Lalitha Paranam

Technology professional with expertise in cloud & scalable software solutions. Demonstrated success in leading zero-downtime, secure, high-volume systems. Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams, driving innovation & optimizing performance.

Work Experience

Member of Technical Staff, Platform services | Athenahealth | Bengaluru

  • Led the development of Athenahealth’s API gateway, a product that handles over 300 million network traffic a day, ensuring high availability and performance.
  • Delivered seamless technology migrations for 150+ clients, minimizing disruption and enhancing service quality.
  • Achieved a cost reduction of $20,000 annually through spearheading an initiative during the analytics dashboard development.
  • Reduced possible downtime of the product during disasters by 90% by strategizing an automated disaster recovery mechanism.  

 

Software Engineer, Product Development | Aqfer | Chennai

  • Led the product lifecycle management for Aqfer Universal Tag, a SaaS data collection platform, driving customer-centric feature enhancements.
  • Optimized costs by 40% by identifying and resolving complex software issue, enhancing the platform’s efficiency and reducing operational expenses.
  • Ensured a zero-downtime product through designing an automated end-to-end CI/CD pipeline, with a streamlined developer environment for faster and more reliable deployments.
  • Enhanced product compliance with global privacy regulations such as TCF and CCPA, expanding market reach to Europe and California, which resulted in an 18% increase in revenue.
  • Mentored and led a team of 3 interns, providing guidance on project planning, development, and successful project delivery.


 

Accomplishments
  • Special mention, Hackday - 24-hour coding event conducted by Aqfer, Chennai in year 2020
  • AIR 746, GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) (Top 99 percentile) - Computer Science paper in year 2022
  • AIR 13819 (Top 99 percentile) - JEE Mains in Engineering in year 2014
  • State 7th rank, 38th Mathematics Olympiad - Conducted by Andhra Pradesh Association of Mathematics Teachers, Junior Level in 2012.
  • 2nd Prize, Hindi Pakhwara - Elocution competition conducted by IIITDM Kancheepuram in 2016
     
Education

B.Tech (Computer Engineering), Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram Chennai
 

Certificates
Co/Extra-curricular
  • Core member, CultX, PGPX Culturals Committee (IIM Ahmedabad: 2024-25)
  • Core member, Soul Curry club – wellness club (IIM Ahmedabad: 2024-25)
  • Surfing - 10 day beginner course (Mulki, Mangalore: 2024)
  • Podcast host on Genatiq YouTube channel (2022)
  • Filmmaking course on Levelup platform by film director Karthik Subbaraj (2023)
  • Theater workshop by Theatrekaran (Chennai: 2021)
  • Joint Secretary, Cultural Affairs (IIITDM Kancheepuram: 2016-17)
  • Editor, “Margdarshan” – IIITDM’s quarterly magazine (IIITDM Kancheepuram: 2016-17)

Quick Look

  • Work Experience: 5.7 Years
  • Previous Roles

    Member of Technical Staff, Platform services, Athenahealth

    Software Engineer, Product Development, Aqfer

  • Function : Engineering & Maintainence
    Product Management/Development
  • Industry/Sector: Pharma/Healthcare/Life Sciences
    Technology
Work Experience

Member of Technical Staff, Platform services | Athenahealth | Bengaluru

  • Led the development of Athenahealth’s API gateway, a product that handles over 300 million network traffic a day, ensuring high availability and performance.
  • Delivered seamless technology migrations for 150+ clients, minimizing disruption and enhancing service quality.
  • Achieved a cost reduction of $20,000 annually through spearheading an initiative during the analytics dashboard development.
  • Reduced possible downtime of the product during disasters by 90% by strategizing an automated disaster recovery mechanism.  

 

Software Engineer, Product Development | Aqfer | Chennai

  • Led the product lifecycle management for Aqfer Universal Tag, a SaaS data collection platform, driving customer-centric feature enhancements.
  • Optimized costs by 40% by identifying and resolving complex software issue, enhancing the platform’s efficiency and reducing operational expenses.
  • Ensured a zero-downtime product through designing an automated end-to-end CI/CD pipeline, with a streamlined developer environment for faster and more reliable deployments.
  • Enhanced product compliance with global privacy regulations such as TCF and CCPA, expanding market reach to Europe and California, which resulted in an 18% increase in revenue.
  • Mentored and led a team of 3 interns, providing guidance on project planning, development, and successful project delivery.


 

Accomplishments
  • Special mention, Hackday - 24-hour coding event conducted by Aqfer, Chennai in year 2020
  • AIR 746, GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) (Top 99 percentile) - Computer Science paper in year 2022
  • AIR 13819 (Top 99 percentile) - JEE Mains in Engineering in year 2014
  • State 7th rank, 38th Mathematics Olympiad - Conducted by Andhra Pradesh Association of Mathematics Teachers, Junior Level in 2012.
  • 2nd Prize, Hindi Pakhwara - Elocution competition conducted by IIITDM Kancheepuram in 2016
     
Education

B.Tech (Computer Engineering), Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram Chennai
 

Certificates
Co/Extra-curricular
  • Core member, CultX, PGPX Culturals Committee (IIM Ahmedabad: 2024-25)
  • Core member, Soul Curry club – wellness club (IIM Ahmedabad: 2024-25)
  • Surfing - 10 day beginner course (Mulki, Mangalore: 2024)
  • Podcast host on Genatiq YouTube channel (2022)
  • Filmmaking course on Levelup platform by film director Karthik Subbaraj (2023)
  • Theater workshop by Theatrekaran (Chennai: 2021)
  • Joint Secretary, Cultural Affairs (IIITDM Kancheepuram: 2016-17)
  • Editor, “Margdarshan” – IIITDM’s quarterly magazine (IIITDM Kancheepuram: 2016-17)