Vysakh Venugopalan

Software Engineer

2+ yrs exp 86 · Excellent

About

Software Engineer with 2+ years of experience developing enterprise-scale applications using Java and Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), supporting platforms with 50M+ monthly users. Experienced in backend development, REST APIs, reusable component architecture, performance optimization, and production troubleshooting. Familiar with Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, JPA, and SQL, focused on building scalable, maintainable, and high-performance solutions.

Skills & Expertise (25)

JavaScript Intermediate

7.5/10

Years Exp

Java Intermediate

7.5/10

Years Exp

Git Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Ajax Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

JSON Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

REST APIs Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

CSS Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

HTML Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

SQL Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

MySql Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

SOLID principles Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Maven Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

MVC Architecture Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Design Patterns Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

JPA Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Hibernate Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Spring Boot Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Spring Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Data Structures and Algorithms Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

OSGi Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Postman Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

SonarQube Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Apache JMeter Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Htl Sling Models

Work Experience

Software Development Engineer (AEM/Java)

Malayala Manorama

Apr 2024 - Jun 2026

Designed and implemented modular AEM component architecture using Java, Sling Models, and HTL across platforms reaching 50M+ monthly users. Reduced implementation redundancy by 40% through a standardized component library, accelerating feature development and improving maintainability. Optimized content-heavy pages and AJAX/API integrations across Manorama Online and The Week, achieving 30% faster render times and reducing redundant requests by 25%. Led the full-scale revamp of The Week (1.5M users), improving scalability and long-term maintainability through site restructuring and component redesign. Improved code quality through SonarQube remediation and proactive UAT participation, eliminating 40% of code smells, reducing bug resolution time by 25%, and lowering post-release defects by 20%. Diagnosed and resolved performance bottlenecks in Vanitha (700K+ users), leading to improved responsiveness and stabilized traffic.

Full-Stack Development Trainee

Kodnest Technologies

Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

Applied Java, JavaScript, React, HTML, and CSS to develop full-stack training projects and responsive user interfaces, while also developing and customizing WordPress-based websites.

Programmer Analyst Trainee

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

Performed performance and non-functional testing using Apache JMeter and LoadRunner, designing load test scenarios, analyzing performance metrics, and identifying application bottlenecks.