Currently at 10Pearls

Manoj Kumar

Principal Software Consultant

10+ years building enterprise-grade platforms — from AI-powered workflow automation and RAG systems to multi-vendor network security orchestration and core banking software.

I design and build production systems end-to-end: cloud architecture, RESTful & OData APIs, full-stack web applications, and AI/LLM-driven platforms for enterprises in professional services, financial services, and healthcare. I'm currently at 10Pearls, leading delivery of AI-assisted workflow automation and enterprise knowledge platforms for global clients.

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About

Building reliable software for over a decade

I'm a Principal Software Consultant who has spent over a decade designing and delivering enterprise-grade software — starting in core banking and hospital ERP systems, and evolving into AI-powered workflow automation, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) platforms, and multi-vendor network security orchestration.

My work spans the full stack: software architecture and system design, backend engineering in .NET, Python, and Node.js, frontend development with React and Angular, RESTful and OData API design, and cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure. Over the past few years I've focused heavily on applied AI — building RAG pipelines, multi-agent orchestration, and LLM-integrated platforms that are grounded, auditable, and enterprise-ready.

Performance, security, and clean architecture are non-negotiable for me — I apply SOLID principles, clean code, and pragmatic design patterns to keep systems maintainable as they grow. I hold the same bar for how I work with people — leading projects end-to-end as the sole engineer, mentoring teammates, and collaborating directly with client stakeholders to turn ambiguous requirements into shipped, measurable outcomes.

Core Competencies

  • Software Architecture & System Design
  • Backend Development (.NET, Python, Node.js)
  • Frontend Development (React, Angular)
  • RESTful & OData API Design
  • Cloud & DevOps (Microsoft Azure)
  • AI, LLM & RAG Engineering
  • Performance Optimization
  • Security & Compliance
  • Team Collaboration & Mentoring

Skills

Technologies I work with

Shaped by over a decade across enterprise consulting, core banking, and applied-AI product engineering.

Programming Languages

  • C#
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • SQL (T-SQL)
  • HTML5
  • CSS
  • PowerShell
  • Bicep

Backend & Frameworks

  • .NET 10 / 8 / Core / Framework
  • ASP.NET Core
  • ASP.NET MVC
  • ASP.NET Web API
  • Razor / Razor Pages
  • Entity Framework Core
  • LINQ
  • WPF
  • FastAPI
  • LangChain
  • SQLAlchemy (async)
  • Alembic
  • Node.js 20+
  • Express 5
  • Zod

Frontend

  • React 19
  • TanStack React Query
  • MUI
  • Angular 19
  • jQuery
  • AJAX
  • Bootstrap
  • Tailwind CSS 4
  • JQWidgets
  • Highcharts

AI, LLM & RAG Engineering

  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation
  • Hybrid Dense + BM25 Retrieval
  • Reciprocal Rank Fusion
  • MMR Diversification
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • Anthropic Claude API
  • Azure OpenAI
  • OpenAI API
  • Voyage AI Embeddings
  • sentence-transformers
  • FAISS
  • Multi-Agent Orchestration
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Streaming Chat (SSE)

Databases & Caching

  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQLite
  • Azure SQL
  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Redis
  • Distributed / TTL Caching
  • Connection Pooling
  • Repository Pattern

Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure

  • Microsoft Azure
  • Azure Functions
  • Azure DevOps
  • Azure Service Bus
  • Azure Event Grid
  • Azure Blob Storage
  • Azure Key Vault
  • Azure API Management
  • Azure Application Insights
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Docker & Docker Compose
  • Jenkins
  • Git
  • Nginx
  • CI/CD Pipelines

Architecture & Design

  • Clean Architecture
  • SOLID Principles
  • Design Patterns
  • Dependency Injection
  • Event-Driven Architecture
  • Multi-Tenant Architecture
  • OData
  • RESTful API Design
  • Full-Stack Development

Security & Identity

  • RBAC / Claims-Based Auth
  • JWT & bcrypt
  • Row-Level Security
  • ACLs
  • Compliance Mapping (SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS, HIPAA)
  • Cisco ASA / NSX-T / Check Point

Real-Time, Background & Testing

  • SignalR
  • Azure SignalR
  • Hangfire
  • Server-Sent Events
  • Firebase Realtime
  • xUnit
  • pytest
  • Vitest
  • API Test Automation

Experience

Professional Experience

  1. Current

    Principal Software Consultant

    10Pearls · Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan (Hybrid)

