Praveen Kumar Gajendran

Engineering Manager

Toronto, Ontario, Canada11 yrs 2 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

14+ years of experience in software development leadership.
Expert in cloud platforms and distributed systems.
Proven track record in driving technological transformation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with strong capabilities in software development and team leadership.

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Skills

Core Skills

Distributed SystemsSystems DesignProgrammingWeb DevelopmentMicroservicesApplication DevelopmentSystems MaintenanceSoftware Systems

Other Skills

AngularJSKafkaSpring BootSource code managementRelease management.NETAjaxjQuerySQL ServerPython (Programming Language)Workload PrioritizationCoachingPerformance TuningTeam LeadershipLeadership

About

Accomplished IT executive with 14+ years of expertise in leading large-scale software development initiatives, delivering high-impact, enterprise-grade solutions in diverse domains, including Fintech, portfolio management and wealth management. Adept at driving technological transformation and fostering innovation through a deep understanding of Cloud Platforms (AWS, IBM, PCF), Distributed Systems, Design Patterns and hands on programming experience. Proven ability to manage and scale development teams, implement agile and DEVOPS methodologies, and guide cross-functional collaboration to deliver high-quality software products. A strategic leader with a track record of developing technical roadmaps, optimizing workflows, and aligning technology initiatives with business objectives to maximize growth and adoption.

Experience

11 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Confluent

Engineering Manager - II

Nov 2025 – Present · 6 mos · Remote

Amazon

3 roles

Software Development Manager-III

Promoted

Aug 2023 – Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Distributed SystemsSystems Design

SDE-III

Mar 2022 – Aug 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

ProgrammingDistributed Systems

SDE-2

May 2020 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

ProgrammingDistributed Systems

Capgemini

3 roles

Senior Consultant

Jan 2016 – May 2020 · 4 yrs 4 mos

Responsible for managing teams, ensuring timelines are met. Provide technical mentoring and guidance to development team members to embed culture of delivering high-quality solutions. Check delivered code conforms to guidelines and standards, and meets business requirements and technical design. Implement DEV OPS methodology using Jenkins and Urbancode.
Design and develop web based application using Angular 2/4, microservice architecture, Kafka, and Spring Boot.

ProgrammingDistributed Systems

Technical Lead

Nov 2013 – Dec 2015 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Was responsible of design, development of application that help in Maintenance of accounts and client systems for Royal Bank of Canada. Also responsible for source code and release management.

ProgrammingDistributed Systems

Senior Software Engineer

Dec 2010 – Nov 2013 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Develop and maintain web based application using Microsoft technologies like .NET, Ajax, jQuery, SQL Server that help investment counselors with maintenance of accounts and client systems.

ProgrammingSoftware Systems