NIRAJ KUMAR

CTO & Co-Founder | SaaS ERP Platform Architect | MSME Digital Transformation Leader

nirajkvinit@gmail.com +91-9874983989 Bengaluru, Karnataka

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Visionary technology leader with 15+ years driving digital transformation for MSMEs through innovative SaaS solutions. Currently architecting and developing comprehensive ERP platforms that empower Indian MSMEs by automating compliance, streamlining operations, and enabling business growth. Expert in modern tech stack including Golang, Next.js (TypeScript), Redux Toolkit, TanStack Query, and MongoDB. Proven track record of building scalable systems that reduce operational costs while improving efficiency.

Core Mission: Democratizing enterprise technology for MSMEs by delivering integrated solutions for invoicing, compliance management, customer relationships, inventory, supply chain, payments, billing, document organization, and information management.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Current Stack Focus

Backend: Golang Node.js TypeScript Nest.js Microservices RESTful APIs Event-Driven Architecture

Frontend: Next.js 15+ React 19+ TypeScript Redux Toolkit TanStack Query

Database: MongoDB Atlas Redis PostgreSQL

Cloud & DevOps: AWS Azure GCP DigitalOcean Cloudflare Docker Kubernetes Terraform

Architecture: Domain-Driven Design Plugin Architecture CQRS Event Sourcing API Gateway

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Kenshi Labs Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.

2024 - 2025 | Bengaluru

  • Product Leadership: Architected and developing SME Pulse and SmartSME Pro, comprehensive ERP solutions for MSMEs, featuring automated GST compliance, integrated invoicing, customer management, and smart inventory.
  • Technology Excellence: Designed a Golang microservices architecture achieving 99.5% uptime and sub-200ms p95 latency. Built a responsive Next.js/TypeScript frontend and reduced infrastructure costs by 40%.
  • Business Impact: Slashed engineering hiring costs by 71%, mentored 15+ engineers to improve delivery timelines by 30%, and co-founded SME Exclusive media channel.

Software Architect

WeKan Enterprise Solutions

2023 - 2024 | Bengaluru

  • Migrated legacy monolithic insurance platforms to a microservices (CQRS) architecture, improving response times by 45%.
  • Achieved a 7x performance boost for an AgriTech platform through database optimization and schema redesign.

Consultant

Heyday (E-Commerce)

2022 - 2023 | Bengaluru

  • Developed a Digital Shelf Insight Engine and built dynamic pricing systems that optimized revenue by 15%.

Principal Software Engineer

BYJU'S 2021-2022

Engineering Lead

Unify Technologies 2020-2021

Engineering Lead

HashCorp (MSRCOSMOS) 2018-2020

Team Lead

Vawsum Schools Pvt. Ltd. 2017-2018

Lead Engineer

Pedagoge 2015-2017

Co-Founder & CTO

Adore I.T. Services Pvt. Ltd. 2010-2015

KEY PROJECTS

MSME Digital Transformation Suite

Technologies: Golang Fiber, Next.js, MongoDB Atlas, Redux Toolkit, TanStack Query, Kafka

  • Compliance & Invoice Management: Fully automated GST compliance and invoice generation system.
  • Document Intelligence: AI-powered document categorization, search, and management.

Enterprise Solutions Portfolio (25+ Projects)

  • Banking Modernization: Architected Monolith to Microservices migration, improving transaction throughput.
  • E-commerce Platform: Executed large-scale data migration (10TB+) with zero downtime.
  • Sports Tech: Built an event management platform for 50+ European sports venues.

EDUCATION

Master of Computer Applications (MCA)

Sikkim Manipal University, 2007-2010

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc)

North Bengal University, 2002-2006

CERTIFICATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS

  • MongoDB SI Associate Certified Professional
  • AWS Solutions Architect Associate (in progress)
  • Active mentor to startups in business automation
  • Built a growth-oriented engineering culture focused on collaboration and innovation

CORE COMPETENCIES

Digital Transformation Product Strategy System Architecture Cloud Native API Design Performance Optimization Team Building Agile Methodology Stakeholder Management MSME Operations Financial Systems