Siddharth Sundewar
Austin,TX
Summary
Results-driven Reliability and Software Engineer with over 10 years of experience architecting, developing, and supporting mission-critical enterprise systems in the retail, banking, and finance sectors. Specialized in cloud migration, application reliability engineering, observability, and automation. Proven track record of enhancing system monitoring, modernizing databases, and integrating cross-application solutions to drive operational excellence. Actively advancing expertise in AI/ML and cloud technologies through formal certifications and hands-on projects.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Site Reliability Engineer
Kohls
Austin, TX
06.2020 - Current
- Led reliability engineering for mission-critical pricing applications, ensuring high uptime and system resilience in cloud-native environments.
- Developed and maintained service level indicators (SLIs), service level objectives (SLOs) and error budgets to enforce reliability standards for critical pricing systems.
- Architected and implemented robust monitoring solutions using Dynatrace for real-time alerting and observability.
- Spearheaded the migration from Splunk to Dynatrace for observability, enhancing system monitoring, reducing alert noise, and cutting observability tooling costs by 50%.
- Led end-to-end cloud migration from on-premise infrastructure to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including containerization with OpenShift Kubernetes (K8s) and MySQL migration to CloudSQL, resulting in a 40% reduction in MTTR and $150K+ annual infrastructure cost savings.
- Automated resolution processes for pricing bridge issues using Python, reducing manual effort and incident volume.
- Collaborated with development teams to integrate Airflow for workflow orchestration and implemented Kafka pipelines for reliable data streaming.
- Managed distributed data platforms such as Spanner and hybrid Oracle environments.
- Conducted disaster recovery (DR) testing for all pricing applications to validate resilience and recovery capabilities.
Software Engineer
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
Milwaukee, WI
01.2019 - 05.2020
- Collaborated with business analysts to gather requirements and design scalable client onboarding applications.
- Developed business logic for onboarding financial advisors and clients using Java.
- Created RESTful services in Kotlin for client data retrieval and integrated DocuSign for digital paperwork processing.
- Re-engineered the advisor-facing onboarding platform using Angular and PrimeNG, improving user experience and performance.
Senior Software Engineer
US Bank
Minneapolis, MN
05.2017 - 11.2018
- Implemented complex tax calculation rules within the Equipment Finance Expert (EFE) system by integrating VertexO for automated tax processing, modernized the commercial leasing platform through InfoLease upgrades and legacy-to-Java conversion, and developed Spring-based RESTful APIs and XML services to support scalable tax computation and customer data enhancements.
Java Software Engineer
TMX Finance
Dallas, TX
07.2015 - 05.2017
- Engineered the TMX TN Line of Credit (LOC) application using Java, MySQL, and MVC architecture to support end-to-end online loan processing, enhanced the payment engine to improve transaction performance, led the migration of legacy POS systems to a unified web-based platform across 13 states, integrated DocuSign through RESTful services for seamless digital document management, and automated deployments with Jenkins to accelerate and stabilize release cycles.
App Development Intern
Vertical Optimization
Silver Spring, MD
06.2014 - 08.2014
- Developed Android applications and backend systems for secure eBook delivery and distribution, integrating REST APIs, LAN automation, encrypted hashing, and custom online payment modules.
Software Engineer
Tata Elxsi
Bangalore, India
07.2012 - 07.2013
- Contributed to DLNA stack development by implementing UPnP-based controller features, enhancing device interoperability, and automating CTT analysis with Python to ensure DLNA compliance.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
The University of Texas At Dallas
05-2015
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Visvesvaraya Technological University
05-2012
Skills
- Programming Language: Python, Java, Kotlin, C, C
- Web & UI Frameworks: Angular
- Databases: Oracle, MySQL, CloudSQL, PostGreSQL
- Cloud Platforms: OpenShift, Kubernetes (K8s), Google Cloud Platform
- Frameworks & Libraries: Spring MVC, Hibernate, REST API, JAX-RS, JAX-WS, MyBatis
- Tools & Technologies: Dynatrace, Grafana, AI/ML, Splunk, JSON, TDD
- Development Tools: IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, Visual Studio, VS Code, Jenkins, TOAD, Jazz, GIT, OpenText
- Incident management, Log analysis, Scripting languages, Disaster recovery, Network troubleshooting, Continuous deployment, System monitoring, Performance tuning, Software development, Configuration management
Certification
Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Business Applications
- The University of Texas at Austin (April 2025 - January 2026)
Python Foundations
- Cornell University/Great Learning (2025)
Timeline
Site Reliability Engineer
Kohls
06.2020 - Current
Software Engineer
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
01.2019 - 05.2020
Senior Software Engineer
US Bank
05.2017 - 11.2018
Java Software Engineer
TMX Finance
07.2015 - 05.2017
App Development Intern
Vertical Optimization
06.2014 - 08.2014
Software Engineer
Tata Elxsi
07.2012 - 07.2013
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Master of Science - Computer Science
The University of Texas At Dallas