Bijesh Chandran
Staff Engineer/Senior Developer
Amersfoort
Summary
Seasoned Senior Software Engineer adept in building scalable microservices with Kafka, and enhancing deployment and orchestration using Docker and GKE. Proficient in CI/CD pipeline optimization, with expertise in Keycloak, OAuth2, and OpenID Connect for robust security. Strong in Java, Kotlin, and Spring frameworks, committed to developing secure, efficient software solutions.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior Developer/Staff Engineer
Maqqie
10.2021 - Current
- Designed and developed scalable microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka, powering asynchronous event-driven architecture.
- Architected and launched a high-throughput instant payment system integrating with Rabobank’s real-time payout APIs, ensuring secure and reliable financial transactions.
- Led the end-to-end containerization and orchestration process using Docker and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) for seamless deployments.
- Engineered CI/CD pipelines with built-in testing and security checks, supporting rapid and safe production releases.
- Integrated Keycloak, OAuth2, and OpenID Connect for secure, standards-based authentication and authorization across services.
- Developed and maintained API gateways to manage authentication, rate limiting, and routing in a microservices environment.
- Set up SRE practices, including SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets, to monitor and maintain system reliability at scale.
- Implemented observability tooling using OpenTelemetry, enabling rich APM data and traceability across distributed systems.
- Championed application security with GDPR compliance, penetration testing, and best-in-class DevSecOps practices.
- Led the internal DevSecOps chapter, promoting security-first development culture and tooling across teams.
- Mentored engineers on scalable design and secure coding, contributing to a culture of technical growth and excellence.
- Documented architectural decisions, system designs, and engineering playbooks to streamline onboarding and knowledge sharing.
- Hands-on with GCP services including Pub/Sub, IAM, BigQuery, Cloud Run, and Cloud Functions.
Senior Software Engineer
Vanenburg Software
10.2016 - 10.2021
- Built various integrations for the client EnzaZaden using both REST and SOAP APIS
- Led architectural decisions, focusing on system scalability, reliability, and modernization
- Collaborated with a diverse clientele to architect and develop microservices applications using Java Spring and Spring Cloud Gateway
- Leveraged Google Cloud infrastructure to create scalable, resilient services
- Committed to delivering solutions that met and exceeded performance and reliability expectations
Senior Developer
NCS
12.2015 - 09.2016
- Collaboratively worked with the IRAS (Tax department), executing a comprehensive case management system utilising a Java-based ESB system (Cordys Process Suite)
- Streamlined tax processing and improved case-handling efficiency
- Built integrations using IRAS case management system using SOAP APIS
Senior Developer
Cloud Italia
08.2014 - 12.2015
- Integrated VMware infrastructure with Cloud Italia's system, utilising VSphere and Cordys platform for operational efficiency
Software Engineer
Vanenburg Software
08.2009 - 07.2015
- Developed and managed collabrr.com, a web platform for the seamless transfer of business documents via SOAP APIS, overseeing both front-end and back-end aspects
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Amrita School of Engineering
Kerala 04.2001 -
Skills
Java programming
Spring Boot
CI/CD pipelines
Docker containerization
Kubernetes orchestration
API development
Cloud computing
Observability tools
Application security
Mentoring engineers
Code optimization techniques
Microservices architecture
Google Cloud Services
API integration
Observability tooling
Certification
Google Cloud Architect
Timeline
Senior Developer/Staff Engineer
Maqqie
10.2021 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
Vanenburg Software
10.2016 - 10.2021
Senior Developer
NCS
12.2015 - 09.2016
Senior Developer
Cloud Italia
08.2014 - 12.2015
Software Engineer
Vanenburg Software
08.2009 - 07.2015
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Amrita School of Engineering
04.2001 -