# Raghu K. > Architect / Principal Software Engineer at Apple Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/raghuk RESULTS-FOCUSED AND HIGHLY EXPERIENCED SOFTWARE ENGINEER AND DEVELOPER specializing in software design and development and full-stack solution architecture. Skilled in designing and developing full-stack application by leveraging the latest cloud and open-source technologies. Executes project management and delivering high-quality workflow and model solutions to help drive business goals. Demonstrated leadership in project execution and professional development. Equipped with an aptitude for innovation and resourceful problem-solving. PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF COMPLETING PROJECTS on time with superior quality and reliability. Continuous learner who seamlessly adapts to new software development and emerging technologies. Excellent communicator utilizing interpersonal, analytical, and intuitive leadership skills. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Solution Architect | Backend Engineer | Frontend Engineer | Software Engineer | DevOps Engineer | Systems Engineer Micro-Services Design | Spring Boot | GraphQL | REST | SOAP| Java | Mule | JavaScript | React Node.js Unix / Linux Kafka | AWS | EC2 | S3 | Aurora RDS | PostgreSQL | Hibernate | Kubernetes | Docker | Perl | Regex | HTTP | OAuth ACCOMPLISHMENTS ✦ Executed re-platforming of a legacy application by designing and developing a full-stack application architecture using cutting-edge technologies such as Spring Boot, GraphQL, React, AWS, Aurora RDS, S3, etc., and simplified the ‘Go To Market’ process. ✦ Migrated MuleSoft to Spring Boot Micro-Service by designing and developing a Java / Spring Boot based microservice to replace a middleware application built using MuleSoft saving millions in licensing costs. ✦ Executed various Mule based application design and development to integrate ICS assisting marketers to "go to market" faster since the turnaround time to set up the product, price, discount, etc. came down drastically. ✦ Spearheaded the architecture, design, and development of Intuit's new Commerce Application Platform using ATG. Developed Catalog Management, Account Management, and Order Management modules. PROFESSIONAL FEEDBACK ✦ Highly skilled and committed solution architect and software developer ✦ Mentor and motivates others to learn new technologies ✦ Methodical and detail-oriented developer ✦ Go-to person for any technical matters ✦ Software engineering expert ## Work Experience ### Architect / Principal Software Engineer @ Apple Jan 2023 – Present | Sunnyvale, California, United States ### Architect / Principal Software Engineer @ Amwell Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 ### Solutions Architect | Lead Developer @ Intuit Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Mountain View, California, United States SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS: ------------------------------------------ ✦ Designed a high-available, high-scalable full stack application architecture using modern open-source and AWS technologies for migrating Item Configuration Service (ICS) from legacy architecture. ✦ Developed Proof-Of-Concept using SpringBoot, Java, JavaScript, React, AWS, Apache Kafka, AWS Aroura RDS, etc. and worked closely with PMs and leadership team to get the new architecture approved. ✦ Built a high-performing development team and increased team velocity by leading the technical interview process and by identifying the talented and skilled developers. ✦ Coded multiple SpringBoot based microservices end-to-end and implemented 20+ GraphQL APIs. ✦ Improved quality by researching and implementing a solution for end-to-end functional tests and by automating end-to-end functional test execution during CICD pipeline execution. ✦ Integrated Apache Kafka and built a high-resilient application by using message pub/sub pattern. ✦ Fine-tuned application performance by implementing AWS ElastiCache (Redis) as Hibernate L2 Cache. ✦ Defined environment and deployment strategy. Streamlined the CICD process using Jenkins. ✦ Designed and developed various monitoring dashboards to simplify post-production operations. ✦ Mentored Junior engineers and helped learn and grow in their career journey. ### Integration Architect | Lead Developer @ Intuit Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Mountain View, California, United States SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS: ------------------------------------------ ✦ Took over the outsourced ICS Integration Middleware application development and saved millions of outsourcing fees. ✦ Worked closely with Product managers and business partners and designed a middleware SOA application architecture using Mule, Java, REST, etc. and integrated ICS with Spoke systems in order to publish the product, price, discount information. ✦ Coded Mule applications and built middleware layer to integrate Commerce platform with ICS. ✦ Built a high-performing development team by leading the hiring process. ✦ Delivered 50+ REST APIs to integrate the Intuit Commerce Platform (ICP), Billing Platform (oBill) Legacy Billing Platform (eBiz), and the Customer Care Platform (SFDC). ✦ Migrated all ICS Integration applications from in-house data canter to AWS. ✦ Mentored Junior engineers and helped learn and grow in their career journey. ### Principal Engineer – Commerce Application Service @ Intuit Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 | Mountain View, California, United States SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS: ------------------------------------------ ✦ Dissolved a monolithic platform and established microservices to enable web services on core enterprise business domains, including Catalog, Account, Order, Billing, etc. ✦ Created a REST-based microservice architecture using Mule, Spring, and Oracle DB that allowed business units to build specialized applications by consuming the Catalog, Account, Order, and Billing APIs. ✦ Assisted business units to be more agile, reducing the dependency on one central application managed by the central team. ✦ Oversaw the migration from the legacy billing platform to the new billing platform, enabling the business units to market, sell, and bill subscription products to our customers. ### Solutions Architect – eStore @ Intuit Jan 2007 – Jan 2010 | Mountain View, California, United States SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS: ------------------------------------------ ✦ Spearheaded the architecture, design, and development of Intuit's new eCommerce Platform using ATG. ✦ Designed and developed Catalog Management, Account Management, and Order Management modules. ✦ Worked as a boundary-less technical leader across 5+ teams and delivered the new eCommerce platform and enabled Subscription billing capability. ### Technical Lead – Web Development @ Intuit Jan 2003 – Jan 2006 | Mountain View, California, United States SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS: ------------------------------------------ ✦ Developed multiple web-based workflows and UI pages using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. ✦ Increased the speed content authoring and publication by designing and developing a Web Content Editor tool to allow inline editing and publishing of web content. ✦ Improved developer productivity by developing a jQuery extension library for common Input field validations. ### Tech Lead - Web Development @ Intuit Jan 2001 – Jan 2003 | Mountain View, California, United States SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS: ------------------------------------------ ✦ Created and implemented a Web Content Management solution using Interwoven TeamSite and developed various content authoring, approval, publication workflows. ✦ Designed and developed TeamSite to Siebel integration to pull knowledge-based articles from Siebel, published it to Intuit websites, and simplified the content authoring, approval, and publishing process. ### Web Content Management Solution Developer @ Sun Microsystems Jan 2000 – Jan 2001 | Santa Clara, California, United States SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS: ------------------------------------------ ✦ Designed and developed multiple TeamSite Web Content Management workflow solutions to review, approve, and publish web content to production. ✦ Designed and developed custom content transformer using XML, XSLT, and Perl. ✦ Developed a reusable custom Perl Module and simplified the TeamSite workflow development process. ✦ Integrated JBoss application with TeamSite to enable live preview of dynamic web content. ## Education ### Computer Science MPC ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/raghu-k-89a0781 --- Source: https://flows.cv/raghuk JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/raghuk/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-12