Sunil Kidambi
Sunil Kidambi

Senior Backend and Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Actively looking · Member since 1 Oct 2026
Location
Cupertino, United States
Desired salary
Unspecified
Work preference
Remote Only / Full Time, Part Time, Contract, Freelance, Volunteer, Internship
Experience level
Senior

About

Professional summary

I am a backend and infrastructure engineer with extensive experience designing scalable cloud systems, RESTful APIs, automation frameworks, and data integration platforms. My primary programming languages are Python, C++, Java, Bash, PowerShell, and JavaScript.

I have deep hands-on experience with AWS architecture, infrastructure as code, DevOps automation, and secure cloud operations. I have used Terraform, Ansible, Docker, AWS services, CI/CD tooling, and observability platforms to reduce environment provisioning time, improve reliability, and control cloud costs.

I have worked across data engineering and database-focused initiatives involving PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Snowflake, and Elasticsearch. My work includes ETL pipelines, data replication, SQL validation, schema design, database migrations, and data-quality verification.

I have built and supported backend services for domains including robotics and clinical data, school safety, insurance software, telecommunications, advertising, finance, fleet management, and mobile navigation. I focus on building secure, high-performance systems while collaborating closely with product, business, and cross-functional engineering teams.

I also have experience troubleshooting production environments, managing incidents and on-call responsibilities, and resolving issues involving networks, firewalls, permissions, deployments, and application logic. I continue to strengthen my machine learning and mathematics foundation through coursework in Python, pre-calculus, calculus, and linear algebra.

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Skills

42 capabilities

Tech stack & tools

Working toolkit

Experience

Career history

Student West Valley College

Underwent the Machine Learning/Deep Learning with Python course, covering NumPy, Matplotlib, and Pandas DataFrames.

Undertaking mathematics refresher coursework in pre-calculus and calculus, with planned progression through linear algebra to strengthen foundations for machine learning and AI.

Python/Data Engineer Intuitive Surgical Inc

Migrated Informatica workflows to Apache Airflow, reducing licensing costs and enabling more developer-driven automation. Built a scalable distributed Data-as-a-Service platform using Python, Docker, and Linux to ingest, process, and serve robotics, manufacturing, engineering, and clinical data.

Developed Python data-integration jobs across Microsoft SQL Server, Snowflake, and PostgreSQL; validated data with complex SQL and Python scripts; and resolved connectivity, firewall, permission, ETL, and environment issues. Managed Airflow migrations and GitLab branching, rebasing, and commit squashing.

Python Backend Developer SafeSchoolMap LLC

Architected a FastAPI-based REST API on AWS using Terraform to deliver U.S. school incident reports. Improved security by moving third-party API key usage to the backend and reduced data costs by caching prior query results in local tables.

Configured AWS development and production environments with VPC, EC2, RDS, Docker, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, PostgREST, and pgBouncer. Integrated ArcGIS and Crimeometer data, migrated a WordPress frontend to AWS Lightsail, and designed a secure indexed and partitioned PostgreSQL schema.

Python/AWS Infrastructure Backend Developer Insurity Inc

Developed AWS cloud automation using Ansible, Terraform, Python, Bash, and PowerShell, reducing setup timelines for new product environments from days to hours. Created an operating-system-agnostic framework that generated userdata scripts from JSON using Terraform.

Supported AWS asset integration involving Transit Gateways, IAM, KMS, EC2, WAF, Cloudflare, Observe, BigPanda, Nagios, and DNS services. Provided incident management and on-call support, while applying networking knowledge across TCP/IP, DNS, HTTPS, VPNs, firewalls, routing, and NAT.

Python/AWS Developer CodeObjects (An Insurity company) Inc

Improved the scale, reliability, security, and cost effectiveness of AWS-hosted software solutions. Automated builds, deployments, database refreshes, reporting, and developer workflows using Python, Bash, PowerShell, AWS CLI, and CI/CD practices.

