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Vimal Raj S

Cloud Specialist - Full Stack Lead​

B.Sc. Computer Science (2015) · Mangaluru, Karnataka, India · 8+ Years of Experience

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Professional Summary​

Senior Cloud Specialist and Full Stack Lead with 8+ years of expertise in architecting scalable, enterprise-grade applications. Proven track record of leading high-performance engineering teams, implementing robust CI/CD pipelines, and delivering secure, high-volume cloud solutions for major banking clients. Expert in GCP cloud infrastructure, microservices architecture, and enhancing operational security. I leverage Generative AI, LLMs, and AI-assisted engineering tools, including Windsurf, to accelerate solution design, development, debugging, optimization, and documentation.

Technical Skills​

Technical Leadership & System Design​

Node.js NestJS Next.js TypeScript System Design Code Reviews Microservices Event-Driven Architecture

Backend & REST API Engineering​

Node.js NestJS Express.js Redis REST APIs JWT Socket.io

Architecture, DSA & Performance​

System Design Data%20Structures%20%26%20Algorithms Design%20Patterns SOLID Distributed%20Systems High%20Availability Asynchronous%20Programming Redis%20Caching Performance%20Optimization

GCP Cloud & Observability​

Google Cloud App%20Engine Cloud%20SQL Cloud%20Storage Cloud%20Logging Cloud%20Monitoring Google%20Cloud%20Operations%20Suite Grafana Prometheus Linux Bash

Database, Docker & CI/CD​

PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Redis Docker Jenkins Git GitLab Bitbucket CI%2FCD

Full-Stack, Python & ONDC​

Next.js React Vue.js Python FastAPI ONDC JavaScript TypeScript HTML5 CSS3 jQuery Bootstrap EJS

AI & Modern Engineering​

Generative%20AI LLMs RAG Transformers Embeddings Vector%20Search Prompt%20Engineering Hugging%20Face PyTorch TensorFlow NLP OpenAI Windsurf%20AI AI%20Assisted%20Development

Professional Experience​

Niveus — Cloud Specialist - Full Stack Lead - GCP​

🏢 Company: Niveus — service-based IT company specializing in Google Cloud Platform
📍 Location: Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
📅 Duration: 16-Oct-2023 – Present

Leading backend and cloud engineering for enterprise clients on Google Cloud Platform, driving secure, scalable Node.js/NestJS microservices, RESTful APIs, and production-grade deployments for banking and consumer applications.

Key highlights:

  • Conduct thorough code reviews, approve pull requests, manage Git workflows, and mentor developers.
  • Lead the design of RESTful APIs consumed by mobile and web applications.
  • Implement SSO and token-based authentication for secure access across platforms.
  • Deploy Node.js applications on Linux-based VMs and manage rollouts with shell scripts.
  • Collaborate with UI/UX, mobile, and QA teams to ensure seamless integrations.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation, including API specs and architecture diagrams.

Major projects: Chairman App, Birla Opus, ICICI Mutual Funds Loans, HDFC SELF HELP

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Colakin — Senior Software Developer​

🏢 Company: Colakin — Australian-based tech support and research company
📍 Location: Tirunelveli, India - Remote
📅 Duration: 01/2023 – 06/2023

  • Collaborated with developers and researchers to provide tech support and research services.
  • Developed flowcharts, layouts, and documentation to identify project requirements and propose solutions.
  • Implemented well-designed, testable code and integrated software components into a fully functional system.
  • Containerized applications using Docker and supported efficient deployment.
  • Utilized Node.js, Express.js, Python, FastAPI, React.js, Next.js, Cloudflare Workers, Git, JIRA, and Agile methodologies.

Tech Stack: Node.js, Express.js, Python, FastAPI, React.js, Next.js, Cloudflare Worker, Docker, Git, JIRA, Agile

Ashian Technologies — Full Stack Developer​

🏢 Company: Ashian Technologies — Software product based company
📍 Location: Tirunelveli, India
📅 Duration: 11/2021 – 01/2023

  • Contributed to team and organizational improvements in processes and infrastructure.
  • Developed high-performance applications using Node.js, Express, Sequelize, MySQL, and EJS.
  • Wrote testable, reusable, and efficient code for scalability and maintainability.
  • Participated in code reviews and adhered to best practices.

Tech Stack: Node.js, Express.js, MySQL, Sequelize, EJS, Git

Astute Code — Software Engineer​

🏢 Company: Astute Code — Social media marketing company
📍 Location: Nagercoil, India
📅 Duration: 01/2020 – 05/2020

  • Developed and maintained software programs for social media marketing.
  • Utilized Vue.js and Node.js to build efficient, interactive web applications.
  • Deployed software and monitored performance in real-world scenarios.
  • Collected and evaluated user feedback to identify areas for improvement.

Tech Stack: Laravel 8, Node.js, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, Git

W2B WebTech — Web Developer​

🏢 Company: W2B WebTech — Robotics education and research company
📍 Location: Tirunelveli, India
📅 Duration: 11/2018 – 12/2019

  • Integrated diverse software components, libraries, APIs, and third-party tools to build scalable, microservices-based systems.
  • Performed rigorous testing of components and systems to identify, debug, and resolve issues.
  • Created detailed documentation, technical specifications, user manuals, and API guidelines.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including product managers and DevOps engineers.
  • Championed continuous improvement initiatives by implementing cutting-edge tools and best practices.

Tech Stack: PHP, JavaScript, CodeIgniter, Express.js, HTML, CSS, Git, Postman, Mocha, Chai

Hapag Lloyd — Customer Support​

🏢 Company: Hapag Lloyd — Cargo Import/Export and Shipping company
📍 Location: Chennai, India
📅 Duration: 11/2015 – 05/2018

  • Designed and implemented UI enhancements to streamline cargo import and export workflows.
  • Collaborated with clients to gather requirements, troubleshoot UI bugs, and deliver intuitive solutions.
  • Developed and optimized the shipment tracking system for compliance and cross-platform integration.
  • Coordinated with internal teams to resolve front-end and back-end inconsistencies.
  • Communicated effectively with logistics teams and external agents to resolve functionality-related issues.

Education​

  • B.Sc. Computer Science (2015)

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