Pushpinder Chauhan
Senior Technology Manager @Appnovation
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Technology Manager @Appnovation
Vancouver, BC, CA
Providing technical and architectural leadership across multiple concurrent projects, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with long-term client and organizational goals.• Partnering with stakeholders, product owners, and leadership to translate business vision into executable technical strategies.• Leading and mentoring engineering managers and senior developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.• Driving innovation and AI adoption, enabling teams to improve delivery speed and quality through intelligent tooling, automation, and best practices.• Overseeing system architecture decisions, cross-team dependencies, and risk management for complex, enterprise-scale platforms.• Supporting delivery governance, technical reviews, and release strategies across client engagements.
EDUCATION
Sikkim Manipal University - Distance Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Computer Science
The Haryana State Board of Technical Education (HSBTE)
Three year Diploma in Computer Science, Computer Software Engineering
Seth Jai Prakash Mukand Lal Institute of Engineering & Technology (JMIT)
Computer Engineering, Computer Software Engineering
ABOUT PUSHPINDER CHAUHAN
Engineering leader and hands-on architect with 16+ years of experience building and scaling cloud-native applications. Strong background in JavaScript (Node.js), Java, and microservices with deep expertise in AWS and serverless architectures. Proven ability to lead technical direction while actively contributing to production code, system design, and complex problem solving. Passionate about backend engineering, API architecture, and system integrations, with hands-on experience across AWS, GCP, and Azure. Adept at leveraging AI-powered tools (GitHub Copilot, LangSmith, LangChain, AI Agents and Claude Sonnet) to accelerate coding, improve workflows, and ensure quality delivery.Recent Work Highlights:• Designed and implemented backend APIs for a Java-based React Native mobile app with ML-powered diagnostics.• Employed AI code assistants (like Roocode + Claude-Sonnet) to scaffold initial project structure, generate boilerplate, and reduce manual effort during CRUD endpoint creation.• Migrated multiple enterprise websites from Drupal 7/8/9/10 to Drupal 11.• Built a NodeJS-based ETL migration framework to move content from legacy CMS into Contentful.• Applied natural language querying to validate data model assumptions, spot inconsistencies in schema relationships, and simulate API payload flows.• Designed robust API payload structures aligning with finalized DB schema and Figma app flows.• Led backend scoping in cross-functional team meetings, capturing vague requirements and translating them into clear architecture flows and sequence diagrams.• Generated and maintained architecture diagrams, Confluence pages, and sequence flows using Mermaid with AI-assisted formatting.• Developed expertise in API architecture and led the integration of scalable applications and API solutions.• Conducted multiple training sessions, including one-on-one meetings, to train the client team on using the product after handover.Technologies Used: • Languages: PHP, Python, Java, JavaScript, NodeJS, ReactJS, NextJS, NestJS, ExpressJS, AngularJS and TypeScript • CMS: Drupal, Contentful, Django, WordPress, AEM, Airtable • Cloud: AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Azure, Oracle • CICD: Docker, Jenkins, AWS • Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB • Caching: CDN, Akamai, Varnish, Memcached, Redis • Code Repo: Gitlab, Github, Bitbucket • MVC Framework: Cake PHP, Symfony, Laravel, Zend • Hosting Provider: Acquia, Pantheon • Search Provider: Solr, Elasticsearch, Algolia • AI Tools: Roo Code and GitHub Copilot • Queues: BullMQ, RabbitMQ, Kafka
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