Fenil Santhi

CTO
25years in tech
10years with Python
3.1years average tenure
4years at Progressive

Overview

Enterprise and data architect with 20+ years of experience designing and delivering software platforms across banking, HR/PEO, and cloud cost management. In recent roles, led data services architecture and brought AI into engineering workflows while driving cloud cost rationalization. Previously owned technology direction for a PEO platform and led development of cloud brokerage managed services using big-data processing for cost and asset insights.

Timeline

Domain Architect — Progressive, Austin, TX · Lead
Progressive · Full-Time
Jun 2022 to Present 4 Years 5 Months Austin In office
Set architecture direction for the data services organization and the teams building on shared data platforms. Integrated AI capabilities into day-to-day engineering practices to improve delivery quality and developer productivity. Reviewed architectural designs across initiatives and streamlined execution by removing redundant costs. Established recurring architecture office hours and delivered a vendor onboarding playbook to standardize stakeholder coordination.
Snowflake
.NET
Java
Python
Docker
OpenShift
University of Texas at Austin
Non-Degree Program · Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
2022 Austin, Texas
Enterprise Architect — TriNet · Lead
TriNet · Full-Time
Jun 2020 to Apr 2022 1 Year 10 Months Austin In office
Owned technology direction for TriNet’s PEO platform, with architecture oversight for benefits and risk functions. Partnered with senior leaders and executives to shape platform strategy and long-term technology roadmaps. Built and maintained a technology organization around the platform to drive consistent execution and competitiveness.
AWS
Kubernetes
Docker
minikube
Java
Python
Node JS
RabbitMQ
Git
Application Architect, IBM Cloud Brokerage Managed Services · Lead
IBM · Full-Time
May 2016 to Jun 2020 4 Years 1 Month Austin In office
Led design, development, and deployment of cloud brokerage managed services focused on cost and asset management. Built a big-data application to process hybrid-cloud cost and usage files for aggregation and customer insights. Managed and mentored a global engineering team and delivered features end to end in partnership with product, solution, and sales stakeholders.
AWS
Azure
Spark
Kubernetes
Docker
minikube
Java
Python
Node JS
RabbitMQ
Git
Application Architect, Gravitant · Lead
IBM · Full-Time
May 2013 to May 2016 3 Years Austin In office
Directed design and development of a cloud cost comparison tool that analyzed and compared resource costs across multiple providers. Led and mentored a development team and supported delivery through iterative releases. Contributed to product visibility through external coverage of the cloud brokerage direction.
Java
Rest API
Senior Software Engineer, Gravitant · Senior
IBM · Full-Time
May 2006 to May 2013 7 Years Austin In office
Participated in the founding team for CloudMatrix and built core capabilities for cloud analytics, including monitoring and budget management. Helped deliver features around financial management and SSH key management while maintaining on-time releases. Co-led the development of an enterprise performance management product, including its analytics module, visualization framework, and executive dashboards.
Java
Rest API
MySQL
Software Engineer · Middle
Interactive LTD · Full-Time
Sep 2004 to Feb 2006 1 Year 5 Months Dubai In office
Designed, built, and deployed a unified criminal reporting system that visualized real-time and archived crime alerts on satellite maps. Delivered supporting web functionality using J2EE-era enterprise Java and interactive front-end behavior. Contributed to end-to-end implementation and deployment of the system features.
Java
JQuery
Senior Programmer Analyst · Senior
Standard Chartered Bank · Full-Time
Feb 2002 to Aug 2004 2 Years 6 Months Chennai In office
Worked on a product development team for an enterprise banking suite supporting modules used by a large customer base. Focused on streamlining interest pooling and calculation logic within the suite. Collaborated with the broader team to deliver improvements to banking functionality and module behavior.
Programmer Analyst · Middle
2MA Inc · Full-Time
Apr 2001 to Jan 2002 9 Months Chennai In office
Built and supported Java web components for the Titan application. Implemented data access and rate-change tracking capabilities in the application layer. Maintained the components in production while supporting ongoing development needs.
Java

Projects

RateDefend
Founded RateDefend as an AI-powered side venture. Acted as founder, shaping early direction and building the product. The CV does not provide further details on functionality, users, or milestones.

Technical skills

Languages
6
Java
Python
Node JS
SQL
JavaScript
C#
DevOps
8
AWS
Kubernetes
Azure
Docker
Rest API
Git
minikube
OpenShift
Databases
3
MySQL
Snowflake
RabbitMQ
Other
6
JQuery
Spark
.NET
Machine Learning
FinOps
SLI/SLO/SLA

Job preferences

Work permits
United States
Employment type
Full-Time
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