About Sritharan
I am Sritharan (Sri), a Senior Software Architect based in Mol, Belgium, with over 17 years of hands-on experience designing and operating production-grade systems. I specialize in turning "spaghetti code" and operational chaos into stable, scalable, and automated platforms.
How I can help you:
Platform Architecture: Designing cloud-native microservices that scale predictably (AWS/Azure).
Backend Engineering: Building robust APIs and heavy-lifting background workers using Python (FastAPI, Django).
DevOps & Reliability: Setting up Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines so you can deploy without fear.
Legacy Modernization: Transforming old PHP/Monolithic systems into modern, maintainable architectures.
Tech Stack:
Languages: Python (Expert), PHP (Legacy migration)
Core: FastAPI, Django, PostgreSQL, Redis
Infra: Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, AWS, Azure
Async: RabbitMQ, Celery, Kafka (Event-Driven Systems)
I speak fluent English and Dutch. Whether you need a strategic architect to guide your team or a hands-on engineer to build the core of your platform, I deliver production-ready results.
Let's discuss your challenge. Feel free to book a call.
English
Native or bilingual
Dutch
Fluent
German
Basic
Can work on-site
Mol (up to 50km)
Experience
- SKengineerLead Platform Engineer & Software ArchitectJune 2018 - Today (8 years)Belgium
- Designed scalable backend architectures and domain-driven APIs using FastAPI and PostgreSQL for multi-tenant platforms.
- Built complex async workflows using Celery, RabbitMQ and event-driven pipelines for provisioning, synchronization and background processing.
- Designed order and service orchestration engines with retries, idempotency and compensation logic for long-running workflows.
- Implemented cloud-native microservices on Kubernetes with separated API, worker and scheduler services.
- Built CI/CD pipelines and automated infrastructure provisioning for reproducible and reliable deployments.
- Implemented observability with metrics, tracing and alerting to improve reliability and reduce MTTR.
- Optimized database performance using indexing, query tuning and async task offloading under peak workloads.
- Secured APIs using OAuth2/JWT, rate limiting and audit logging across distributed services.
- Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, RabbitMQ, Celery, AWS, Azure, API Security,
- Payments/Billing
Projecten- Quotiva: Multi-Tenant SaaS voor Offertes, Facturatie & Workflow-Automatisering (jun 2025 - heden)
- VoltMol: Platform voor Elektrische Werkopdrachten, IoT-monitoring & Automatisering (sep 2024 - apr 2025)
- CompactCode: Odoo Migration & Custom Business Applications (mrt 2024 - aug 2024)
- Midbel: Domain & Hosting Commerce Platform (Provisioning, Billing & Automation) (nov 2023 - feb 2024)
- Hiork: Job Portal & Recruitment Automation Platform (sep 2022 - okt 2023)
- Daikin: Industrieel IoT Cloud Platform (jan 2022 - sep 2022)
- Mutas: Emergency Dispatch & Medical Coordination Platform (sep 2021 - dec 2021)
- CodeMatic BV: Full Stack, Automation & Cloud Engineering Projects (jun 2018 - aug 2021)
- (Hobbytex, Halito, Internal Projects)Lead Platform Engineer & Software ArchitectNovember 2013 - June 2018 (4 years and 7 months)Belgium
- Designed backend architectures and domain-driven APIs for business platforms and mobile applications.
- Built and maintained Python services integrating ERP (Odoo), accounting and warehouse systems.
- Led modernization of legacy PHP systems into Laravel and Python-based service architectures.
- Managed and mentored an internal IT team of 7 software engineers.
- Implemented data synchronization and automation pipelines across multiple enterprise systems.
- Built backend services supporting React Native mobile applications and real-time workflows.
- Containerized services using Docker and implemented CI/CD pipelines for stable deployments.
- Optimized PostgreSQL and Redis models for transactional and integration-heavy workloads.
- Implemented monitoring and operational dashboards to support production reliability.
- Python, Django, Flask, PostgreSQL, Docker, CI/CD, RabbitMQ, Celery, AWS, Redis, REST APIs, Monitoring
Projecten- Immoweb: Mobile Applications & Backend Services (mei 2018 - dec 2018)
- Halito: Event Management Platform Modernization (dec 2017 - mei 2018)
- Hobbytex: ERP Integrations & B2B Textile Management Platform (nov 2013 - dec 2017)
- AGOEarly Career (2010-2013): Backend Engineer (Software Engineer Consultant)November 2010 - December 2013 (3 years and 1 month)Antwerp, Belgium
- Implemented Python and Django backend services supporting manufacturing and research data pipelines.
- Integrated machine and equipment data using SOAP-based service interfaces.
- Developed monitoring and reporting tools for factory and lab environments.
- Python, Django, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, Git, MySQL, Redis, Linux
Projecten- IMEC: Manufacturing Data & Monitoring Platforms (nov 2010 - dec 2013)
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Education
- Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)
- Cloud Architecture and Deployment on AWS Kubernetes Cluster Operations & Container Orchestration CI/CD Automation and DevOps Pipeline Engineering Microservices Architecture with Python (FastAPI & Django) Event-Driven Systems with Kafka & RabbitMQ Advanced React & Next.js Production Applications React Native Mobile Application Architecture Applied Machine Learning & LLM Integration with PythonCloud Architecture and Deployment on AWS Kubernetes Cluster Operations & Container Orchestration CI/CD Automation and DevOps Pipeline Engineering Microservices Architecture with Python (FastAPI & Django) Event-Driven Systems with Kafka & RabbitMQ Advanced React & Next.js Production Applications React Native Mobile Application Architecture Applied Machine Learning & LLM Integration with Python