Sumit Singh Kanwal
Backend Lead & Software Engineer
Driving growth through technical leadership and scalable solutions
About Me
Backend lead with 10 years of experience, driving growth at Cisco. Previously contributed to tech-hiring, e-commerce, ed-tech, gen-AI and healthcare platforms with proven success in tech leadership and automating scalable businesses.
Professional Experience
Cisco Systems
Software Engineer III, IV and V
- Led teams to develop network monitoring and data analytics solutions for Airtel, Jio 5G and RioTinto - driving future business expansions.
- Led teams to develop multiple gen-AI driven SAAS projects and POCs around assistants, agents and policy management.
- Implemented DevOps/ETL pipelines, reducing build/release times and streamlining business application pipelines to gather insights of network elements using Splunk.
- Designed disaster recovery plans for multiple customers in order to ensure business continuity during service outages.
- Led teams to design and implement network inventory, configuration, and syslog analysis solutions for Meta, Microsoft, and Google—enabling identification of vulnerabilities, migration opportunities, and automated remediation guides.
- Planned infrastructure, conducted multi-cloud deployments, and implemented operational strategies resulting in measurable reduction in MTTR(Mean time to resolve) for various 5G mobility clients of Cisco.
DoSelect
Senior Software Engineer
- Led the product development team of 4 engineers.
- Successfully migrated all Python2 EndOfLife microservices to Python3 to ensure business continuity.
- Managed the release process and ensure stable systems by promoting effective communication, collaboration, and continuous improvement within DevOps and SRE teams.
- Implemented security enhancements, managed AWS budgeting and cost planning, and optimized resource allocation for efficient operations.
ZenEducation Private Ltd.
Senior Software Engineer
- Led a development team of 2 engineers in creating ERP solutions for schools and an online analytics platform, involving decision-making based on student results.
Reckare Pvt Ltd
Cofounder and Director
- Co-founded Reckare, defined company guidelines, and formulated product strategy to digitize healthcare through shareable medical records via Aadhaar fingerprint.
- Connected 2 clinics and 5+ individual doctors to use Reckare ERP solution.
Cisco Systems
Network Consulting Engineer
- Provided software recommendations as part of the network optimization team to enhance client network performance.
Technical Skills
Languages & Databases
Technologies
Frameworks & Tools
Automation
Gen-AI
Education
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
GPA: 8.2/10
Publications & Certifications
Publication
SQL injection and its counter measures, Elsevier Proceedings and its Digital Library, Paper ID - 1160, 2014
Certifications
- Cisco Certified Network Associate, 2015
- Cisco Certified Devnet Associate, 2020
- Machine Learning - ECornell, 2021
Personal Projects
Webvortex.site
Developed AI-powered platform that redefines how software is created—using an agentic, developer-grade approach to turn natural language prompts into fully functional web applications in minutes.