# Manikandan Periaswamy

> Senior Technical Leader | Engineering Management | Full-Stack | Microservices | React/Node.js | Team Scaling

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/manikandanperiaswamy

Results-driven Senior Technical Leader with 8+ years of experience architecting scalable microservices solutions and leading high-performing engineering teams. Proven track record of managing cross-functional teams of 15+ engineers while driving both technical innovation and business outcomes through full-stack development expertise.
Deep technical expertise in React, Node.js, Python, and microservices architecture, with hands-on experience building distributed systems serving millions of users. Specialized in designing API-first architectures, optimizing database performance, and implementing cloud-native solutions that balance technical excellence with business delivery.
As an engineering leader, I bridge technical strategy with people development, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning. 
Skilled at mentoring senior engineers in system design, establishing engineering best practices, and driving cross-functional collaboration between technical and business stakeholders.

Key achievements include:

• Architected and led development of 15+ microservices using Java/Go, with React/Node.js FE, supporting 300k+ daily active users with 99.9% uptime
• Scaled engineering teams from 8 to 20+ engineers while implementing technical standards that reduced development cycle time by 35%
• Designed full-stack solutions that improved system performance by 80% and reduced infrastructure costs by 40%
• Mentored 25+ engineers in technical leadership and system design, with 80% advancing to senior/staff engineer or management roles
• Established API development standards and microservices patterns adopted across 5 engineering teams
Passionate about building both robust, maintainable software architectures and inclusive, high-performing engineering teams. Always seeking opportunities to drive technical innovation while scaling engineering organizations.

## Work Experience
### Principal Software Engineer @ Palo Alto Networks
Jan 2020 – Present | Santa Clara, California, United States
• Architect and lead development of critical components of security products like NextGen Firewall, Panorama & EPM using React, Node.js, Go and Python, serving 1M+ enterprise security events daily.
• Drive technical strategy and innovation across R&D Engineering organization, evaluating and integrating emerging technologies including microservices architecture and cloud-native security solutions
• Lead and mentor cross-functional engineering team of 12+ developers, establishing technical standards and development practices that improved code quality metrics by 45% and reduced security vulnerabilities by 60%
• Design and implement scalable, high-performance cybersecurity solutions handling daily security intelligence data, optimizing system architecture for enterprise-level deployment across 150K+ customer environments
• Collaborate with Product Management and Security Research teams to translate complex security requirements into technical specifications, delivering 15+ critical features that enhanced threat detection capabilities by 40%
• Establish code review processes and technical assessment frameworks, mentoring 8+ senior engineers in system design, security architecture, and full-stack development best practices
• Drive cross-team initiatives for API standardization and microservices adoption, reducing deployment complexity by 50% and improving system modularity across 6 engineering teams
• Partner with executive leadership on technical roadmap planning and architecture decisions, balancing innovation with security compliance and enterprise scalability requirements
Key Technologies: React, Node.js, Python, Microservices, Kubernetes, MongoDB, Redis, GCP, Cybersecurity Frameworks, RESTful APIs

### Lead Application Developer @ WILLIAM-SONOMA STORES, INC
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Led cross-functional development team of 6+ engineers in Application Platform Services, successfully delivering 8+ infrastructure projects within aggressive timelines and budget constraints
• Optimized Java application build infrastructure using Maven framework, reducing build times by 45% and improving deployment reliability for 12+ microservices within first 6 months
• Designed data synchronization workflows and tooling improvements, streamlining data flow between 4 key enterprise systems and reducing manual processing time by 60%
• Managed technical planning and execution for data platform enhancement initiatives, coordinating with product teams to improve data accessibility for 100+ internal users
• Implemented engineering best practices for Java development and Maven project structure, establishing code quality standards that reduced integration issues by 35%
• Facilitated cross-team technical collaboration between Platform Services and Data Engineering teams, ensuring consistent architectural approaches across concurrent projects
• Mentored 3+ engineers in platform engineering and data architecture principles, providing technical guidance that accelerated project delivery and improved code quality
• Resolved critical production issues through systematic problem-solving approach, maintaining platform stability and 99% uptime during system enhancement period
Key Technologies: Java, Maven, Spring Framework, Microservices, Data Synchronization, Platform Engineering, Enterprise Integration

