ENGINEER
Lead Engineer · 10 Years

Albin Antony

Distributed Systems · AI Backends · Microservices

✉ albinantony.me@gmail.com ✆ +91 9961914188 in LinkedIn ⌖ Kochi, India
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01 / About

Architecting
the future,
one service
at a time.

Lead Backend Engineer with 10 years of experience designing and scaling distributed systems and microservices-based architectures. Specialized in building secure, high-performance backends for enterprise-level AI systems.

Experienced in optimizing system performance, managing complex third-party API integrations, and overseeing the full software development lifecycle. A hands-on leader dedicated to architectural excellence, code quality, and building high-impact cross-functional engineering teams.

10 Years Exp.
90% Manual Effort Reduced
99.9% Uptime Achieved
6+ Engineers Led
02 / Skills

Technical Arsenal

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Languages

Python JavaScript TypeScript
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Backend

FastAPI Flask Django REST APIs Celery Microservices Event-Driven Async Processing
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AI / ML

LLMs RAG LangChain HuggingFace Multi-Agent Weaviate Qdrant
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Cloud & DevOps

AWS Azure Docker Kubernetes CI/CD Jenkins Helm
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Databases & Messaging

PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis Kafka RabbitMQ MQTT EMQX
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Observability & Frontend

OpenTelemetry Grafana Loki Tempo Sentry Angular HTML/CSS
03 / Experience

Career Timeline

Feb 2023 — Jan 2026

Lead Engineer

CogniCor AI · Kochi

AI / Fintech
  • Architected a scalable AI Copilot platform using microservices, automating compliance workflows and reducing manual effort by 90%, improving advisor productivity by 70%.
  • Built RAG pipelines using vector databases and multi-agent systems with LangChain for context-aware responses across enterprise datasets.
  • Designed a bidirectional CRM integration layer (Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics) to unify client data and enable seamless cross-system workflows.
  • Developed a low-latency meeting intelligence backend for Zoom and Microsoft Teams with local-first transcription and summarization.
  • Led migration of CI/CD pipelines to Kubernetes-based infrastructure, achieving 99.9% uptime.
  • Implemented end-to-end observability using OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Loki, and Tempo.
  • Led a cross-functional team of 6 engineers, driving full SDLC execution and mentoring developers.
Aug 2019 — Jan 2023

Lead Engineer

CogniCor AI · Kochi

SaaS / AI
  • Designed and built a scalable SaaS platform for deploying AI-powered digital assistants.
  • Led architecture of distributed backend systems supporting high-concurrency workloads and multi-tenant environments.
  • Integrated third-party APIs and enterprise tools, enhancing platform capabilities.
  • Acted as Technical Architect in stakeholder discussions, translating business requirements into scalable system designs.
May 2017 — Aug 2019

Full Stack Developer

FutureHook Technologies · Kochi

IoT
  • Architected a scalable IoT-based home automation platform with real-time device control.
  • Built event-driven communication using MQTT and EMQX for reliable device orchestration.
  • Developed unified APIs integrating Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit.
  • Owned end-to-end product delivery including backend, mobile apps, and admin dashboards.
May 2016 — May 2017

Software Engineer

SayOne Technologies · Kochi

Scale
  • Built high-performance backend APIs for a large-scale discovery platform supporting 100K+ active users.
  • Developed PoC solutions to onboard enterprise clients, rapidly converting ideas into production systems.
  • Implemented async task processing and payment integrations (Stripe) for e-commerce platforms.
  • Engineered high-efficiency data crawling systems using Scrapy.
04 / Core Competencies

What I Bring

01

Leadership & Management

Team Leadership, Mentoring, Agile/Scrum, Hiring, Cross-Functional Collaboration

02

System Design & Architecture

Distributed Systems, Microservices, API Design, Scalable Systems, Technical Roadmapping

03

AI Systems Engineering

LLM Applications, RAG Pipelines, Multi-Agent Systems, Prompt Engineering, LLM Evaluation

04

Backend & Platform

High-Concurrency Systems, Async Processing, Event-Driven Architecture, API Integrations

05

DevOps & Reliability

CI/CD Pipelines, Kubernetes, Observability, Incident Management, High Availability

06

Performance & Optimization

System Performance Tuning, Cost Optimization, Scalability, Fault Tolerance

05 / Education
B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering
Sahrdaya College of Engineering & Technology
Thrissur, Kerala
2012 — 2016