    August 2025 – Present

    • Led design and delivery of an enterprise AI-powered workflow automation and case management platform for a global professional services firm, replacing manual email approvals with a governed, event-driven system.
    • Architected a human-in-the-loop workflow engine enabling AI Units (LLMs, RPA, custom ML) to execute case-review steps with full audit traceability and structured approval gates.
    • Built multi-agent AI orchestration supporting crew-based collaboration, guardrail monitoring, and iterative feedback loops between reviewers and AI agents.
    • Designed an enterprise GPT-powered conversational platform on Azure OpenAI with a RAG pipeline (Azure AI Search) grounding responses in internal knowledge bases with source citation.
    • Engineered scalable Azure OpenAI integration via API Management with load balancing, plus persistent chat history and automated data-retention pipelines on Cosmos DB.
    • React
    • ASP.NET Core (.NET 10)
    • Azure OpenAI
    • Cosmos DB
    • Azure SQL
    • Redis
    • Azure AD
    • SignalR

  2. Staff Software Engineer

    10Pearls · Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan (On-site)

    January 2021 – August 2025

    • Architected an enterprise-grade multi-vendor network security policy orchestration platform (.NET 10, Angular 19, PostgreSQL), unifying 9+ vendor integrations into a single normalized policy model.
    • Designed a complexity-aware rule optimization engine detecting shadowed and redundant firewall rules, with automatic algorithm switching to keep analysis tractable across thousands of rules.
    • Built a compliance scoring engine mapping automated checks to SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, PCI-DSS, and HIPAA, turning manual quarterly audits into automatically generated, evidence-backed reports.
    • Delivered the platform as a fully air-gapped appliance for zero-internet-egress environments, with signed patch bundles for offline updates.
    • Implemented claims-based RBAC, database-per-tenant multi-tenancy, and a 4-tier licensing model gating capability from a single build.
    • Developed a real-time asset tracking and visualization portal on ServiceNow, exposing REST APIs for a downstream mobile team.
    • .NET 10
    • ASP.NET Core
    • Angular 19
    • TypeScript
    • PostgreSQL
    • SignalR
    • Hangfire
    • ServiceNow

  3. Senior Software Engineer

    10Pearls · Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan (Hybrid)

    July 2019 – December 2020

    • Developed and maintained the Networking Appliances Management System, a large-scale enterprise web application enabling customers to manage network objects — routers, switches, load balancers, VMs, security groups, and distributed firewalls — across complex environments.
    • Built full-stack features using ASP.NET MVC, Razor Pages, JavaScript, and PostgreSQL, delivering a clean, responsive UI with robust backend logic.
    • Implemented reusable validation wrappers and AJAX utilities used across the entire application, significantly reducing boilerplate code and improving developer productivity.
    • Collaborated directly with stakeholders to gather and translate requirements into working software without QA or PM support, demonstrating strong ownership and initiative.
    • ASP.NET MVC
    • Razor
    • Entity Framework
    • JavaScript
    • jQuery
    • PostgreSQL
    • Bootstrap

  4. Software Engineer

    10Pearls · Karachi (On-site)

    March 2018 – June 2019

    • Contributed to the development and ongoing maintenance of the Networking Appliances Management System, a mission-critical enterprise platform used by large-scale clients to manage complex network infrastructure.
    • Delivered features across the full stack using ASP.NET MVC, Razor, JavaScript, jQuery, and PostgreSQL, ensuring performant and maintainable code at every layer.
    • Built reusable utility components, including validation helpers and AJAX wrappers, that became standard across the codebase, reducing duplication and speeding up feature development.
    • Worked independently without a dedicated QA or PM, taking full ownership of the development lifecycle from requirements to deployment.
    • ASP.NET MVC
    • Razor
    • Entity Framework
    • JavaScript
    • jQuery
    • PostgreSQL
    • HTML5
    • Bootstrap
    • CSS

  5. Software Engineer

    Avanza Solutions · Pakistan

    August 2016 – March 2018

    • Led end-to-end development of the Indus Hospital ERP system, creating a fully paperless environment that significantly improved hospital efficiency and data management.
    • Engineered core banking solutions, including fraud detection and card management systems, enhancing security and streamlining financial operations.
    • Architected web applications using .NET Core, MVC, and Entity Framework, adhering to industry standards for performance, scalability, and security.
    • Optimized data access and application performance via repository patterns and efficient SQL/LINQ queries.
    • .NET Core
    • ASP.NET MVC
    • Entity Framework
    • SQL Server
    • LINQ

  6. Software Engineer

    Mexyon Private Limited · Pakistan (On-site)