### Lead Web Apps Engineer @ Virtusa
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Led cross-functional platform services team of 8+ engineers in architecting and delivering microservices-based search infrastructure, replacing legacy GSA system with Lucidworks Fusion and improving search performance by 60%
• Spearheaded development of advanced search features including on-demand crawling, query rewriting, and head-tail analysis, resulting in 40% improvement in search efficiency and enhanced user experience for 100K+ daily queries
• Architected and implemented microservices architecture and internal APIs on AWS cloud platform using ECS and Docker, reducing deployment time by 70% and improving system scalability to handle 3x traffic growth
• Managed offshore engineering team as onsite technical lead, coordinating Agile sprints and ensuring 95% on-time delivery of platform services while maintaining budget compliance across 6-month development cycles
• Built full-stack applications using React frontend and Sails.js backend framework, delivering 12+ features that improved application performance by 45% and reduced page load times to sub-2 seconds
• Established engineering best practices including API documentation standards using Swagger and CI/CD pipeline implementation with Jenkins, improving team productivity by 35% and reducing integration issues by 50%
• Designed and deployed dockerized applications on AWS ECS, enabling automated scaling and reducing infrastructure management overhead by 60% while improving system reliability to 99.8% uptime
• Mentored and managed 6+ junior engineers through structured career development programs, with 80% receiving promotions and achieving technical certifications under my guidance
Key Technologies: React, Sails.js, Node.js, AWS ECS, Docker, Jenkins, Microservices, RESTful APIs, Lucidworks Fusion, Swagger

### Manager / Lead Web Development and Operations @ Imperva
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Redwood Shores, CA
• Led enterprise WCM platform implementation for Imperva's cybersecurity website, architecting content management solution supporting 200K+ monthly visitors and coordinating cross-functional teams of 4+ developers and marketing specialists
• Evaluated and implemented technical solutions for website search optimization, analyzing 5+ search platforms and selecting optimal technology stack that improved search performance by 40% and enhanced user experience for security product discovery
• Designed and executed A/B testing and lead generation optimization using Trendemon and Optimizely platforms, implementing data-driven conversion strategies that increased qualified lead capture by 25% within 4 months
• Managed internationalization vendor evaluation and implementation process, establishing multi-language content workflows that enabled Imperva's global market expansion across 8+ languages and reduced localization cycle time by 50%
• Established web development best practices and content publishing workflows, creating standardized processes that improved content deployment efficiency and reduced website maintenance overhead by 35%
• Collaborated with cybersecurity product marketing teams to translate complex security concepts into user-friendly web experiences, ensuring technical accuracy while maintaining conversion-focused design principles
• Implemented performance monitoring and analytics frameworks that provided actionable insights for website optimization and supported data-driven decision making for digital marketing initiatives

Key Technologies: Web Content Management (WCM), Trendemon, Optimizely, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, Analytics Platforms, Internationalization Systems, A/B Testing Frameworks**

