Consultancy Services
Oct.2008 - Jun.2011
Sri Sidhartha Institute of Technology - Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science And Engineering
Jun.2004 - Jun.2008
Work History
Senior Cloud Engineer
F-Secure
Jun.2023 - Current
- Application Development: Built scalable applications using agile practices for efficient project delivery.
- Project Management: Oversaw multiple projects, ensuring deadlines and quality were met.
- Documentation: Created comprehensive development records for team collaboration.
- Performance Optimization: Resolved inefficiencies, tuned systems, and optimized queries to improve speed and user experience.
- Process Improvement: Streamlined workflows, saving time and enhancing team productivity.
- Team Leadership: Mentored team members and encouraged innovation and knowledge sharing.
- Code Review: Provided constructive feedback on peer contributions to improve product quality.
- Scrum Practices: Estimated effort and tracked progress using Scrum methodologies.
- Deployment Coordination: Managed releases, feature updates, and system fixes effectively.
- Prototyping: Developed proofs of concept for innovative solutions.
Senior Staff Engineer
Lookout
Sep.2021 - Jun.2023
Technical Lead
Globant
Sep.2018 - Sep.2021
Senior Technical Advisor
Finastra(Misys Software Solution )Pvt
Jul.2017 - Sep.2018
Senior Software Engineer
Robert Bosch Engineering And Business Solutions
Jul.2011 - Jul.2017
Software Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
Oct.2008 - Jun.2011
Education
Post Graduate - Artificial Intelligence
May.2023 - Oct.2024
𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗌𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗃𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗒 𝖼𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝖺 𝗐𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝖼𝗎𝗍𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀-𝖾𝖽𝗀𝖾 𝖠𝖨 & 𝖬𝖫 𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗇𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗂𝖾𝗌, 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀:
🔹 𝖣𝖾𝖾𝗉 𝖫𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀: 𝖭𝖾𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝖭𝖾𝗍𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄𝗌, 𝖢𝖭𝖭𝗌, 𝖱𝖭𝖭𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝖽𝗏𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌.
🔹 𝖭𝖺𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝖫𝖺𝗇𝗀𝗎𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝖯𝗋𝗈𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 (𝖭𝖫𝖯): 𝖳𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗌𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗌, 𝖡𝖤𝖱𝖳, 𝗌𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖺𝗅𝗒𝗌𝗂𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾.
🔹 𝖦𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖠𝖨: 𝖯𝗋𝗈𝗆𝗉𝗍 𝖾𝗇𝗀𝗂𝗇𝖾𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝗆𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗂𝗆𝗈𝖽𝖺𝗅 𝖠𝖨, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖽𝖾𝗉𝗅𝗈𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖠𝖨-𝗉𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝗌𝗈𝗅𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌.
🔹 𝖱𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗇𝖽𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖲𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗆𝗌: 𝖣𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗈𝗉𝖾𝖽 𝖺 𝖲𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍-𝖡𝖺𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝖯𝗋𝗈𝖽𝗎𝖼𝗍 𝖱𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝖲𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗆 𝖺𝗌 𝗆𝗒 𝖼𝖺𝗉𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗃𝖾𝖼𝗍.
🔹 𝖤𝗇𝖽-𝗍𝗈-𝖤𝗇𝖽 𝖣𝖾𝗉𝗅𝗈𝗒𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍: 𝖫𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗀𝖾𝖽 𝖥𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗄, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖫𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖢𝗁𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝗎𝗂𝗅𝖽 𝗌𝖼𝖺𝗅𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝖠𝖨 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗌.
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science And Engineering
Jun.2004 - Jun.2008
Certification
CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
- Issuing Organization: The Linux Foundation
- Issued: Nov 2020
- Expired: Nov 2023
Work Preference
Work Type
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Team Lead, Architect, and Backend Developer F-Secure | February 2024 - April 2024
Social Media Monitoring (SMM) Service Using ZeroFox APIs
- Architecture & Design: Designed a scalable SMM service with ZeroFox APIs, Kafka, and webhooks for real-time detection and notifications.
- Backend Development: Developed backend components for secure ZeroFox API integration and real-time alerting.
- Adaptability & Scalability: Built a flexible architecture for rapid client-specific customization.
- Leadership: Led a cross-functional team, ensuring collaboration and timely delivery.
- Project Management: Managed sprint planning and daily scrums to meet project goals.
- Client-Focused Delivery: Delivered the project successfully within a 45-day deadline.
- Logging & Monitoring: Integrated OpenSearch for logging and Datadog for system monitoring.
- System Monitoring: Utilized Kafka for efficient message processing.
- Retrospectives & Demos: Conducted retrospectives and demos to ensure continuous improvement.
- Impact: Delivered a secure, scalable solution that enhanced policy enforcement and account security.
Team Lead and Backend Developer F-Secure | July 2024 - Current
Social Media Monitoring (SMM) Project for A Global Telecommunications Provider
- Led the customization, integration, and deployment of the SMM Service, ensuring seamless communication between backend systems and real-time policy violation alerts.
- Managed sprint planning, risk analysis, and team coordination to meet project deadlines while maintaining high system reliability and performance.
