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Praful Kumar

Praful Kumar

Strategic Technology & Program Management Leader

📧 praful@iwantservices.in📞 +91 9987339333📍 Mumbai, India (Malad-West)
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Technical Expertise

Cloud & DevOps

AWSAzureOracle CloudDockerKubernetesTerraformJenkinsGitLab CI/CDDevSecOps

Backend & Languages

PythonGoLangPHPNode.jsFastAPIDjangoLaravel

Data & Storage

MySQLMongoDBPostgreSQLRedisKafkaRedshiftSnowflake

Frontend

React.jsNext.jsAngularTypeScriptTailwind

Education

Master of Computer Application (MCA)
IGNOU, New Delhi
2001 - 2004
Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
LNM College (Marketing)
2002 - 2005
B.Sc. Chemistry (Honors)
B.R.A. Bihar University
1996 - 2000

Core Competencies

  • ✅ Strategic Tech Leadership
  • ✅ Microservices Architecture
  • ✅ Cloud-Native Transformation
  • ✅ ISO 27001 & 9001 Compliance
  • ✅ Disaster Recovery Strategy
  • ✅ Agile & Scrum Delivery

Professional Summary

Strategic Technology & Program Management Leader with 18.7+ years of experience driving enterprise-scale digital transformation across Backend, Mobile, QA, UI/UX, Infrastructure, and InfoSec domains. Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture, containerized deployments, and Agile delivery for high-performance, secure, and scalable systems.

Hands-on with Docker, AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud, GoLang, Node.js, Python, and PHP. Adept at migrating legacy monolithic platforms to microservices, leading SaaS product development, and implementing DevSecOps.

As a Program Manager, successfully led multi-disciplinary teams through full SDLC — ensuring stakeholder alignment, risk mitigation, and measurable business outcomes. Achieved ISO 9001 & ISO 27001 certifications, reflecting a commitment to operational excellence.

Professional Experience

Tech Head

Jan 2025 - Present
IWServices, Mumbai

Building an AI-powered skincare personalization engine. Leading development of modules for demographic detection, skin tone analysis, and anomaly detection using Python, Next.js, and AWS SageMaker. Ensuring ISO 27001 and GDPR compliance.

Tech Head / Program Manager

Jun 2023 – Jan 2025
i-XL Technology

Led a team of 40+ developers delivering Fintech SaaS solutions. Managed real-time data verification (CIBIL, CRIF). Engineered scalable cloud solutions increasing efficiency by 30%. Achieved ISO 9001 & 27001 certifications.

General Manager - Technology

Nov 2020 – Jun 2023
Grab a Grub (Reliance Group)

Headed technology for a logistics platform processing 500k+ daily orders. Managed 50+ developers. Oversaw platform upgrades using Golang, Node.js, and AWS/Azure infrastructure.

Engineering Manager

Aug 2019 – Nov 2020
BusinessLeaders

Managed cloud operations and 16 developers for a $780M revenue company. Directed e-commerce and lead management product development on AWS and Rackspace.

Senior Project Manager

May 2017 – Aug 2019
Bhejo Pvt Ltd

Owned product lifecycle for 8+ digital products including iBhejo and PPOBOX. Led migration to Magento and AWS scaling. Managed international client relationships.

Lead Engineer

Aug 2012 – Apr 2017
Squeakee Media

Created 3 products from scratch including 'OffersOn' and 'Squeakee'. Managed development team and designed search algorithms using SOLR.

Team Leader

Jan 2009 – Aug 2012
JustDial Ltd

Managed 12 developers for ERP and Bidding modules. Migrated legacy Foxpro apps to PHP. Scaled platform to handle large datasets across 400+ servers.

Earlier Roles

  • • Sr Software Developer @ Webodrome Arise (2008)
  • • Software Developer @ Mutants Technology (2007-2008)

Key Projects

goCollect & goOriginate

Offline-first app-based loan origination and collection apps for fintech.

MobileOffline-FirstFintech

Grab Application

Last-mile delivery logistics app used by 35,000 riders across India.

MicroservicesLogisticsScale

sknn.ai

AI-Powered Skincare Analysis Engine with Computer Vision.

AIComputer VisionNext.js

iBhejo E-commerce

Cross-border e-commerce platform handling international logistics.

AWSMagentoE-commerce

Kadena

Real-time business card printing tool for US institutions.

SaaSReal-time

JustDial Bidding

Lead generation & bidding ERP platform.

ERPHigh TrafficPHP