I am a technology-driven Solution Architect with 12+ years of experience delivering scalable, high-availability platforms, cloud-native applications, and enterprise-grade distributed systems. I specialize in architecting microservices-based ecosystems, designing cloud-first solutions, and leading end-to-end implementation across heterogeneous environments. I bring hands-on expertise in Java, Python, Node.js, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Kafka, with a strong foundation in DevOps automation, data pipelines, and big-data platforms. I translate business objectives into technical architectures, optimize system performance, and guide engineering teams through design decisions and best practices.

Alok Nath Saha

I am a technology-driven Solution Architect with 12+ years of experience delivering scalable, high-availability platforms, cloud-native applications, and enterprise-grade distributed systems. I specialize in architecting microservices-based ecosystems, designing cloud-first solutions, and leading end-to-end implementation across heterogeneous environments. I bring hands-on expertise in Java, Python, Node.js, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Kafka, with a strong foundation in DevOps automation, data pipelines, and big-data platforms. I translate business objectives into technical architectures, optimize system performance, and guide engineering teams through design decisions and best practices.

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I am a technology-driven Solution Architect with 12+ years of experience delivering scalable, high-availability platforms, cloud-native applications, and enterprise-grade distributed systems.

I specialize in architecting microservices-based ecosystems, designing cloud-first solutions, and leading end-to-end implementation across heterogeneous environments. I bring hands-on expertise in Java, Python, Node.js, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Kafka, with a strong foundation in DevOps automation, data pipelines, and big-data platforms. I translate business objectives into technical architectures, optimize system performance, and guide engineering teams through design decisions and best practices.

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Work Experience

Senior Software Development Engineer 4 at Walmart
September 4, 2024 - February 1, 2026
Architected IHUT and Attributes modules for Customer Spark Service, improving feedback ingestion throughput by 40% and reducing manual intervention by 60%. Re-designed core services with caching-based optimization, improving response performance by 35%. Built an AI-driven recovery agent for Task Service to automate fault management and reduce operational overhead. Drove full-stack architecture and delivery using ReactJS and GraphQL, defining frontend and API interaction standards across teams. Influenced product strategy through cross-functional collaboration to improve customer insight pipelines.
Senior Member of Technical Staff (R&D Engineer 4) at VMware
May 1, 2021 - September 1, 2024
Designed and developed core modules for subscription, billing and task framework services, driving 48% increase in monthly subscription adoption and 25% improvement in commit conversion. Built ML-based recommendation engine to assist field teams in solution positioning and disaster-recovery advisory. Built automated test framework using WireMock, reducing post-commit build times to 10 minutes. Developed CLI utilities and configuration comparators to automate operational checks and reduce manual review. Mentored developers and contributed to architectural decisions across multiple release cycles.
Senior Software Development Engineer at Cisco Systems
May 1, 2019 - January 1, 2021
Led the re-architecture and modernization of the FEEDS 2.0 platform, migrating legacy Python 2 services to Java (8+) and Spring Boot microservices, reducing code complexity by 40% and improving long-term platform maintainability. Established CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, integrating automated unit, integration, and regression testing, reducing production defects by 45% and accelerating MTTR. Designed a scalable real-time ingestion platform built on Scala and Spark, enabling reliable downstream analytics and near-real-time data availability.
Software Development Engineer III at BayOne Solutions (client: Cisco Systems)
December 1, 2017 - April 1, 2019
Architected and delivered Java (Spring Boot) microservices for customer insights and router deployment workflows, backed by PostgreSQL, supporting large-scale IoT and network device fleets. Built scalable RESTful APIs for device provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management, while offloading long-running workflows to Kafka-based async consumers. Led development of a unified AP and LAN port management service for IoT gateways, simplifying network configuration and reducing operational complexity across deployments.
Software Development Engineer at Securonix Inc
April 1, 2016 - October 1, 2017
Built automation scripts for client-server configuration management; developed JVM-based connectors and streaming ingestion services integrating with Apache Spark, enabling large-scale security telemetry ingestion and real-time threat analysis. Optimized Spark-based data processing pipelines for security threat detection, supporting high-volume data streams with fault tolerance and horizontal scalability.
Knowledge Engineer at Medidata Solutions Inc
July 1, 2015 - March 1, 2016
Automated knowledge-space article processing with Python-based macro crawler. Built Java-based plugin to integrate Google Analytics and derive user engagement insights for knowledge platform.
Software Developer at Tech Mahindra Ltd
December 1, 2010 - April 1, 2013
Developed enhancements to the WorkFlow core engine using ASP.NET, supporting multi-stage process flows for automating workflows. Participated in designing, planning, and implementation of Change Requests (CR), ensuring system improvements. Monitored jobs running in production and test environments, providing troubleshooting and maintenance support. Actively collaborated with the team to optimize performance and functionality of the workflow system.

Education

Master of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering at New York University Tandon School of Engineering
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2015
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communication Engineering at MVJ College of Engineering
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2010

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services