### Manager / Lead Applications Developer @ VMware
Jan 2011 – Jan 2017 | Palo Alto CA
• Led enterprise CMS platform strategy and implementation using TeamSite and Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), supporting vmware.com and vmworld.com with 5M+ monthly visitors and managing content delivery for 200+ product launches
• Architected and developed proprietary microservices framework for enterprise CMS-powered microsites, enabling rapid deployment of localized marketing sites and reducing time-to-market for global campaigns by 70%
• Managed complex enterprise integrations across translation systems, Tealium Tag Management, Salesforce, and MyVMware Portal, coordinating cross-functional teams of 10+ developers and ensuring seamless data flow between critical business systems
• Designed and implemented comprehensive integration architecture connecting enterprise CMS with global translation workflows, enabling automated content localization across 15+ languages and reducing manual translation processes by 80%
• Mentored 8+ junior engineers in microservices architecture, enterprise integration patterns, and code review processes, establishing development standards that improved code quality and reduced system integration issues by 40%
• Built scalable microservices infrastructure supporting 50+ microsites powered by enterprise CMS, providing unified content management while maintaining site-specific customization and performance optimization
• Led technical modernization initiatives including CI/CD pipeline development using VMware's vRCS tooling, enabling automated deployments and reducing release cycle time from weeks to hours
• Drove enterprise platform standardization across 5+ business units through MyVMware Portal integration and Salesforce connectivity, establishing reusable integration patterns adopted company-wide
Key Technologies: Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), TeamSite, Microservices Framework, Enterprise Translation Systems, Tealium, Salesforce, MyVMware Portal, Spring Framework, CI/CD

### Senior Lead Consultant @ TechAspect Solutions
Jan 2008 – Jan 2011 | Fremont CA
• Architected and developed comprehensive Web Content Management (WCM) solution from scratch for Bio-Rad Labs' global digital presence, supporting 500K+ monthly visitors across life sciences product portfolio and research communities
• Designed and built enterprise-grade three-tier Java application architecture for content consumption, sharing, and reporting, enabling seamless content distribution across Bio-Rad's global laboratory and research networks
• Led complex WCM integration initiatives connecting Bio-Rad's content platform with Sterling Commerce e-commerce system and WebLogic application servers, facilitating unified product catalog and technical documentation management
• Developed specialized Java applications for consuming, processing, and reporting scientific content and product information, creating automated workflows that reduced manual content management overhead by 60%
• Integrated SWISH-e search functionality within CMS template framework, enabling advanced product SKU and technical specification searches that improved user experience for 10K+ researchers and laboratory professionals
• Managed end-to-end content operations for 50+ major product launches and scientific microsite deployments over 3-year engagement, coordinating with Bio-Rad's marketing and product management teams
• Optimized web content publishing workflows through process automation and custom tooling, reducing content publishing cycle time from days to hours for time-critical scientific and regulatory updates
• Served as primary technical consultant and strategic advisor to Bio-Rad's digital platform team, establishing CMS architecture standards and best practices that supported company's global expansion initiatives
Key Technologies: Java, Web Content Management (WCM), Three-Tier Architecture, Sterling Commerce, WebLogic, SWISH-e, Life Sciences Content Management, Enterprise Integration

### Senior Software Engineer @ Mahindra Satyam
Jan 2004 – Jan 2008
• Led multiple Web Content Management projects from ground-up for Fortune 500 clients including General Motors, BOC, and GlaxoSmithKline, delivering enterprise-scale CMS solutions supporting global corporate websites
• Designed and developed end-to-end Web Content Management solutions using enterprise CMS platforms, creating scalable content architectures that supported multi-brand corporate communications and product catalogs
• Architected and built Java/J2EE applications using MVC design patterns, establishing foundational expertise in enterprise Java development and object-oriented programming principles
• Developed dynamic web applications using JSP technology and CGI scripting, creating interactive user interfaces and server-side processing logic for content management workflows
• Built comprehensive web validation frameworks using JavaScript, ensuring cross-browser compatibility and user input validation across enterprise web properties for major pharmaceutical and automotive clients
• Implemented HTML generation, parsing, and transformation solutions for large-scale web projects, automating content processing pipelines that reduced manual content migration time by 50%
• Created custom Perl/CGI scripts integrated within CMS platforms and developed responsive web interfaces using HTML, JavaScript, and CSS, delivering full-stack solutions for enterprise content management
• Gained extensive experience in enterprise client engagement and technical requirements gathering, working directly with global corporate teams to translate business needs into technical solutions
Key Technologies: Java/J2EE, Enterprise CMS, JSP, CGI, Perl, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, MVC Architecture, Web Content Management


## Education
### B.E in Mechanical
University of Madras


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/manikandan-periaswamy

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Last updated: 2026-04-12