- Collaborated on UI design using Figma, enhancing workflows and user experience, and integrated OpenSearch and Datadog for logging and real-time monitoring.
Team Lead, Architect, and Core Backend Developer F-Secure | February 2024 - April 2024
CPS: Content Publisher Service
- Designed and implemented backend architecture using Java for a subscription-based notification system.
- Leveraged Storyblok for content management to deliver real-time breach reports to subscribed clients.
- Engineered and optimized database schema to support scalable data handling.
- Managed daily updates and coordinated efforts across the team to ensure timely delivery.
- Successfully completed the project under a tight deadline of 45 days.
Interests
- Programming
- Team Leading and Management
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
About Me
- Skilled in analyzing and resolving production issues.
- Active learner with a zeal to know and gauge the benefits and side effects of the newer emerging
trends/news. - Focused, Smart individual with Straight forward attitude
Project Accomplishments
Team Lead, Architect, and Backend Developer F-Secure | February 2024 - April 2024
Social Media Monitoring (SMM) Service Using ZeroFox APIs
- Architected and Designed a scalable, modular Social Media Monitoring (SMM) service leveraging ZeroFox APIs, Kafka, and webhook patterns to enable real-time detection of policy violations and proactive user notifications.
- Technology Stack: Play Framework, Java, AWS (cloud infrastructure and deployment), MySQL (database management), Kafka (asynchronous messaging), OpenSearch (centralized logging and monitoring), and Datadog (real-time system performance tracking and alerting).
- Backend Development: Built and optimized key backend components to handle secure communication with ZeroFox APIs, process large-scale data streams via Kafka, and implement webhook-based notifications for real-time alerts.
- Webhook Design: Designed and implemented webhook mechanisms to deliver immediate notifications to users, ensuring quick responses to detected violations.
- Adaptability and Scalability: Created a flexible system architecture that supports rapid customization and deployment for various client-specific requirements.
- Leadership: Led a cross-functional team comprising developers, designers, and QA engineers, ensuring seamless collaboration and adherence to tight deadlines.
- Project Management: Directed sprint planning, risk analysis meetings, and daily scrums, aligning team efforts to meet client expectations and delivery timelines.
- Client-Focused Delivery: Achieved a successful deployment within a critical 45-day deadline for a major client, demonstrating adaptability and efficiency under pressure.
- Logging and Monitoring: Integrated OpenSearch for centralized log aggregation and analysis, streamlining troubleshooting and diagnostics.
- System Monitoring: Leveraged Datadog to monitor performance metrics, ensuring high system availability and responsiveness.
- Kafka Integration: Implemented Kafka for efficient message queuing and processing.
- Retrospectives and Demos: Conducted regular retrospectives and feature demonstrations, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with stakeholder needs.
- Impact: Delivered a versatile and secure monitoring service that empowered clients to enhance policy enforcement and strengthen the security of their social media accounts, contributing to operational resilience.
Team Lead and Backend Developer F-Secure | July 2024 - Current
Social Media Monitoring (SMM) Project for AT&T
- Led the customization and adaptation of the SMM Service for AT&T, ensuring alignment with client-specific requirements and successful deployment within a critical timeline.
- Technology Stack: Play Framework, Java, AWS (cloud infrastructure), OpenSearch (logging), Datadog (performance monitoring), and ZeroFox APIs.
- Architected integration protocols to seamlessly incorporate existing and new backend systems, enabling efficient real-time social media monitoring and proactive alerting.
- Designed and developed webhook-based notification mechanisms, allowing instant user alerts for policy violations on monitored accounts.
- Collaborated to design and refine workflows and user interfaces using Figma, improving user experience and usability for AT&T stakeholders.
- Managed sprint planning, risk analysis meetings, and daily scrums, maintaining alignment between clients, backend developers, and QE teams to meet project objectives.
- Contributed as a backend developer, implementing core functionalities to ensure high reliability, system compliance, and performance scalability.
- Integrated OpenSearch for centralized logging and monitoring to streamline diagnostics and system performance tracking.
- Utilized Datadog for real-time system monitoring and alerting, proactively resolving potential performance bottlenecks.
- Ensured dynamic allocation and prioritization of sprint points, adapting to evolving project needs while meeting strict deadlines.
- Conducted project retrospective meetings and showcased sprint deliverables, fostering continuous improvement and maintaining stakeholder engagement.
- Delivered a robust, scalable, and client-tailored SMM Service, enabling AT&T to enhance social media policy enforcement and account security.
Team Lead, Architect, and Core Backend Developer F-Secure | February 2024 - April 2024
CPS: Content Publisher Service
- Designed and implemented backend architecture using Java for a subscription-based notification system.
- Leveraged Storyblok for content management to deliver real-time breach reports to subscribed clients.
- Engineered and optimized database schema to support scalable data handling.
- Managed daily updates and coordinated efforts across the team to ensure timely delivery.
- Successfully completed the project under a tight deadline of 45 days.