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Rajesh Kumar

@rajarya

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Engineering manager and solution architect driving AI/ML and IoT projects.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior technical leadership role where I can lead Java-based backend, AI/ML and IoT-driven platform engineering, mentor teams, collaborate cross-functionally, and deliver scalable, cost-efficient systems with a strong impact on product quality and business outcomes.

I am an Engineering Manager and Solution Architect with deep experience building enterprise-grade platforms in AI/ML, backend services, and IoT that drive measurable business outcomes.

At TomTom I led teams delivering geospatial map-making systems used by hundreds of millions, built AI agents and generative solutions for satellite imagery, and patented a map-making algorithm that cut manual effort dramatically.

I have a strong track record optimizing cloud and distributed microservice architectures to improve reliability and reduce infrastructure cost, and I founded and scaled an IoT division delivering hardware, firmware, and backend services for large industrial clients.

I am a hands-on technical leader who mentors engineers, partners with cross-functional stakeholders, and drives delivery of high-impact initiatives that improve accuracy, uptime, and customer satisfaction.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Software Engineering Manager

Current

TomTom

Sep 2021 - Present (4 years 9 months)

Led a team of 10+ engineers delivering high-performance geospatial and map-making solutions for 600M+ users, drove AI/ML agent deployments reducing manual work by 90% and streamlined data ingestion to process 100M+ daily points with 99.9% uptime while cutting costs ~90%.

AI ML Geospatial Java Microservices Docker Kubernetes Cloud Optimization Team Leadership

Expert Software Engineer

TomTom

Sep 2019 - Aug 2021 (1 year 11 months)

Re-architected premium ingestion systems to raise customer satisfaction from 50% to 95%, improved reliability to 99.95%, halved DB query times, and reduced cloud infrastructure costs by 50% for TB-scale geospatial deployments.

Distributed Systems Databases Java CI CD Reliability Engineering Stakeholder Management

Senior Software Engineer

TomTom

Jun 2011 - Aug 2019 (8 years 2 months)

Designed AI/ML-driven attribute detection and map-making innovations, filed patent WO2020002333 reducing manual production time by 90%, and led deployment of 400+ QA rules enabling migration from batch to transactional map making.

Computer Vision Satellite Imagery Java Spring Boot Microservices QA Automation Solution Architecture

Senior Programmer & Technical Lead

Jetnet Telematrix

Jan 2008 - Jun 2011 (3 years 5 months)

Founded and led the IoT division of 15+ engineers, designed GPS vehicle-tracking hardware/firmware and built a Java multi-threaded TCP/IP server handling 100,000+ devices, delivering industrial IoT platforms that generated $10M+ revenue.

IoT Firmware GPS Java TCP IP RTOS

Embedded Engineer

Vi-eTrans

Feb 2006 - Dec 2007 (1 year 10 months)

Developed GPS/GSM/GPRS-based IoT tracking systems and embedded firmware using OpenAT, improving real-time asset tracking reliability and operational efficiency for industrial clients.

Embedded Systems OpenAT GPS Firmware Development C++RTOS