
Raghav Ven
@raghavven
I architect Python microservices and lead engineering teams building AI-enabled, cloud-scale platforms.
What I'm looking for
I'm currently architecting Python microservices for Ascendion's AAVA AI platform, guiding the architecture and code structure of core services and improving their maintainability.
At AstroSure AI, I led 10–12 engineers and expanded the backend from 18 to 100+ APIs. I introduced agentic development workflows, built LLM integrations with Gemini and OpenAI using a Neo4j knowledge graph, and deployed microservices on AWS EKS.
Previously at Lemongrass and Fidelity Investments, I led backend teams delivering migration and network-automation platforms. My work reduced migration time by over 50%, manual intervention by 80%, and manual work for network engineers by 80%.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Python Architect
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Mar 2026 - Present (7 months)
Serve as Python Architect for Python-related microservices in Ascendion's AI platform, AAVA. Played an architect role within the AAVA Core/ Foundation team, guiding architecture and code structure for core Python services. Helped refactor several Python services within the Core services to improve maintainability and service structure.
Led 10-12 engineers; owned hiring/interviews (incl. weekend drives), onboarding, and performance reviews; delivered backend services and AI-enabled product features. Introduced agentic development workflows using Claude CoWork and Claude Code (agents for backend dev, unit testing, integration testing); reduced month-long epics to a few days. Expanded backend from 18 to 100+ APIs; improved reliabil
Led backend delivery for a multi-tenant SAP data migration platform across AWS/Azure/GCP; owned hiring/interviews and performance reviews for the backend team (team size 3). Designed microservices for VM lifecycle control, orchestration, and migration workflows; reduced migration time by 50%+ and manual intervention by 80%. Built UI-supporting backend services (real-time logs, progress tracking);
Led backend development for API signature testing automation within a 30-40 member QA automation organization; reduced manual testing effort by 60%; participated in hiring/interviews and mentored engineers. Built and standardized a logging framework enabling traceability and log aggregation via Splunk, improving debugging and triage.
Lead Software Developer / Python Backend Architect
Apr 2017 - Jun 2022 (5 years 2 months)
Led and grew a 7-12 member backend team; owned hiring (weekend drives), interviews, and performance reviews; delivered network automation products end-to-end. Delivered 25+ network automation microservices and REST APIs integrated with ServiceNow UI and Ansible Tower/AWX; reduced mundane manual work by 80% for 50-80 network engineers. System design for distributed systems (scalability, high availa
I used to work in a python based project in Bank of America Continuum India
Developed a WEB UI for a network controller device.
Worked for BNYMellon
Worked for ManuLife, SBILife and ICICI Insurance products of Planet Online. PlanetOnline later merged with Ebix.
Developed WEB Applications for Celestix's patch managers.
Worked in E-Business International Inc from Trichirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India for 4 months.
Education
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Saranathan College of Engineering
BE, Computer Science and Engineering
2003 - 2008
Campion Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School
HSLC, Computer Science
1995 - 2003
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