Niladri D.

Solution Architect | AWS | Kubernetes | DevOps | SaaS

I help SaaS companies, startups, and engineering teams design, modernize, and stabilize production systems across AWS, Kubernetes, and cloud-native environments. With 15+ years of experience across solution architecture, software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps, I work on systems where technical decisions directly affect scalability, reliability, security, engineering velocity, and cloud cost. Clients typically bring me in when they need senior technical ownership — not simply another developer. ◆ WHAT I CAN HELP WITH • Solution & Software Architecture • AWS Cloud Architecture • Kubernetes / Amazon EKS • DevOps & Platform Engineering • Terraform & Infrastructure as Code • CI/CD & Multi-Environment Deployment • SaaS & Multi-Tenant Architecture • Microservices & Event-Driven Systems • Backend & API Architecture • Cloud Migration & Modernization • Security, IAM & Network Architecture • High Availability & Disaster Recovery • Performance & Scalability Engineering • Architecture, Code & PR Reviews • Technical Leadership & Engineering Advisory ◆ CLOUD, PLATFORM & SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE I design production systems with more than deployment in mind. Architecture decisions consider failure modes, networking, security boundaries, scalability, deployment strategy, observability, backup/recovery, operational complexity, maintainability, and long-term infrastructure cost. I work on both new platforms and existing systems with technical debt, reliability issues, security concerns, deployment bottlenecks, or scaling limitations. My engineering background helps me design architecture that teams can realistically implement and operate — not diagrams disconnected from engineering reality. ◆ CORE TECHNOLOGY Cloud: AWS — EKS, ECS/Fargate, Lambda, RDS, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudFront Platform: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins Architecture: SaaS, Microservices, Distributed Systems, Event-Driven Architecture, SQS/Kafka Backend: Python, Node.js, TypeScript, FastAPI/Django, REST APIs Data: PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB Observability: CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana Security: IAM/RBAC, OAuth2, WAF, Secrets Management AI Systems: LLM APIs, RAG, pgvector, Vector Search, AI Workflow Automation Also experienced with Azure and Google Cloud for migration, integration, and multi-cloud environments. ◆ DEVOPS, RELIABILITY & AUTOMATION I help engineering teams build predictable paths from development to production through infrastructure automation, Kubernetes deployment strategy, CI/CD architecture, environment standardization, secrets management, monitoring, backup and disaster recovery, security hardening, production troubleshooting, and cloud cost optimization. The goal is not simply to make infrastructure work — it is to make it repeatable, observable, secure, and maintainable. ◆ TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP I work directly with founders, CTOs, stakeholders, and engineering teams when senior technical judgment is needed. Typical responsibilities include architecture reviews, technical risk assessment, critical PR/code reviews, infrastructure audits, scalability planning, security reviews, technology evaluation, engineering standards, modernization roadmaps, and resolving difficult technical bottlenecks. I can also provide ongoing architecture and technical oversight when a company needs senior engineering leadership without immediately adding a full-time architect or technology executive. I am comfortable at both levels: designing the architecture and getting hands-on when a difficult implementation or production problem requires it. ◆ AI-ENABLED SYSTEMS Where AI provides real product or operational value, I architect production systems involving LLM integrations, RAG, vector search, document processing, AI APIs, and workflow automation. My focus is the production architecture around AI — data flow, APIs, security, observability, scalability, reliability, and cost — rather than prototype-only demos. ◆ TRACK RECORD ✓ 15+ years in software, cloud, DevOps, and solution architecture ✓ $100K+ earned on Upwork ✓ 200+ completed projects ✓ 4,000+ Upwork hours ✓ Experience with startups, SaaS companies, and enterprise systems ✓ Computer Science background | RHCE | CCNA Client feedback: “Nil headed up a full backend solution including RESTful API and AWS cloud setup. He is knowledgeable, understands your needs, and delivers creative, high-quality solutions.” I focus on practical architecture — systems that can actually be built, deployed, secured, operated, scaled, and maintained. If you need someone who can understand the business problem, challenge weak technical assumptions, make sound architecture decisions, and work effectively with your engineering team, I can help.