Jidhin Raju

Jidhin Raju

Lead Software Engineer

Building scalable distributed systems, leading teams, and delivering impact.

LinkedIn

My LinkedIn

 Projects

Projects

 Resume PDF

Resume

 GitHub

GitHub
Scroll Down

About Me

Principal-level Backend Engineer with over 13 years of experience architecting and delivering highly scalable, secure distributed systems for the global financial services industry.

Expert in Azure, .NET, and C# ecosystems with a proven record of leading technical design from concept to launch for enterprise applications serving thousands of users.

A dedicated technical mentor focused on elevating team performance and fostering a culture of engineering excellence. I believe in hands-on leadership, maintaining 80%+ coding involvement while guiding teams to deliver exceptional results.

Beyond architecture diagrams and code reviews, I'm passionate about continuous learning, exploring the latest tech trends, and finding creative solutions to structural problems. Outside of tech, I value maintaining a balanced lifestyle that fuels creative and clear thinking.

Work Experience

Oct 2025 - April 2026

Lead Software Engineer

Vente Privee
  • Payment Systems & Financial Operations: Designed and implemented secure payment integrations, automated invoicing, and multi-gateway compliance solutions.
  • Procurement & Technical Leadership: Directed procurement platform development, set technical objectives, and mentored teams to drive performance and innovation.
  • Architecture & API Integration: Led cross-team architecture reviews and evaluated third-party APIs to ensure seamless interoperability and system cohesion.
Team Leadership API Prototyping Cross-Team Negotiation Performance Management
Jan 2023 - Sep 2025

Lead Software Engineer

HitachiEnergy (GlobalLogic)
  • Greenfield Architecture & Development: Led the end-to-end technical design of a scalable, enterprise-level backend architecture, remaining 80% hands-on to implement inter-service communications using WCF, REST APIs, and RabbitMQ, ensuring high reliability for thousands of concurrent users.
  • Engineering Leadership & Efficiency: Managed a cross-functional team of engineers and QA professionals, optimizing workflows to boost sprint goal completion by 20% and improve overall project delivery timelines by 11%.
  • Team Scaling & Stakeholder Management: Scaled engineering capability by conducting technical interviews and onboarding 10+ high-performing engineers, while simultaneously managing stakeholder expectations through regular demos and technical roadmap alignment.
Greenfield Development Distributed Architecture Technical Recruitment High-Concurrency Systems
Feb 2020 - Dec 2022

Senior Software Developer

Credit Suisse
  • FinTech Systems Engineering: Engineered distributed backend systems for high-traffic Trading Desk and Treasury operations, optimizing computational efficiency by 30% to support large-scale data processing requirements.
  • Modernization & DevOps: Orchestrated a strategic migration from monolithic applications to Microservices hosted on in-house Kubernetes, and automated CI/CD pipelines to reduce deployment times by 50% across staging and QA environments.
  • Quality Assurance & Standards: Championed engineering best practices and comprehensive integration testing, achieving an 85% code quality score and ensuring strict SLA adherence for critical global components.
Microservices Migration Core Kubernetes CI/CD Automation Kubernetes Orchestration
Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

Tech Lead & Senior Software Engineer

GBG Plc
  • Advanced R&D Implementation: Led a team of 7 developers in building cutting-edge identity solutions, utilizing advanced image processing and face-detection algorithms to achieve a 20% increase in verification accuracy.
  • Technical Strategy & Mentorship: Defined technical objectives and eliminated single-person dependencies by creating a robust knowledge-sharing framework, significantly reducing onboarding time for new hires.
  • Cross-Team Collaboration: Facilitated virtual cross-team workflows to streamline development processes, delivering complex biometric features that enhanced product competitiveness and team productivity.
Biometric Algorithms Identity Verification Tech GDPR Compliance Computer Vision / Image Processing
Aug 2013 - Dec 2017

Software Engineer & Tech Lead

STC | Al-Aaly
  • Strategic Leadership & Delivery: Served as acting IT Manager to oversee technical roadmaps, budget allocation, and incident management for production environments, successfully delivering 8+ high-impact projects within strict timeline and budget constraints.
  • FinTech & Embedded Systems: Architected a seamless digital wallet and utility payment ecosystem by directing the integration of Payment Gateway APIs across cross-platform interfaces, including Android, KIOSK, and Windows-Embedded devices.
  • Growth Engineering: Developed an SEO-optimized web and mobile application featuring a WhatsApp-inspired referral model and mass campaign system, which drove a 15% increase in user engagement.
Payment Gateway Integration Mobile Development Windows Embedded Technical Roadmap Management
2009 - 2012

Bachelor of Computer Science

Karpagam University
  • Project: Traffic Emergency Contact System
Data Structures Algorithms C++ .NET Relational Databases Discrete Mathematics

Technical Skills

Featured Projects

E-Commerce Platform

E-Commerce Payment & Finance Platform

Engineered compliant e-invoicing solutions for France and Belgium, and built back-office payment and trading applications serving both internal business units and external partners. Leveraged SAP for financial reconciliation and master data management across the platform.

.NET Core SAP Integration E-Invoicing Payment Gateway

My Role: Lead Software Engineer

FinTech Trading System

Treasury & Trading Systems Modernisation

Re-architected treasury backend systems using microservices and CQRS, boosting trading desk efficiency by 30%. Migrated monolithic apps to in-house Kubernetes, reducing downtime and enabling seamless scaling. Automated CI/CD pipelines to cut deployment times by 50% while maintaining strict global SLA adherence.

C# / .NET CQRS Kubernetes CI/CD Microservices

My Role: Software Engineer

Biometric Identity Verification

Biometric Identity Solution

Led the development of a cutting-edge identity verification API leveraging advanced image processing to deliver a 20% increase in biometric validation accuracy.

.NET API OpenCV Docker Python

My Role: Tech Lead

Telecom Payment Ecosystem

Telecom Digital Wallet Ecosystem

Architected a seamless digital wallet and utility payment ecosystem, integrating robust Payment Gateway APIs across cross-platform interfaces (Android, Kiosk, and Windows Embedded devices).

C# / VB WCF & SOAP REST API Android C++

My Role: Tech Lead / Architect

Get In Touch

I'm always interested in hearing about new opportunities, challenging projects, or just connecting with fellow engineers.

0 + Years Experience
0 % Efficiency Improvement
0 % Deployment Time Reduction
0 %+ Code Quality Score

Whether you're looking for a technical leader to architect scalable systems, mentor your team, or drive engineering excellence, let's talk.

Gmail

Email

 LinkedIn

LinkedIn

 Resume PDF

Resume

 GitHub

GitHub