Manikandan Appar
Manikandan Appar

Manikandan Appar

AI/ML • 48 years • Bengaluru, India • UTC+05:30 • Relocation • Work permits: India • Available in 2 weeks
Software Development Manager
18+ years exp
4+ projects
JavaScript
Python
C#
SQL
TypeScript
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Overview

Engineering and delivery leader focused on .NET backend platforms, APIs, and cloud-hosted enterprise products. Has 7+ years leading development delivery for backend and integration streams and mentoring engineers on architecture, quality, and CI/CD. Experience includes event-driven architectures with message queuing and CI pipeline-integrated testing for enterprise deployments.

Technical skills

JavaScript
Python
C#• Staff • 17y+
SQL• Staff • 17y+
TypeScript• Staff • 8y+
C#
ASP.NET Core
Entity Framework Core
Databases
MySQL
MS SQL• 18y+ • 4 projects
RabbitMQ• 8y+
AI/ML
LLM
Ollama
Frontend
Angular• 8y+
Mobile
Clean Architecture• 8y+
Dependency Injection• 8y+
DevOps
Amazon EC2
AWS Lambda
Azure
Azure DevOps
Bitbucket
Git
Gitflow
AWS• 8y+
CI/CD• 8y+
Docker• 8y+
GitHub Actions• 8y+
Jenkins• 8y+
Kubernetes• 8y+
Rest API• 8y+
Cybersecurity
Snyk
Veracode

Timeline

Senior Lead Software Engineer / Technical Manager • Lead
HID India Pvt. Ltd. • Full-Time
Jun 2018 to Present 8 Years 3 Months Bengaluru In office
Led end-to-end delivery for enterprise PIAM platform streams, including web and Web API services and integration agents. Owned planning, estimation, execution, and release activities across concurrent streams, coordinating with Product, QA, Support, and DevOps. Drove architecture reviews and engineering standards for scalable and secure backend services, and mentored engineers through code and design reviews.
C#
Angular
TypeScript
Rest API
SQL
RabbitMQ
AWS
CI/CD
Dependency Injection
Clean Architecture
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
Docker
Kubernetes
Sr. Solution Architect • Lead
HID India Pvt. Ltd. • Full-Time
Aug 2015 to Jun 2018 2 Years 10 Months Bengaluru In office
Worked as a solution architect for enterprise backend platforms, supporting system design and technical decision-making for delivery teams. Contributed to technical planning and release readiness for enterprise integration and platform features in the same PIAM solution domain. Provided technical guidance to senior engineers on architecture and implementation approaches.
Solution Architect • Lead
HID India Pvt. Ltd. • Full-Time
Mar 2013 to Aug 2015 2 Years 5 Months Bengaluru In office
Provided solution architecture support for enterprise .NET backend systems and integrations for the PIAM platform. Helped define architecture directions and supported engineering teams during estimation, delivery planning, and technical alignment. Participated in architectural reviews and delivery execution coordination with engineering stakeholders.
Lead Consultant • Lead
ITC Infotech India Ltd. • Full-Time
Jun 2012 to Mar 2013 9 Months Bengaluru In office
Led delivery of enterprise identity management solutions using Microsoft .NET technologies. Coordinated with customer and QA stakeholders on technical design, estimation, and delivery planning. Managed a team of developers through design, development, and release activities for identity platform features.
Software Development Senior Analyst • Senior
Dell • Full-Time
Jan 2009 to May 2012 3 Years 4 Months Bengaluru In office
Designed and developed enterprise .NET applications using ASP.NET and C# with SQL Server backed components. Contributed to architecture and layered design decisions across business-critical portal systems and owned parts of the end-to-end SDLC. Delivered software features using Agile practices and collaborated with engineering teams to integrate changes into releases.
C#since 2009
SQLsince 2009
Senior Software Engineer • Senior
IBM India Pvt. Ltd. • Full-Time
Oct 2006 to Jan 2009 2 Years 3 Months Bengaluru In office
Developed and maintained enterprise software components in multi-team delivery environments. Collaborated with engineering teams on implementation and integration of system functionality across concurrent workstreams. Supported maintenance and improvements of existing components while contributing to overall delivery execution.
Software Engineer • Middle
INDUSCORP India Pvt. Ltd. • Full-Time
Apr 2003 to Oct 2006 3 Years 6 Months Bengaluru In office
Built full-stack .NET and web applications across the software lifecycle. Contributed to the development and integration of web features and backend services as part of end-to-end delivery. Worked across releases supporting implementation, testing, and operational handover for production systems.