Gajendra Maddur Ramesh

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ABOUT GAJENDRA MADDUR RAMESH

I build platforms that make engineers more productive and systems more reliable.Currently serving as Principal Platform Engineer at Capital One, where I lead the architecture and development of payment integration systems processing 10M+ transactions monthly at 99.95% uptime. My work spans from hands-on coding in Java, Python, and TypeScript to establishing enterprise-wide infrastructure patterns that enable 500+ engineers across 200+ microservices.WHAT I\'VE BUILT RECENTLY→ Payment Integration Platform (TSYS Proxy) → Led the end-to-end architecture of a Spring Cloud Gateway-based platform serving 15+ teams and handling $5B+ in payment volume. Designed security layers, resilience patterns, and PCI-DSS compliance controls that reduced failure rates by 35% while maintaining 99.95% uptime.→ Enterprise Platform Framework (Gears) → Core contributor to Capital One\'s internal IaC platform (Python) that powers 200+ microservices.→ CI/CD & Developer Experience → Enhanced OnePipeline platform serving engineers, policy automation and enterprise compliance checks.WHAT I\'M KNOWN FOR→ Solving complex technical problems at enterprise scale→ Building reusable patterns and frameworks that multiply team impact→ Balancing velocity with security, compliance, and reliability→ Translating business requirements into elegant technical solutions→ Raising the engineering bar through mentorship and best practicesTECHNICAL EXPERTISE→ Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (9+ years), Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK→ Software Engineering: Java (Spring Boot/Cloud), Python, Groovy, TypeScript→ Platform Engineering: IaC frameworks, CI/CD, Developer Experience→ Security & Compliance: PCI-DSS, OPA policies, Container security→ Architecture: Microservices, API Gateways, Resilience EngineeringBefore Capital One, I spent 5 years at Torry Harris designing multi-account AWS architectures, security layers, and infrastructure automation for 20M+ users.WHAT I\'M LOOKING FORStaff or Principal Platform/Software Engineer roles where I can- Drive technical strategy while staying hands-on with code- Build platforms and tools that enable hundreds of engineers- Solve complex problems at the intersection of infrastructure and application development- Work with teams that value both velocity and operational excellenceOpen to discussing opportunities in fintech, cloud platforms, and high-scale infrastructure.Let\'s connect! I\'m always happy to talk about platform engineering, AWS, or career growth in IC (individual contributor) technical leadership tracks.