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Meena Pitchiah

Sunnyvale

Summary

Cloud-native Backend Engineer with 10+ years of experience building resilient, observable, and highly scalable microservices for global eCommerce and enterprise platforms. Proven expertise in designing cloud-native systems, handling 200M+ daily API requests, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines using Kubernetes, AWS, and GitLab CI. Strong in system design, distributed systems, and production support. Collaborative leader in cross-functional teams across multiple time zones.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services – BJ’s Wholesale Club USA
07.2023 - 12.2023


  • Designed cloud-native microservices handling 200M+ daily API requests with high availability and fault tolerance.
  • Led modernization of legacy B2B systems into scalable RESTful services and collaborated on system architecture decisions.
  • Integrated Splunk and AppDynamics for observability, cutting issue triage time by 40%.
  • Improved CI/CD pipelines with Docker, GitLab CI, and Helm, enabling zero-downtime deployments.
  • Implemented Kafka-based event-driven workflows for real-time inventory and order processing.
  • Collaborated with remote teams and contributed to design/code reviews and delivery planning.

Software Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services – Apple USA
08.2018 - 06.2023
  • Built and supported customer-facing learning platforms for internal and external vendors.
  • Migrated components to AWS cloud, reducing operational costs by 20% and enhancing scalability.
  • Automated infrastructure with Ansible and implemented test gates in CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab.
  • Worked with MongoDB and Oracle to drive insights using Tableau and Maestro.
  • Resolved production issues in collaboration with CDN and platform teams

Software Engineer

Dicks Sporting Goods, Colruyt, Tracfone, Frontier
01.2012 - 06.2017
  • Content Personalization Engine: Built widget in Spring/JSP for customer-specific recommendations. Helped secure client engagement.
  • Elite B2B Store: Developed restricted-access storefront with Solr search enhancements and Sterling OMS integration.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Anna University
Tamil Nadu
05.2011

Skills

  • Languages: Java, JavaScript, SQL, Shell
  • Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud (OCI)
  • Microservices & Frameworks: Spring Boot, Struts, Nodejs, REST APIs
  • DevOps & Observability: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Ansible, Splunk, AppDynamics, Cron, Maven
  • Monitoring & Logging: Splunk, AppDynamics, Cloud-native logging
  • Databases: Oracle, MongoDB, MySQL
  • Networking & OS: Linux, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, SSL, Concurrency, File Systems
  • Messaging & Integration: Kafka, Sterling OMS
  • Tools & Practices: Agile, CI/CD, Design Reviews, Service Documentation, Code Standards, GitOps

Accomplishments

    Best Faculty award for mentoring junior engineers.

Languages

English
Full Professional
Tamil
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services – BJ’s Wholesale Club USA
07.2023 - 12.2023

Software Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services – Apple USA
08.2018 - 06.2023

Software Engineer

Dicks Sporting Goods, Colruyt, Tracfone, Frontier
01.2012 - 06.2017

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Anna University

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