Prasanth Gnanpragasam

About Prasanth Gnanpragasam

Staff Engineer | Tech Architect | Startup and AI Enthusiast | Aspiring Entrepreneur Staff Engineer, specialising in Backend Engineering, Software Architecture, and Product Development with a strong focus on scalability, automation, and efficiency. Over the years, I have built high-performance web applications, background workers, and REST APIs, while continuously refining CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps processes. What I Do & My Core ExpertiseArchitect & Scale Applications – Designing robust backend systems that ensure high availability and performance.Enhance Background Processing – Optimizing workflows and parallel processing for high-throughput applications.Database & Application Upgrades – Ensuring smooth transitions and performance optimization for large-scale systems.CI/CD & DevOps Automation – Building efficient release pipelines for seamless deployments and Dockerized environments.Log Analysis & System Monitoring – Leveraging Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, and Splunk for monitoring and alerting. Current Explorations & InterestsAI & LLM-Powered Automation – Developing intelligent workflows that enhance efficiency and optimize operations.Agentic AI Workflows – Exploring AI-driven task automation to dynamically execute multi-step processes. Mentorship & Tech EducationInspired by Nelson Mandela’s wisdom that \"Education is the most powerful weapon, which you can use to change the world,\" I’ve taken action by conducting seminars for tech students on college campuses.Additionally, I provide mentorship, guiding students to independently develop their college projects rather than opting for pre-made solutions from project centers. This fusion of education and practical guidance seeks to empower the next generation of innovators and change-makers-Specialities: Web Application, API Development, Product development, Design & architect the software products, Business operations and Agile Methodology.Primary Skills: PHP, Python, GIT, Docker, AWS, ELK and CI/CD Secondary Skills: GenAI, OpenAI API, Intelligent Agentic Automation Exposure In: Digital Marketing & Business Process Automation

Experience

1. Genai Architect - Cisco Systems Engagement

   Zensar Technologies

   Feb 2026 — Present

Education

• I.F.E.T. College of Engineering

  Bachelor's degree, Information Technology

  2008 — 2012

• Government Boys High School, Valavanur, Villupuram

  SSLC & HSC

Skills

• Php
• Codeigniter
• Yii
• Symfony
• Cakephp
• Mysql
• Javascript
• Jquery
• Json
• Web Development
• Api Development
• Silex
• Html 5
• Css
• Ajax
• Git
• Rabbitmq
• Vagrant
• Docker
• Doctrine
• Composers
• Dependency Injection
• Agile Methodologies
• Linux
• Java
• Software Development
• Stored Procedures
• Database Triggers
• Mysql Replication