Yasvanth Udayakumar

About Yasvanth Udayakumar

Dynamic and results-driven.NET and Azure Cloud Architect with 14+ years of proven expertise in Site Reliability, Cloud Architecture, and Distributed Systems Engineering across Azure and AWS. Specialized in designing and delivering highly scalable, fault-tolerant, and performance-optimized enterprise platforms that accelerate innovation, ensure uptime, and drive operational excellence in mission-critical environments. My expertise spans the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) — from gathering business requirements and defining architecture to deploying cloud-native applications and optimizing them for scale and cost efficiency. Cloud & DevOps: Skilled in Microsoft Azure and AWS, with deep experience in PaaS, serverless, and microservices architectures. I’ve built automated CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Pulumi, ArgoCD, and GitOps to deliver speed and reliability at scale. Engineering Expertise:Languages & Frameworks: C#.NET, ASP.NET Core, Node.js, React.js, Angular, GoLang, PythonAPIs & Integration: REST, OpenAPI/Swagger, OAuth2, JWT, Rate Limiting, mTLSMessaging: Kafka, Azure Event Hub, Azure Service Bus, AWS SQSData: Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, Postgres, DynamoDB, RedisContainers & Orchestration: Docker, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)🧠 AI & Emerging Tech: Passionate about leveraging OpenAI, GenAI, Agentic AI frameworks, LangChain, and N8N to automate workflows and drive intelligent decision-making. Observability & Reliability: Experienced with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, and Power BI, ensuring system transparency and measurable reliability improvements. Known for technical leadership, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration, I thrive in environments that demand innovation, operational excellence, and scalable design. I’m passionate about mentoring teams, modernizing platforms, and driving digital transformation through engineering and AI.

Experience

1. Staff Software Engineer

   Paylocity

   Mar 2026 — Present

Education

• Cheran Matriculation Higher Secondary School

  Higher Secondary, Computer Science

  2005 — 2007

• Harvard Business School Online

  Leadership Principles

• Harvard Business School Online

  eDiploma, Organizational Leadership

• Bannari Amman Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology

  2007 — 2011

• Hult International Business School

  Master of Business Administration - MBA