Punith Rathnakar

Software Engineer

Boston, MA, USA7 yrs 8 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Bridged engineering and product management effectively.
Delivered impactful full-stack solutions in fast-paced environments.
Focused on user experience and design consistency.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Full-Stack Developer with a strong focus on Fintech and Automotive industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementStakeholder ManagementFull-stack DevelopmentSoftware Development Life Cycle (sdlc)Electric Vehicles Software Updates

Other Skills

AngularUI LibrariesJavaAWSFull-Stack Development (Java, Angular)PCFAzureSoftware DevelopmentReactJava Spring BootCloud Platform (Azure, PCF)Systems ThinkingAgile MethodologiesCloud ComputingContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

About

I bridge engineering and product. Grounded in first principles, I look for clarity where others see noise. I began in software engineering. But my drive was never just writing code. It was understanding why we build, not only how. Moving into product management became the natural step. As a full-stack developer, I have worked end to end on applications, from backend services to user-facing features. I understand how systems fit together and how technical choices shape the product experience. This helps me move between engineering depth and product vision. I use systems thinking to connect dots across technology, markets, and culture. India is where I want to apply this. The next wave of products built here will influence how millions live and work. Those are the products I want to help shape. This page is where I share how I think about products, culture, and ideas worth building in India.

Experience

Fidelity investments

Senior Software Engineer

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs · Greater Boston

Impact:
Replaced legacy workflows with a responsive Angular app traders actually wanted to use.
Proved a small, user-obsessed team could ship 3× faster than the standard enterprise cycle.
Built reusable UI libraries that cut setup time by 50%, enforced design consistency, and freed teams to focus on features, not boilerplate.

Product ManagementStakeholder Management

Liberty mutual insurance

2 roles

Software Engineer

Promoted

Jul 2022 – Feb 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos

Impact:
Replaced clunky, form-heavy screens with responsive UI workflows that cut manual steps and reduced decision time.
Improved app performance and stability, lowering maintenance overhead and enabling faster feature rollouts.
Delivered features end-to-end across Angular, Java, and AWS — bridging frontend design with backend scalability.

Full-Stack DevelopmentSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Software Engineer

Jun 2018 – Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Worked on policy decision applications for auto and home insurance - systems that determined whether a policy was accepted or rejected based on applicant risk factors. Built full-stack features across Angular, React, Java Spring Boot, and cloud services.

Software DevelopmentFull-Stack Development

Ford motor company

Software Engineer

Mar 2021 – Jun 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos

Impact:
Supported Ford’s EV transition by developing core services for the OTA delivery pipeline.
Built backend and UI components in Java + Angular, deployed on PCF and Azure Blob Storage for scale and reliability.
Strengthened reliability and onboarding by writing deployment guides, improving documentation, and mentoring new engineers.

Electric Vehicles Software UpdatesFull-Stack Development (Java, Angular)Full-Stack Development