Gaurav Pratap Singh
Principal Software Engineer
I build distributed systems at the intersection of scale and intelligence.
I’m a Principal / Staff Software Engineer based in Noida, India, with 11 years of experience designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems across healthcare, financial services, telecom, and enterprise SaaS. Currently at a leading enterprise HCM platform, I architect event-driven microservices powering workforce management for millions of employees globally — working daily with Java, Kafka, Spring Cloud, and Kubernetes on cloud-native infrastructure.
What keeps me energised is the relentless pursuit of what’s next. In January 2025 I enrolled in the MS Computer Science programme at Georgia Tech (Computing Systems + ML specialisation), bridging enterprise engineering with rigorous academic ML and distributed computing research. Alongside my coursework I’ve gone deep in the Agentic SDLC space — using Claude Code and Codex daily to reshape how I design, write, review, and ship software.
Beyond the day job, I write, speak, and mentor. I’ve shipped a Shark Tank Award-winning Ethereum DApp at Fidelity, led the Blockchain Training Group at RBS, and earned recognition at every company for measurable engineering impact — cutting release cycles, reducing downtime, and accelerating time-to-market. If you’re looking for someone who combines deep backend craft with strategic thinking and an insatiable curiosity, let’s talk.
Principal / Staff Software Engineer
Enterprise HCM Platform · Noida, India- Architect event-driven microservices for HCM / Workforce Management serving millions globally
- Pioneered Agentic SDLC adoption — Claude Code + GitHub Copilot into team workflow; ~40% reduction in boilerplate authoring time
- Built cloud licensing suite on Azure (Flexera FNO/FNE) with SBOM generation; 25% faster time-to-market
- Mentors 3–5 engineers; leads ADRs and architectural design reviews
Senior Member of Technical Staff
athenahealth · India- Led modernisation of EDI-based RCM platform from WebSphere monolith to reactive microservices
- Integrated Kafka (EDI 835/837) + Elasticsearch; reduced system downtime 20% — R&R Award
- Implemented Apache Karaf / OSGI modular deployment for zero-downtime releases
Module Lead
Ciena Blueplanet · India- Led Blueplanet MDSO & Network Inventory — redesigned CI/CD pipeline; release cycle –20%
- Implemented Neo4j graph-database topology management for telecom network resource correlation
- Star of the Quarter Award; On Spot Bravo Award for rapid production incident resolution
Software Designer
Royal Bank of Scotland (NatWest) · India- Built PowerCurve COE on PCF; deployment time –30%
- Founded RBS Blockchain Training Group — coached 15+ engineers on Ethereum / Hyperledger Fabric
- Delivered blockchain trade finance PoC using Spring Cloud + Ethereum
Software Engineer
Fidelity Investments · India- Ethereum DApp: asset transfer 3 days → real-time — Shark Tank Award Winner
- Bravo Employee of the Quarter; Angular 2+ / Spring Boot wealth management products
Software Engineer
Cognizant Technology Solutions · India- BCN enrollment migration — millions of records, Spring Batch + EDI 834/835/837, 90%+ BDD coverage
- Best CSR Project 2014 (Gates Foundation “John Snow” initiative)
Barco Licensing Suite
Cloud licensing platform using Flexera FNO/FNE. Introduced pay-as-you-go metered licensing and SBOM generation (SPDX + CycloneDX). Reduced time-to-market by 25%.
25% faster TTM · Pay-as-you-go model · SBOM/SPDX compliance
Transfer of Assets DApp
Ethereum-based DApp automating transfer-of-asset workflows between financial custodians. Reduced settlement from 3 business days to real-time via smart contracts. Won Fidelity Shark Tank Award.
3 days → real-time settlement · Shark Tank Award Winner
Blueplanet MDSO — Star of Quarter
Module lead for Multi-Domain Service Orchestrator and Network Inventory. Redesigned CI/CD, automated integration test suites, Neo4j graph-database topology management at scale.
20% faster releases · Star of Quarter · Graph topology at scale
AthenaEDI RCM Modernisation — R&R Award
Led migration of EDI-based Revenue Cycle Management from WebSphere monolith to reactive microservices using Apache Karaf and OSGI. Kafka for high-throughput EDI 835/837 processing.
20% downtime reduction · R&R Award · Healthcare RCM at scale
PowerCurve COE + Enterprise Blockchain
Built PowerCurve Centre of Excellence on PCF (30% faster deployments). Founded and led the RBS Blockchain Training Group — coached 15+ engineers on Ethereum and Hyperledger Fabric.
30% faster deployments · Blockchain Training Group (15+ engineers)
BCN Enrollment Migration — Gates Foundation CSR
Large-scale healthcare enrollment migration for Blue Cross Network — millions of records from mainframe to Java. Spring Batch pipelines with 90%+ Cucumber BDD test coverage.
90%+ test coverage · Millions of records migrated · Best CSR Project 2014
How I use AI agents — not as autocomplete, but as engineering partners that design, refactor, test, and ship. The developer workflow is being rewritten in real time.
Patterns, anti-patterns, and real-world trade-offs in event-driven architecture — from telco to healthcare to enterprise SaaS.
After 11 years and 90%+ test coverage on production systems, here’s why test-driven development isn’t optional — and how BDD changes the conversation with stakeholders.
Honest retrospective on building the Shark Tank-winning Ethereum DApp and the RBS Blockchain Training Group. Where enterprise blockchain adds value — and where it doesn’t.
What 11 years of production distributed systems looks like through the lens of academic ML. Notes from the Computing Systems + ML specialisation at Georgia Tech.
Architecting and Innovating with Gaurav 