Daniel Krishnasamy
Pune, IN
daniel.krishnasamy@outlook.com
+919894406235
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Lead Full Stack Engineer with 10+ years of experience designing, building, and modernizing enterprise applications across Java, Spring Boot, microservices, Angular, Vue, Azure, and AWS. Proven track record in leading teams, driving legacy-to-modern platform migrations, and delivering scalable cloud-native solutions. Combines strong backend and full-stack engineering expertise with technical leadership, engineering quality practices, and cross-functional collaboration. Positioned for architect-track responsibilities in system design, modernization strategy, and platform evolution.

Experience

Lead Java Developer
October 2023
 — 
Present
Systems Plus Pvt. Ltd.

Part of EdAssist Solutions in the Bright Horizons GCC, managed by Systems Plus, Pune.

  • Lead development and maintenance of EdAssist products using Java, Spring Boot, Angular/AngularJS, Microsoft SQL Server, Azure, and related technologies.
  • Drive modernization initiatives across the platform, including migration from Oracle WebLogic to Java 21 and Spring Boot 3, front-end upgrades to Angular 17, and transition from on-premises hosting to Azure.
  • Lead a team of 5 developers across Agile sprints, working closely with QA, product owners, and Scrum Masters to deliver business-critical enhancements.
  • Build and scale the offshore engineering team through mentoring, onboarding, and day-to-day technical guidance.
  • Promote engineering quality through test-driven development, unit testing, and code reviews using JUnit and Mockito.
  • Contribute to architecture and design discussions for modernization, deployment, and platform evolution.
  • Use Docker for containerization and application deployment across modernized environments.
  • Design and build internal tools and services on Azure cloud platforms.
Lead Software Engineer
April 2023
 — 
October 2023
Freshworks Inc.

Led polyglot development and application maintenance for UI and middleware systems.

  • Led a team of 3 engineers to build advanced UI and middleware applications using Vue 3 and Spring Boot microservices.
  • Owned architecture and development of solutions deployed to AWS EKS, with emphasis on performance, scalability, and operational reliability.
  • Implemented monitoring and alerting using Prometheus and Grafana to improve visibility and production support.
  • Mentored junior engineers and supported their technical growth through hands-on guidance and reviews.
Senior Software Engineer
April 2021
 — 
April 2023
Freshworks Inc.

Owned UI and middleware components for an internal platform that helped engineering teams onboard and deploy applications to Kubernetes efficiently.

  • Developed a secrets management console using Python Flask, adopted by engineers across the organization.
  • Collaborated on requirements, solution design, and mockups for the next version of the Kubernetes onboarding platform.
  • Led UI development in Vue 3 while aligning implementation with the organization's design system.
  • Enhanced middleware architecture by introducing an authentication and authorization proxy and applying the Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) pattern using Spring Boot microservices.
  • Maintained AWS infrastructure components including EKS, RDS, S3, Route 53, SQS, EC2, and ECR.
  • Trained junior engineers on frontend and backend technologies, improving team capability and onboarding effectiveness.
IT Analyst
October 2018
 — 
April 2021
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

Built and maintained large-scale web applications for a major Canadian telecom client, supporting self-service capabilities, e-commerce journeys, and agent-assisted workflows for consumer and small business users.

  • Analyzed user needs and software requirements to assess solution feasibility within time, cost, and technical constraints.
  • Collaborated with analysts, engineers, and programmers to design systems and define project limitations, performance requirements, and integration points.
  • Supervised and mentored junior associates, supporting both delivery and capability development.
  • Built scalable Java-based microservices using Spring Boot, Akka HTTP, and Play Framework for sign-in, order management, and e-commerce use cases.
  • Worked with distributed application stacks integrating platforms such as CommerceTools, Cassandra DB, and Janrain IAM.
Systems Engineer
June 2015
 — 
September 2018
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

Built and maintained self-service and e-commerce applications for a major Canadian telecom client serving small and medium business customers.

  • Gathered and understood user requirements to build scalable applications using Akka and Play Framework.
  • Developed single-page applications using AngularJS for customer-facing workflows and business features.

Education

National Engineering College, Affiliated to Anna University
June 2011
 — 
April 2015
Bachelor in Information Technology (7.8 CGPA)

Awards

Key Contributor Award
March 2025
Systems Plus Pvt. Ltd.
True Friend of the Customer
December 2022
Freshworks Inc.

Recognized for the team's successful support of around 250 Kubernetes clusters across the organization and for collaborating effectively with product teams to resolve queries promptly.

True Friend of the Customer
July 2022
Freshworks Inc.

Recognized for the team's effective management of around 200 Kubernetes clusters across the organization.

Happy Work Environment
July 2022
Freshworks Inc.

Recognized for helping onboard new team members with limited domain knowledge and enabling them to become productive quickly.

Star Team Award
January 2020
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

Recognized for leading a project to migrate IAM services for eight customer-facing applications, with the team owning four of those applications.

Best Team Award
January 2019
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

Recognized for delivering three critical and complex projects over a four-month period without post-production issues.

2nd Place in Hackathon
September 2018
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

Secured second place in the DiJiT - TCS Chennai Initiative Hackathon held on 17-18 Sep 2018.

Top Score in Challenges Hosted by Cloud Infrastructure Unit
September 2018
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

Achieved the top score in challenges hosted by the Cloud Infrastructure unit during the DiJiT - TCS Chennai Initiative Hackathon.

Top Score in Challenges Hosted by Quality Engineering Transformation Unit
September 2018
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

Achieved the top score in challenges hosted by the Quality Engineering Transformation unit during the DiJiT - TCS Chennai Initiative Hackathon.

ILP Kudos
October 2015
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

Recognized as one of the best associates in the learners' group during initial training.

Languages

Tamil:
Native Speaker
English:
Fluent

Skills

Architecture & Backend:
Java, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Microservices, Service-Oriented Architecture, REST APIs, Apache Kafka, Play Framework, Akka, Akka HTTP, Python Flask, Python FastAPI, Maven, TDD, JUnit, Mockito
Frontend:
Angular, AngularJS, Vue.js, Vue 3, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap 5, jQuery
Cloud, Containers & DevOps:
Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, ArgoCD, NGINX, Apache Server, Jenkins, Bamboo, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack
Databases & Data Platforms:
Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB, Apache Cassandra, Cosmos DB
Languages:
Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, YAML, XML
Platforms & Tools:
CommerceTools, Janrain, EKS, RDS, S3, Route 53, SQS, EC2, ECR

Interests

Music:
Reading: