Babu Thangavelu

Product Engineer

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India15 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

12+ years of experience in fintech and enterprise environments.
Expert in AI-driven automation and product innovation.
Proven track record in leading engineering teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with strong capabilities in AI-driven product development and scalable architecture.

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Skills

Core Skills

PythonMicroservicesAwsAutomationJava

Other Skills

Python AIFastAPIReactNode.jsElasticsearchRedisDockerKubernetesCI/CDMachine LearningMicroservices architectureSpring BootPostgreSQLRisk EngineProject Estimation

About

I’m a Product-focused Software Engineer with 12+ years of experience building scalable applications in fintech and enterprise environments. My core strength lies in combining engineering + product thinking + AI-driven automation to solve real business problems. Currently, I work across: Frontend: React.js Backend: Python APIs Data: SQL, MongoDB DevOps: Jenkins AI: Prompt engineering & intelligent workflow automation Over the years, I have contributed to: Building end-to-end workflow systems Automating business processes to improve productivity Designing scalable and maintainable architectures Recently, I’ve been focusing on integrating AI into real-world applications, especially in: decision automation intelligent dashboards user-centric product design I’m particularly interested in opportunities where I can: drive product innovation lead engineering teams build AI-enabled systems that create measurable business impact

Experience

Cholamandalam investment and finance company limited

2 roles

Technical Lead

Promoted

Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Led high-performing technical team in designing and delivering enterprise-grade FinTech solutions that process 300K+ daily transactions with 99.95% uptime. Architected scalable microservices reducing deployment time by 70% and system latency by 45%. Implemented ML-powered fraud detection system reducing fraudulent transactions by 85%. Spearheaded digital transformation initiatives leveraging FastAPI, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Redis, and AWS cloud infrastructure. Mentored 15+ junior developers on best practices in system design, code quality, and agile delivery. Successfully migrated legacy monolithic applications to cloud-native architecture improving scalability by 10x. Established DevOps practices reducing MTTR by 60% and improving system reliability.Enterprise Backend & API Innovation: Designed high-speed, scalable APIs (FastAPI/Flask, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Docker, AWS) for millions of records. Achieved sub-500ms performance, 99.95% uptime, and GDPR/RBI-ready compliance.
Leadership in Digital Lending: Led migration from legacy to microservices/digital document management for ₹800M+ assets. Automated LTV risk engine and credit workflows, reducing loan disbursement time from 5 days to 5 minutes, saving ₹2.5 Cr/year.
Cutting-edge Technology Skills: Python AI,FastAPI, React, Node.js, Elasticsearch, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS, Machine Learning, Microservices architecture.

Python AIFastAPIReactNode.jsElasticsearchRedis+8

Manager

Jul 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 9 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Spring BootProject EstimationJavaProject DesignReact.jsFront-End Development+12

Ndot technologies

Project Lead

Jun 2016 – Jun 2022 · 6 yrs · Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic · On-site

GitMongoDBAgile MethodologiesAmazon Web Services (AWS)SQLFull-Stack Development

Elgi equipments ltd

Software Engineer

Feb 2013 – Jun 2016 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Coimbatore

Financial application development

MongoDBSQLFull-Stack Development

Ndot

Sr.Web developer

Jun 2012 – Jan 2013 · 7 mos · Coimbatore Area, India

Web developer-Team leader.
Working in product development team.Develop Company own product and
service project
1. Analyze project and understand client requirements and deliver suitable solutions.
2. Write clean, bug free codes, ensure coding quality meets industry standards, responsible for timely delivery.
3. Analyze and develop new features for existing websites. Keep up with trends and recommend changes and updates accordingly.
4. Direct and work with the team towards successful execution of assignment/campaign.
5. Excellent knowledge of OOPS (Object oriented programming in PHP 5).
6. MVC compliant Development (Kohana Framework) at least in one.
7. Design, Develop, Implement, Test, Document and Maintain high quality Web Application.