Ismail Kattakath
Full Stack Developer | Tech Lead | LLMOps
Lead Full Stack Engineer with extensive experience in React/Next.
About Me
Transforming ideas into scalable, high-performance solutions
Professional Journey
Lead Full Stack Engineer with extensive experience in React/Next.js, TypeScript, and modern web development.
Led a Next.js green-field migration at Homewood Health Inc., transforming an abandoned MEAN stack into a production platform with 99.5% uptime, reducing deployment time from 4 hours to 20 minutes through CI/CD automation; served hundreds of thousands of users across multiple federated vendors. At Etuper Technologies Pvt. Ltd., steered cross-functional teams in building micro-frontend solutions, delivering reusable component libraries and shared design systems while maintaining a 65% reduction in production incidents. Currently architecting scalable GenAI inference infrastructure at Silver Creek Insights Inc., yet focused on frontend ownership and stakeholder collaboration. Proven ability to own end-to-end delivery, mentor junior engineers, enforce coding standards, and drive performance optimization. Deep expertise in React.js, Next.js App Router, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, module federation, Jest, Playwright, GitHub Actions, Docker, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)
Core Competencies
GenAI & LLMOps
Production-grade AI inference infrastructure with vLLM, Kubernetes, and multi-GPU optimization
Full-Stack Development
Modern web applications with Next.js, React, Node.js, and cloud-native architectures
Technical Leadership
Leading teams, mentoring developers, and establishing engineering best practices at scale
Technical Expertise
Comprehensive technical skills across AI/ML, cloud platforms, and modern development frameworks built over 15+ years of experience.
AI/ML Stack
18 technologies
Cloud Services
6 technologies
Authentication & Security
9 technologies
DevOps & CI/CD
10 technologies
Backend & APIs
7 technologies
Programming / Scripting
4 technologies
Databases
9 technologies
Protocols
4 technologies
Web & Mobile UI
7 technologies
Professional Experience
Silver Creek Insights Inc.
Principal Software Engineer
Worked on an AI-as-a-Service platform (aloshy.ai) providing B2B APIs for media manipulation and custom-trained generative AI pipelines tailored to specific business needs.
Key Achievements
- Built enterprise-grade secured API architecture using centralized gateway/aggregator for serving internal and curated third-party MCP servers/tools.
- Architected scalable GenAI inference infrastructure using Kubernetes/Containerization, vLLM etc. supporting multiple Diffusion and LLM models, and deployed on GCP/GKE and AWS/EKS for production.
- Implemented advanced techniques such as KV-cache, Distributed Inference, Multi-GPU/Node Scaling, CUDA optimization and memory/load management to reduce inference latency by 40%, and cutting operational costs by 25%.
- Designed and documented GPU cluster management playbooks including model versioning/rollbacks, utilization monitoring, failure recovery, and load balancing strategies.
Tech Stack
Homewood Health Inc.
Senior Software Engineer
Worked on Canada's leading digital mental health platform (homeweb.ca), delivering EFAP and CBT solutions to hundreds of thousands of employees nationwide.
Key Achievements
- Led complete frontend migration from AngularJS to Next.js upon framework EOL, preserving existing UI/UX and API compatibility.
- Established comprehensive DevOps practices including automated testing, CI/CD pipelines (reducing deployment time from 4 hours to 20 minutes), containerization, monitoring, and backup systems.
- Led infrastructure migration from DigitalOcean to AWS, orchestrating transition of EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront, and VPC components using Terraform for infrastructure-as-code, achieving zero-downtime deployment.
- Rebuilt authentication system implementing OAuth 2.0 PKCE flow for SSO integration with Microsoft Identity Platform.
- Collaborated with 15+ federated vendors to configure and troubleshoot SAML 2.0 authentication, enabling seamless user login.
- Inherited and revitalized an abandoned, undocumented MEAN stack application, transforming it into a maintainable, production-ready web platform with 99.5% uptime.
Tech Stack
Scotiabank
IT Consultant
Contracted for professional scheduled maintenance of business-critical legacy IBM systems, executing upgrades and infrastructure improvements with zero downtime.
Key Achievements
- Implemented Business Unit Hierarchy user interface using Angular 6.
- Built email notification prototype leveraging OpenPages Java Library for automated alerts.
- Executed zero-downtime upgrades of 3 IBM OpenPages GRC environments from version 7.3 to 8.0.0.2.
- Migrated 3 Cognos 10 BI environments to Cognos Analytics 11, ensuring business continuity throughout the transition.
- Configured IBM AIX load-balanced cluster using IBM HTTP Server 9 for high availability.
- Developed Bash automation scripts to streamline and standardize the upgrade process across environments.
Tech Stack
Etuper Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Lead Software Engineer
Worked on a complete hospitality software suite (Brilliant Rewards)—dashboard, mobile and web apps—featuring loyalty programs, marketing automation, booking integration, and analytics.
Key Achievements
- Led development of scalable microservices architecture with containerized, discoverable APIs following OpenAPI specifications.
- Managed sprint planning, daily standups, backlog prioritization, and blocker resolution to ensure continuous delivery.
- Introduced development standards encompassing coding conventions, linting, code reviews, documentation, and incident management processes, reducing production incidents by 65%.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements, create user stories, design wireframes, and develop functional prototypes.
- Delivered multiple client applications including AngularJS web platforms and cross-platform mobile solutions.
- Designed normalized database schemas, optimized SQL queries and indexing strategies, and implemented stored procedures with comprehensive test coverage.
Tech Stack
RM plc.
Software Engineer
Worked on a school MIS system (RM Integris) featuring student management, grade tracking, attendance monitoring, parent portals, and performance analytics.
Key Achievements
- Implemented OpenAPI/Swagger bridging layer to modernize legacy SOAP APIs for RESTful client consumption.
- Prototyped AngularJS interface to decouple presentation layer from legacy Struts JSP architecture.
- Mentored interns and onboarded new team members through technical guidance and knowledge transfer.
- Maintained load-balanced Linux VM clusters hosting distributed web, application, and database tiers.
Tech Stack
Posibolt Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Junior Software Engineer
Worked on an adaptable cloud ERP solution (Posibolt) serving key retail businesses across global industry segments.
Key Achievements
- Created UI mockups based on SRS specifications and converted approved designs into responsive HTML/CSS templates.
- Developed integration test cases and implemented browser automation using Selenium WebDriver.
- Authored user documentation including help articles, user guides, FAQs, and product website content.
Tech Stack
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