Smijo Thekkudan — Senior Tech Lead & Software Developer

About

Professional Overview

Software Developer with over 15 years in web development. Progressed from a Developer at India's reputed software company to higher positions as Designer & Tech Lead. Expertise in building scalable software solutions using PHP and Java, with proven success in delivering high-value, production-ready systems.

15+Years Experience

5Companies

2Degrees

4Languages Spoken

Strengths

Highlights

PHP Web Developer Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Architect & Design Software Project & Team Leader Multilingual — English, Telugu, Malayalam & Hindi

Stack

Technical Expertise

Programming Languages

PHP

PHP Frameworks

Laravel

Databases

MongoDB, MySQL

DevOps & Cloud

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Testing

Postman, PHPUnit, K6.io, JMeter

Version Control

GitHub

Tools

PhpStorm, Cursor, Claude

Career

Work Experience

Senior Tech Lead

Current

FPK Services, LLC DBA Analyte Health — Houston, TX

Tech Lead · PHP Full-Stack Web Developer · April 2019 – Present

FPK Services provides easy, accessible and affordable online health care services. The online lab testing provider works with thousands of trusted certified testing labs across the United States, making inexpensive laboratory testing a convenient option.

Team Lead, Java Developer

Jobiak — Hyderabad, India

July 2018 – Feb 2019

Jobiak simplifies posting to Google for Jobs by using advanced machine learning to read job posts, identify attributes, format them to Google's tag requirements, and submit to Google for Jobs with no coding required.

Senior Tech Lead · PHP Backend Senior Developer

Medology Technologies Pvt. Ltd. — Hyderabad, India

August 2016 – June 2018

Medology provides easy, accessible and affordable online health care services for everyone.

Team Lead, Android App Developer, PHP Full Stack Developer

Squaredoor — Hyderabad, India

July 2014 – July 2016

Squaredoor is a startup for vacation rentals and home stays worldwide, with PHP, Android and iOS. Worked as team lead and developer for the PHP web application and Android mobile application.

Module Lead, Designer, Developer

Tata Consultancy Services — Bangalore, India

July 2011 – May 2014

Java developer in banking projects (credit card authentications and transactions) for a USA-based bank client.

Background

Education & Accomplishments

Education

Master of Business Administration, Information Technology

AMITY University, Noida, India

2017 · CGPA 7.00

Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology

GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

2011 · 83.4%

Accomplishments

Promoted as Systems Engineer within 2 years of employment at TCS.
Promoted as Designer & Module Lead after working as a software developer.
Awarded star performer of the learner's group at the end of 3 months training at TCS.
Developed and deployed multiple full-stack web applications from the ground up.