Principal Software Engineer  ·  Hyderabad, India

Architecting systems
that scale and endure

15+ years building web and mobile platforms, leading cross-functional teams, and shipping AI-driven products. Head of Frontend & Mobile Engineering at Tericsoft.

15+
Years of experience
20+
Engineers mentored
ReactJS
React Native
NodeJS
TypeScript
Python
AI / ML
Distributed Systems
System Design
Fault Tolerance
WebRTC
Docker
AWS
Kafka
PostgreSQL
ReactJS
React Native
NodeJS
TypeScript
Python
AI / ML
Distributed Systems
System Design
Fault Tolerance
WebRTC
Docker
AWS
Kafka
PostgreSQL
About

Architect, mentor,
and craftsman at heart

I'm Santhosh Banda — a Principal Software Engineer based in Hyderabad with over 15 years of building things that last. I don't just write code; I architect systems, grow teams, and make sure what ships today doesn't become tomorrow's technical debt.

One of the things I'm most proud of is something most people never see: I designed a set of reusable project templates and standardized frameworks that cut new project startup time by 80%. Across 20+ client engagements, that's not a metric — it's months returned to teams who could focus on solving real problems instead of rebuilding boilerplate.

I lead with both hands. On one side, I go deep — architecting real-time AI systems, distributed backends, offline-first mobile platforms, and spatial WebRTC products. On the other, I build people up — I've mentored 20+ engineers, many of whom have grown into senior contributors and team leads in their own right.

What drives me is the belief that great engineering is invisible. When architecture is solid, teams move fast, systems stay up, and products feel effortless. That's the standard I hold myself to — every project, every time.

🧠AI/ML Prototyping
🎮PC & PS5 Gaming
🚶10K Steps/Day
Expertise

Skills & technologies

Frontend & Mobile
ReactJS TypeScript Redux Next.js Angular React Native Flutter OpenLayers Mapbox Fastlane Redux-Saga Formik SQLite HTML/CSS/SCSS
Backend & Database
NodeJS Express NestJS Python PHP OpenCV PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Redis Redshift
DevOps & Cloud
GitHub Actions GitLab CI/CD CircleCI Docker Apache Nginx AWS AppCenter DataDog Firebase Hevo Mixpanel
Distributed Systems
Message Queues Kafka Event-Driven Arch Pub/Sub Distributed Tracing Eventual Consistency Saga Pattern Sharding Replication WebSockets Socket.IO
System Design
Microservices API Gateway Load Balancing Caching Strategies Rate Limiting CDN Architecture Multi-Tenancy Horizontal Scaling Database Design REST / GraphQL SSE / WebRTC
Fault Tolerant Systems
Idempotency Circuit Breakers Retry Strategies Bulkhead Pattern Dead Letter Queues Graceful Degradation Health Checks Failover Backpressure Timeouts & Hedging Chaos Engineering
Portfolio

Featured projects

A selection of innovation highlights — real products shipped for real impact.

01
AI · Computer Vision · Security

EYZ — Real-Time Facial Recognition

Co-developed a live facial recognition system at GMR Hyderabad Logistics. Processes 20+ simultaneous CCTV streams for identity tracking, mask compliance detection, and real-time security alerts with low-latency inference.

ReactJS Python OpenCV Real-time
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02
AI · ML · Tooling

AI Annotation & Training Platform

Architected a canvas-based AI training platform automating image labeling workflows with integrated model retraining pipelines. Cut annotation cycle time by 60% — enabling the company's first commercial ML product sale.

ReactJS Canvas API Python ML Pipelines
03
WebRTC · Real-time · Spatial

Virtual Event Hosting Platform

Guided development of a spatial WebRTC ecosystem supporting proximity-based video and audio for 1000+ simultaneous users with animated avatars. Sub-100ms latency using MediaSoup and Socket.IO.

WebRTC MediaSoup Socket.IO NodeJS
04
GIS · Real-time · Emergency

Disaster Management App

Built a GIS system for real-time emergency visualization integrating WMS/WFS, weather overlays, and live field data. Enhances situational awareness and field coordination for emergency response teams.

React OpenLayers WMS/WFS GIS
05
AI · Streaming · Backend

AI Chat Platform (SSE Engine)

Implemented an AI-driven Server-Sent Events chat engine handling 1000 concurrent connections with dynamic context retrieval. Deployed across multiple clients with measurable engagement improvements.

NodeJS SSE AI/LLM Redis
06
React · SDK · Embedded

Pluggable React Chatbot Module

Drop-in embeddable ReactJS chatbot component integrable into any HTML or React app via a single script tag. Improved cross-app engagement by 35% across deployed clients.

ReactJS TypeScript SDK Webpack
07
Mobile · Offline-First · Logistics

Offline-First Delivery App

Offline-first React Native architecture with SQLite and Redux-Saga for delivery operations. Background sync, queue management, and full data reliability even in zero-connectivity environments.

React Native SQLite Redux-Saga Fastlane
08
Full-Stack · Ecosystem · Operations

Waste Management Ecosystem

Complete waste management platform with admin portal, corporate client app, and pickup agent application — seamless coordination across all user types in the Bintix ecosystem.

Angular NodeJS MongoDB MySQL
09
Game Dev · Real-time · Mobile

Isometric Multiplayer Mobile Game

Four-player isometric multiplayer game with real-time matchmaking, session management, and synchronized gameplay across all connected clients using Unity and Socket.IO.

Unity C# Socket.IO Mobile
10
DevOps · Architecture · Internal

Standardized Frontend & CI/CD Framework

Standardized frontend and mobile frameworks adopted across 20+ client projects, reducing setup time by ~80%. Automated CI/CD pipelines cut release cycles by 60% across all teams.

GitHub Actions Docker GitLab CI CircleCI
Career

Work experience

Jul 2018 — Present
Tericsoft Technology Solutions
Principal Software Engineer · Engineering Lead · Team Lead
Led full-cycle engineering for web and mobile platforms. Managed 5 department leads and 25+ developers, mentored 20+ engineers, architected frameworks across 20+ client projects, and drove the company's transition from Angular to ReactJS while independently establishing the mobile engineering department.
Dec 2009 — Jul 2018
Waste Ventures · BradSol · Studio Torque · MedHimalayas · Others
Sr. Software Engineer · Software Engineer · Web Developer
Delivered full-stack solutions across healthcare, education, and waste management sectors. Built 10+ applications using PHP, Angular, NodeJS, and MongoDB. Developed deep expertise in JavaScript, REST APIs, and server-side architecture that formed the foundation for large-scale leadership work.
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