About

Karthikeyan Marikrishnan is a highly skilled Backend Engineer with 8.95 years of relevant experience in designing, developing, and delivering complex backend services and web applications. He is currently working as a Senior Backend Engineer at Apple, where he is responsible for developing and maintaining backend services for various business requirements. Prior to this, he worked as a Sr Backend Engineer at TCS, where he played a critical role in overhauling the backend services for Lenovo repair tools using Java Spring, MySQL, Angular, Oracle PLSQL, and AWS. He optimized DB and app servers on the cloud using MySQL RDS, Oracle TKPROF, DB migration from premise to cloud, and app server migration from JBOSS to wildfly/tomcat. He also fully automated the CI/CD process using Jenkins, Selenium (webdriver), and MochaJs for testing, which saved the project $1M in licensing, infrastructure & labor costs. Karthikeyan has a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology, where he gained expertise in various programming languages and technologies. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in Bioinformatics from SRM University. In addition, he has a Middle School Diploma in Computer Science from Modern School. Karthikeyan's technical expertise includes Backend, Web, infra, MySQL, AWS, Mobile, Selenium, CI/CD, test, Spring, Jenkins, Java, and AngularJS. He has a strong understanding of Service Operations software stack and has developed solutions including web apps, SOAP & REST webservices for several business requirements. He has also developed end-to-end app systems including Database design and development. He is a quick learner, a team player, and has excellent problem-solving skills. Overall, Karthikeyan is a highly motivated and skilled Backend Engineer with a passion for developing innovative solutions to complex business problems. He is committed to delivering high-quality work and is always looking for opportunities to learn and grow in his field.