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Palanivelu Samudi

Principal Engineer
Chennai

Summary

Principal Engineer with 14+ years of experience architecting and delivering scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions across web, mobile, and cloud platforms. Deep expertise in multi-tenant SaaS architecture, distributed systems, AI-driven solutions, and cloud-native engineering. Proven track record of defining technical strategy, modernizing large-scale platforms, and guiding cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-grade systems. Known for translating complex business requirements into reliable, measurable, and high-impact engineering outcomes.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
9
9
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Principal Engineer

Peninsular Research Operation
12.2021 - Current

TCCL

  • Architected scalable, full-stack enterprise modules using Angular, Node.js, and GraphQL.
  • Led the modernization of a legacy PHP monolithic application into a scalable microservices architecture, improving system performance, scalability, and long-term maintainability.
  • Built an AI-ready, schema-driven dynamic form engine, enabling rapid iteration and reducing UI development time by 50%.
  • Delivered POCs for AI-assisted validation and autofill using LLM prompts and rule-based logic, improving form accuracy, and reducing manual data entry.
  • Implemented performance benchmarking and query optimization strategies, improving reporting performance by 30%.
  • Mentored and guided engineers across multiple teams, influencing architectural standards, code quality, and engineering best practices organization-wide.

Telemedicine Platform

  • Designed HIPAA-compliant telemedicine modules, including secure video consultations and messaging.
  • Built reusable ReactJS components using atomic design principles.
  • Optimized backend services are increasing throughput by 25% and reducing AWS usage.
  • Designed and integrated an AI-assisted disease risk prediction module that analyzes patient vitals (BP, heart rate, SpO₂, temperature), and historical medical records to predict potential health conditions and generate early warning alerts for doctors during teleconsultations.

HROPAL

  • Designed an offline-first application architecture, allowing uninterrupted form access and data capture in low- or no-connectivity environments, with reliable background synchronization.
  • Designed a metadata-driven form engine that enables dynamic form creation and client-specific customization, without requiring application rebuilds or redeployments.
  • Built an AI-based HR policy question-and-answer service to respond to employee queries across HR policies, SOPs, and compliance guidelines.
  • Enabled employee self-service through instant, explainable AI responses, significantly reducing dependency on manual HR support within the HROPAL platform.
  • Led architecture governance and mentored backend and mobile teams, establishing consistent engineering standards across the platform.

Lead Engineer

WINTLT Technologies
01.2021 - 12.2021

Tripzumi

  • Led the decomposition of a previously monolithic flight pricing module into independent microservices, separating NDC, GDS, and other provider integrations to improve scalability, resilience, and maintainability.
  • Architected a unified aggregation layer to orchestrate multiple flight pricing microservices, while maintaining consistent business logic and response contracts.
  • Migrated hotel data from external providers into an internal data model by synchronizing metadata only, reducing storage overhead, while ensuring data freshness and consistency.
  • Drove vendor onboarding and technical compliance, successfully obtaining integration approvals, and integrating third-party providers such as Expedia and Hotelbeds into the platform.

Senior Software Engineer

CADS Software
08.2016 - 12.2020

Smart Scaffolder

  • Architected a cross-platform scaffold inspection platform, spanning web, mobile, and backend services, to support large-scale field operations.
  • Led the transformation of manual, paper-based inspection and compliance processes into a fully digital, mobile-first workflow, improving data accuracy, traceability, and operational efficiency.
  • Designed an offline-first mobile architecture, enabling inspectors to perform site inspections in remote locations with no network connectivity, with automatic background synchronization once connectivity is restored.
  • Architected a multi-tenant SaaS model with a single deployment serving multiple clients, dynamically provisioning, and isolating tenant databases based on user context at login.
  • Delivered a Flutter-based mobile application optimized for field inspections, supporting complex workflows in low-connectivity environments.
  • Converted complex inspection and compliance workflows into configurable, reusable digital modules to support client-specific customization.
  • Established CI/CD pipelines for Android and iOS builds, enabling automated testing, versioning, and reliable mobile application releases.

Smart Support (Platform Enablement)

  • Designed automated customer onboarding and environment setup workflows, reducing manual operational effort.
  • Developed Power BI dashboards to improve operational visibility and reporting.
  • Integrated SendGrid-based notifications to automate deployment alerts and operational communications.

Senior System Software Engineer

American Megatrends
01.2015 - 08.2016

SmartHome

  • Contributed to R&D efforts for an IoT-based Smart Home proof of concept, focusing on device connectivity, data ingestion, and real-time monitoring.
  • Assisted in evaluating communication protocols (MQTT, HTTP) for reliable and low-latency data transmission between devices and backend services.
  • Followed security best practices during PoC development, including basic device authentication and secure communication.

Software Developer

RR Donnelley
06.2013 - 12.2014

IMS

  • Contributed to revamping the IMS application by modernizing the existing codebase and replacing proprietary components with open-source alternatives, to improve maintainability.
  • Supported cost optimization efforts by migrating licensed tools to open-source technologies, helping to reduce overall tooling and licensing expenses.

Software Developer

BlissLogix
09.2011 - 05.2013

PACKET Emergency Department.

  • Contributed to the development of a medical reference application, providing emergency medicine details and laboratory calculators in a structured, document-based format.
  • Implemented features to enable quick reference for physicians and medical students, including search, bookmarking, note saving, and email sharing of medical content.
  • Assisted in designing a user-friendly interface compatible with smart devices to support easy access during emergency scenarios.
  • Supported data organization and formatting to ensure accurate presentation of emergency medicines, and calculation results.
  • Participated in testing and bug fixing to improve application stability and usability.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Applications Development

Vel Tech High Tech, Anna University
Chennai, India
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Physics

Sacred Heart College, Thiruvalluvar University
Tirupattur
04.2001 -

Skills

    HTML5, CSS3, Angular, ReactJS, Nextjs, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, TypeScript

    Nodejs, Expressjs, NestJS, NET Core, C#, Python, RESTful APIs, GraphQL

    MySQL, MS SQL Server, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Firebase, Redis

    Flutter, React Native, Cordova, Ionic, Sencha Touch

    Microsoft Azure, AWS

    Micro Frontends, Microservices, Component Architecture, Design Patterns, Performance Optimization, Multitenant Architecture,Event Driven Architecture

    CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes

    AI Technologies: Agentic AI, MCP, LangChain, LLMs, RAG, Vector Databases, Azure Open AI

    Team mentoring

    Project management

    Performance optimization

    Mobile application development

    DevOps practices

    Engineering documentation

Certification

Azure AI Engineer Associate

Timeline

Azure Administrator Associate

02-2026

Azure AI Engineer Associate

04-2025

Docker and Kubernetes: The complete Guide

02-2025

Azure Data Scientist Associate

02-2024

The Complete Python Bootcamp From Zero to Hero in Python

03-2023

Microfrontends with React: A Complete Developer's Guide

02-2023

Principal Engineer

Peninsular Research Operation
12.2021 - Current

Lead Engineer

WINTLT Technologies
01.2021 - 12.2021

GitLab CI: Pipelines, CI/CD and DevOps for Beginners

12-2020

Express.js Node.js & MongoDB

12-2019

Node JS Design Pattern

12-2019

Senior Software Engineer

CADS Software
08.2016 - 12.2020

Senior System Software Engineer

American Megatrends
01.2015 - 08.2016

Software Developer

RR Donnelley
06.2013 - 12.2014

Software Developer

BlissLogix
09.2011 - 05.2013

Master of Science - Computer Applications Development

Vel Tech High Tech, Anna University
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Physics

Sacred Heart College, Thiruvalluvar University
04.2001 -
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