Kshitiz Anand
SDE-3 @Tesco | B.Tech NIT Rourkela
Email: anandkshitiz@gmail.com
Phone: +91-9972306960
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anandkshitiz
About
- Principal/Staff Software Engineer with 13+ years of experience designing and scaling distributed, cloud-native platforms at enterprise scale.
- Proven track record of leading system architecture for high-throughput event-driven platforms, influencing cross-team technical direction, and driving long-term platform reliability, scalability, and developer productivity.
- Deep expertise in backend and platform engineering using Java, SpringBoot, Kafka, Kubernetes, and cloud-native architectures, with hands-on experience applying GenAI and RAG-based systems to improve incident response and operational excellence.
Skills
Education
National Institute Of Technology(NIT), Rourkela
Professional Experience
Tesco, Bengaluru
- Led architecture and system design of a Kafka-based Messaging as a Service (MaaS) platform, enabling standardized event streaming across multiple teams and regions.
- Designed a multi-region, multi-tenant, API-first event streaming platform, establishing architectural patterns for scalability, reliability, security and high availability.
- Evaluated and influenced platform adoption decisions across Kafka ecosystems (Confluent, Strimzi), balancing performance, operational complexity, and enterprise requirements.
- Owned end-to-end platform delivery, from architectural vision and technical roadmap to production launch, working closely with platform, security, and SRE stakeholders.
- Architected a GenAI-powered incident resolution framework to reduce MTTD and MTTR through automated analysis, guided remediation, and execution plans.
- Implemented RAG-based workflows using LangChain, vector databases, and open-source LLMs, improving operational response quality and developer productivity.
Intuit, Bengaluru
- Led system design and implementation of Custom Dimensions for 250K+ QuickBooks Advanced customers using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and PostgreSQL.
- Defined and institutionalized Hexagonal Architecture patterns, improving maintainability, testability, and scalability across microservices.
- Designed and scaled batch processing platforms with multi-cluster support, improving throughput and fault tolerance.
- Led reliability initiatives including FMEA and chaos testing, strengthening platform robustness under failure scenarios.
athenahealth, Chennai
- Led development of a highly available decision engine platform processing over 1000 TPS for 116K+ healthcare customers.
- Designed event-driven data archiving systems using Kafka to support compliance and long-term data retention.
- Maintained over 95% automated test coverage across backend services.
- Provisioned cloud infrastructure on AWS including ECS, RDS, API Gateway, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Established DevOps practices and real-time monitoring using Prometheus and Grafana.
Oracle, Bengaluru
- Designed, developed, and deployed cloud applications for Oracle Supply Chain Management on Oracle Cloud.
- Led backend development efforts across design, testing, and production rollout.
- Developed multiple cloud applications for Oracle SCM on Oracle Cloud.
- Explored and prototyped internal AI- and voice-command based solutions as part of innovation initiatives.
Dassault Systemes, Pune & Bengaluru
- Developed solutions using the 3DEXPERIENCE platform C++ SDK to generate MBOM from EBOM.
- Built converters to transform designs and animations from DELMIA formats to 3DVIA Studio.
- Integrated CAD constraints from legacy systems into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Awards
Tesco Spotlight
2024 | Tech Leadership
Intuit Superstar Award
2022 | Tech Excellence
Athena Hackathon
2019 | Voice Assistant
Oracle Hackathon
2017 | Cloud Dashboard
Oracle Intrepreneur
2015 | Meeting Assistant
DS Innovation Forwards
2013 | 3DVIA Animation
DS Star Performer
2013 | Weight & Balance