Lead Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable, high-performance web applications across fintech, healthcare, and enterprise domains. Proven expertise in React, Angular, Django, Node.js, and RESTful APIs, with strong ownership of end-to-end SDLC from system design to production deployment. Experienced people leader, mentoring and leading cross-functional engineering teams to deliver customer-facing platforms at scale. Adept at collaborating with product and UX partners to translate complex business requirements into intuitive, reliable user experiences. Proficient in modern AI-assisted development tools including ChatGPT, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot to accelerate delivery and code quality.
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Venu Sontireddy
Lead Software Engineer
San Francisco
Summary
Overview
11
years of professional experience
Work History
LendingClub
Lead Software Engineer
07.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver comprehensive solutions for clients needs.
- Led a team of software engineers to successfully complete projects within deadlines, ensuring high-quality end products.
- Conducted thorough code reviews to maintain consistency, readability, and adherence to best practices.
- Lead and mentor a 15-member engineering team delivering customer-facing lending and banking web platforms.
- Architected and deployed a Django-based web application as part of LendingClub's bank-code acquisition and platform integration.
- Owned end-to-end SDLC including requirements planning, system design, development, deployment, and production validation.
- Designed and implemented RESTful API endpoints using Django, supporting core banking and lending services.
- Built and maintained Node.js and Fastify microservices acting as an orchestration layer between UI and backend services.
- Partnered with frontend teams to accelerate delivery using React 18 and React Native.
- Improved development velocity by introducing Figma MCP workflows and standardized design requirement documentation.
- Ensured high code quality using Jest, peer code reviews, and Agile best practices.
GE Healthcare
Senior Software Engineer
04.2019 - 07.2021
Job overview
- Developed and optimized enterprise-scale web applications using React, Angular, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.
- Collaborated with product managers, architects, and UX designers to deliver high-impact user experiences.
- Translated Figma and design comps into pixel-perfect, accessible UI components.
- Integrated frontend applications with backend services and APIs.
- Supported QA and release teams to ensure stable deployments in production environments.
- Enhanced software functionality by identifying and resolving complex technical issues.
Nationwide Insurance Company
UI Developer
07.2017 - 03.2019
Job overview
- Designed and developed responsive, high-performance web interfaces.
- Built and consumed RESTful APIs for enterprise applications.
- Mentored junior engineers on web development best practices.
- Acted as a full-stack bridge between frontend and backend engineering teams.
- Developed custom UI components to address unique business requirements and improve overall functionality.
Chemical Abstract Services
UI Developer
09.2016 - 06.2017
Job overview
- Developed SPA UI using JavaScript(ECMA6),
AngularJS,HTML/HTML5, DOM, AJAX, Babel JS, Sass
and jQuery. - Involved in weekly UI meetups to go through the
Angular JS best practices. - Used Jasmine framework to write unit tests for
services, controllers and directives. - Communicated with product managers and UX
designers to translate project requirements and
business objectives into polished user interfaces.
McGraw-Hill Companies
Front End Developer
10.2014 - 08.2016
Job overview
- Developed scalable SPA applications using JavaScript, AngularJS, HTML5, CSS3.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality, tested code.
- Improved application performance and UI scalability.
Education
University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, MO
Master of Science
12-2014
University Overview
Skills
Timeline
Lead Software Engineer
LendingClub
07.2021 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
GE Healthcare
04.2019 - 07.2021
UI Developer
Nationwide Insurance Company
07.2017 - 03.2019
UI Developer
Chemical Abstract Services
09.2016 - 06.2017
Front End Developer
McGraw-Hill Companies
10.2014 - 08.2016
University of Central Missouri
Master of Science