Deployed, troubleshot, audited, and performed root-cause analysis for Java applications running on WildFly with Maven and Elastic Beanstalk deployments. Implemented cloud monitoring, alerting, and cost optimization using AWS services including Lambda, EC2, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, SNS, KMS, IAM, SES, and WAF.

Python/AWS Developer Atlassian Corporation

Enhanced product features, addressed technical debt, and produced standardized code using AWS-oriented solutions.

Worked with Gunicorn, Flask, pytest, Amazon SQS, Scala, Gatling, Jira, and Datadog.

C++/Java Developer Yahoo Inc

Implemented GDPR-related changes for the Display Ad Exchange, helping make the Brightroll tool compliant with applicable data protection laws and conventions.

Worked with Codehale, tcpdump, curl, Jenkins, CI/CD workflows, JSON, Protocol Buffers, MySQL, and advertising exchange systems.

C++/Python Developer Google

Contributed to the Wireless Innovation Forum telecom project for sharing radio bandwidth among technology partners.

Worked with Spectrum Access System components, C99, C++, Python, Go, JSON, GCP, SSL certificates, CBSD devices, and Protocol Buffers.

C++/Java Developer Yahoo Inc

Supported technical reorganization and upgrade projects during Yahoo transition activities.

Worked with C++, PHP, JavaScript, Jenkins, CI/CD, OpenStack, PayPal payment gateway, FTP and email engines, Yahoo hosting, and small-business systems.

PHP/C++ Developer Zonar Systems Inc

Maintained fleet management software and developed new features using C++ and PHP.

Ensured real-time data ingestion from Zonar devices was accurately captured in PostgreSQL, improving data reliability for fleet operations.

C++ Developer Bloomberg L.P.

Developed features for a Bloomberg Fixed Income application on the Bloomberg Console platform.

Used C++/STL, JavaScript, SQLite, and XML to improve application functionality, performance, and user experience.

VC++/MySQL/Oracle Developer Endurance Inc

Migrated an e-commerce and web-hosting portal application from Oracle Database to MySQL.

Worked with Visual Studio 10, VC++, Java, Hibernate, MyBatis/iBatis, and SOAP server/client integrations to improve compatibility and database performance.

Python/Perl/Bash/JavaScript/ELK Developer Fiserv Inc

Implemented a log-file parser, Elasticsearch backend storage model, and front-end components for the DevOps team.

Used Python, JavaScript, Ajax, Perl, Bash, Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana as part of an ELK-based solution.

Java/C++/Perl/Oracle Developer ETrade Financial Corporation

Developed features using C++ RESTful APIs and batch scripts for systematic investment plan workflows.

Worked in an environment involving Java, Perl, Oracle, and financial application development.

Python Developer Networks In Motion Inc

Developed the Python backend for the Gokivo mobile navigation application.

Used JSON, XML, REST APIs, Oracle stored procedures, ETL processing, and test-driven development to support mobile application integrations.

JavaScript/Hibernate Developer Wells Fargo Bank

Developed components of home loan application processing workflows.

Used J2EE, Spring, Hibernate, HTML/CSS, Rhino JavaScript, and Lombardi Frameworks to improve process efficiency and accuracy.

Education

Learning history

Mumbai University

Bachelor of Commerce, Commerce

Bachelor's degree from Mumbai University, Mumbai, India.

Department of Electronics, Government of India

DoEAcc A Level Diploma, Computer Science

Diploma-level computer science course.

National Center for Software Technology (now C-DAC)

Post Graduate Diploma, Software Technology

Post Graduate Diploma in Software Technology.

Madurai Kamaraj University

Master of Computer Applications, Computer Applications

Master's degree in Computer Applications.

Amazon

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, Cloud Architecture

Professional AWS certification.

Harvard Extension

CS50 Certificate, Computer Science

CS50 certification.

Columbia Business School Executive Education

Value Investing Certificate, Investment Decision Making

Online executive education certification in value investing.

Google/Coursera

Google IT Automation with Python Certificate, IT Automation

Certification in IT automation using Python.

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