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Venkatesh ThimmaDhinakaran

Director-level Software Engineering Manager specializing in full-stack SaaS and communications platforms

Hyper-ReachRochester Institute of TechnologyPrinceton, NJ12 Years ExperienceDirector LevelWorks Remote

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Hands-on Engineering Manager at Hyper-Reach modernizing a mission-critical emergency alerts platform used by county emergency directors and first responders during live disasters. He led a phased migration from a 25-year-old JSP monolith to React, shipped in 5 months instead of an estimated 1.5 years, with zero regression incidents and clear customer and sales impact.

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Key Strengths

  • Led phased migration of 25-year-old JSP monolith to React
  • Built high-stakes UI for government emergency response users
  • Strong legacy modernization and backward-compatibility strategy
  • Delivered major UI overhaul in 5 months vs 1.5-year estimate
  • Zero regression incidents during critical platform migration
  • Deep understanding of browser behavior and test reliability
  • Improved sales outcomes by eliminating UI objections in demos
  • Balanced modernization with preserving expert-user workflows
  • Established maintainable frontend patterns adopted by the team
  • Hands-on engineering management

Reference Highlights

Moderately Recommended
  • lead developer
  • owned the technical interface
  • led multiple interface update projects
  • proactive self-education
  • stays current with standards and best practices
  • guided architectural decisions
  • strong attention to performance and rendering
  • identified inefficient legacy patterns
  • improved DOM update efficiency
  • thorough troubleshooting approach
  • focus on quality through testing
  • measured outcomes with load time and parity metrics
  • drives UI/UX improvements
  • incorporates client and designer feedback
  • improved platform look and feel strategically
  • pragmatic modernization approach
  • manages delivery risk well

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Experience

Engineering ManagerHyper-Reach · Nov 2024 – Present
Lead Software EngineerHyper-Reach · Jul 2020 – Nov 2024
Software Engineer (IC-2)Oracle · Jun 2014 – Jul 2017
Personal Finance Platform ManualMoney (AI-assisted)Hyper-Reach · Jan 2026 – Presentfreelance
Software Engineer Co-opPaychex · Jan 2019 – May 2019internship
Software Engineer Co-opHyper-Reach · Sep 2019 – Dec 2019internship
Software Engineer InternshipOracle · Dec 2013 – May 2014internship

Education

Rochester Institute of Technologymaster, Software Engineering (2019)
Coimbatore Institute of Technologymaster, Software Engineering (2014)

Awards

  • 2024 Globee Tech Awards Judge
  • Bold Journey Interview

Languages

English

Publications

1 publication

Active learningMachine learningNatural language processingApp review classificationRequirements engineeringText classification

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Venkatesh ThimmaDhinakaranDirector-level Software Engineering Manager specializing in full-stack SaaS and communications platforms