Anbarasan Nagalingam
Singapore
Summary
Results-driven with over 16 years of experience in building large-scale systems, driving innovation, and leading highperforming cross-functional teams. Expertise in designing and executing comprehensive product and platform strategies, mentoring engineering talent, and delivering solutions aligned with critical business goals. Skilled in backend, full-stack development, and scalable platform solutions with a passion for solving ambiguous problems and enabling business success.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Engineering Manager
Equinix
Singapore
04.2021 - Current
- Experienced in Large Language Models (LLM), having built an AI-based chatbot for Equinix customers, integrating advanced AI technologies to enhance customer interactions.
- Led the migration of proxy infrastructure from Ping Access to open-source Envoy, eliminating licensing costs and achieving millions in savings while enhancing scalability, observability, and performance.
- Spearheaded the migration of critical customer-facing systems from on-premise to AWS, improving system scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency.
- Designed and implemented a notification preference framework, enhancing customer experience and serving millions of users.
- Developed and delivered a unified notifications center, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define roadmaps and ensure on-time delivery.
- Championed observability frameworks using OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk, enabling proactive system monitoring and troubleshooting.
- Led the adoption and implementation of Istio service mesh for secure and efficient service communication.
- Leading a team of 10+ full-stack engineers and QA professionals across Singapore, US and India, successfully managing an onsite-offshore collaboration model.
Senior Software Engineer
Kelly Services (Client Equinix)
Singapore
05.2020 - 03.2021
Technical Lead
Helix Leisure
Singapore
12.2018 - 05.2020
- Delivered the new feature within a short timeframe, saving millions by ensuring the customer's satisfaction and contract renewal, which was critical to the business.
- Designed and developed a floating locker functionality using AWS services, improving system scalability and reliability.
Senior Software Engineer
Nityo 3P Solutions (Client Equinix)
Singapore
11.2016 - 11.2018
- Processed data using Apache Spark and Kafka and persisted in elastic search.
- Exposed API to the customer to search for real-time data.
Technical Lead
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Singapore
03.2012 - 11.2016
- Managed a team of 10+ full-stack engineers and QA professionals across Singapore, the USA, and India in an onsite-offshore model.
- Designed and developed scalable web applications for Hewlett-Packard's internal projects.
- To ensure successful project delivery, I work closely with stakeholders to identify project goals and objectives, define project scope, and establish project timelines.
- Technologies: Java, ExtJS 3, Spring, Struts, Hibernate, Oracle DB, and Web logic.
Software Engineer
Mindteck (Client HPE)
Singapore
10.2011 - 02.2012
Associate Software Engineer
iRADcle Solutions
India
04.2010 - 08.2010
- Developed business logic using Java and Oracle PL/SQL procedures.
Junior Software Engineer
Gaveens Soft
India
08.2008 - 03.2010
Education
Master of Computer Applications (MCA) - undefined
Anna University
01.2007
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Bharathidasan University
01.2004
Skills
- Leadership
- Backend Development
- Full-Stack Development
- Product Strategy
- System Design
- Real-Time Data Processing
- Artificial Intelligence
- Java/J2EE
- Spring boot
- MS SQL
- Postgres
- MariaDB
- Oracle
- Python
- GO
- ReactJS
- Angular JS
- Microservices
- Big Data
- Apache Spark
- Storm
- Redis
- Kafka
- ELK
- OTel
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Splunk
- Honeycomb
- CI/CD
- Git
- Jenkins
- GHA
- Terraform
- Ansible
- Chef
- CloudFormation
- Kustomize
- LangChain
- LangSmith
- Chroma
- TruLens
- Llamaindex
Websites
Certification
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional)
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Key Highlights
- Successfully built and led engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.
- Designed and delivered scalable backend and full-stack systems for high-growth businesses, enhancing operational efficiency and user experiences.
- Strong technical expertise in backend technologies, APIs, data processing, and platform solutions.
- Deep empathy for business partners' needs, with a focus on delivering impactful and reliable product innovations.
Technical Competency
- Java/J2EE, Spring boot
- MS SQL, Postgres, MariaDB, Oracle
- Python, GO
- ReactJS, Angular JS
- Microservices
- Big Data: Apache Spark, Storm, Redis, Kafka and ELK.
- OTel, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Honeycomb
- CI/CD: Git, Jenkins, GHA, Terraform, Ansible, Chef, CloudFormation, and Kustomize.
- AI: LangChain, LangSmith, Chroma, TruLens, Llamaindex
Project Management
- Agile - Scrum/Kanban
- Waterfall, Iterative
- Jira, Confluence
- Project Management
- Budget Management
- People management
- KPI, Goal-setting
Timeline
Engineering Manager
Equinix
04.2021 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
Kelly Services (Client Equinix)
05.2020 - 03.2021
Technical Lead
Helix Leisure
12.2018 - 05.2020
Senior Software Engineer
Nityo 3P Solutions (Client Equinix)
11.2016 - 11.2018
Technical Lead
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
03.2012 - 11.2016
Software Engineer
Mindteck (Client HPE)
10.2011 - 02.2012
Associate Software Engineer
iRADcle Solutions
04.2010 - 08.2010
Junior Software Engineer
Gaveens Soft
08.2008 - 03.2010
Master of Computer Applications (MCA) - undefined
Anna University
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Bharathidasan University
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