    March 2016 – August 2016

    • Led end-to-end development of a web-based Islamic Banking solution, building the application from scratch.
    • Gathered and refined product requirements in direct collaboration with business stakeholders.
    • Designed and implemented system architecture using C#, ASP.NET MVC, Bootstrap, jQuery, and JavaScript.
    • Provided technical leadership, guiding the product through its full lifecycle to a scalable, secure, user-friendly delivery.
    • C#
    • ASP.NET MVC
    • Bootstrap
    • jQuery
    • JavaScript

  7. Software Engineer

    Agilosoft (On-site)

    August 2015 – February 2016

    • Collected and analyzed client requirements during meetings to ensure accurate understanding of business needs.
    • Designed implementation plans and secured client approvals before development.
    • Developed and implemented solutions using C#, .NET Framework, ASP.NET MVC, WPF, and SQL Server.
    • Participated in alpha testing to validate changes and ensure high-quality delivery.
    • C#
    • .NET Framework
    • ASP.NET MVC
    • WPF
    • SQL Server

Projects

Featured Projects

Independent, open-source builds exploring applied AI, RAG, and developer tooling.

MCP SQL Console

A natural-language-to-SQL console and Model Context Protocol server that lets developers and AI tools (Cursor, Claude Desktop) query Microsoft SQL Server safely — in plain English or raw SQL — without hand-writing joins.

  • Local-first NL→SQL pipeline with LLM fallback and escalation heuristics
  • Heuristic query planner inferring multi-hop join paths purely from live schema metadata
  • 3-tier TTL caching and in-flight request de-duplication for performance
  • Uniform read-only SQL guardrails across console, REST API, and MCP tools
  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • React 19
  • Express 5
  • MS SQL Server
  • MCP SDK
  • OpenAI API
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IntelliRAG

An enterprise-grade Retrieval-Augmented Generation assistant with a ChatGPT-like UX, letting users chat over their own uploaded documents with cited, streaming AI answers.

  • Hybrid dense (Voyage) + BM25 retrieval fused via Reciprocal Rank Fusion, diversified with MMR
  • Claude-powered streaming chat over Server-Sent Events
  • Secure, user-scoped JWT authentication with per-user document ownership
  • Dockerized deployment with Nginx reverse proxy and health checks
  • Python
  • TypeScript
  • FastAPI
  • React 19
  • LangChain
  • Anthropic Claude API
  • Voyage AI
  • Docker
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Enterprise & Client Projects

Delivered for enterprise clients under confidentiality agreements — source isn't publicly available, so the tech stack and impact are summarized below.

AI Workflow Automation & Case Management Platform

Event-driven workflow engine governing multi-party business review processes for a global professional services firm, with human-in-the-loop AI approval gates and full audit traceability.

  • C#
  • ASP.NET Core
  • OData
  • SignalR
  • Azure Service Bus
  • Event Grid
  • Redis
  • Azure AD

AI-Powered Internal Knowledge & Productivity Platform

Persona-driven conversational AI workspace with RAG-grounded knowledge search, OCR document analysis, and brand-compliant report generation for a global professional services firm.

  • C#
  • .NET 8
  • React
  • Azure OpenAI
  • Azure AI Search
  • Cosmos DB
  • Azure Functions

Multi-Vendor Network Security Policy Orchestration Platform

Air-gapped enterprise platform unifying multi-vendor firewall management (Cisco, VMware NSX-T, Check Point, Cilium) into one console with rule cleanup, compliance reporting, and migration analysis.

  • .NET 10
  • Angular 19
  • PostgreSQL
  • Hangfire
  • SignalR
  • Multi-Tenant

Field Data Reporting Solution for Tracking Deployed Assets

Customized ServiceNow portal for real-time monitoring, location tracking, and activity visualization of deployed field assets, integrated with mobile apps via REST APIs.

  • ServiceNow
  • JavaScript
  • Business Rules
  • REST APIs
  • Highcharts

Opportunity Tracking & Bid Awarding Platform

Cross-platform system helping companies track and act on business opportunities in real time, with native Android/iOS apps and Firebase-powered push notifications.

  • .NET Core
  • Angular
  • Node.js
  • Firebase
  • Cosmos DB
  • Android
  • iOS

Networking Appliances Management System

Enterprise web application for creating and managing network objects — routers, switches, load balancers, and firewalls — on the fly through a centralized interface.

  • ASP.NET MVC
  • .NET Core
  • Razor
  • Entity Framework
  • PostgreSQL

Hospital ERP Solution — HRMS Module

Web-based ERP system for a well-renowned hospital, focused on the HRMS module, with a custom front-end framework built on jQuery and JQWidgets.

  • ASP.NET Web API
  • jQuery
  • JQWidgets
  • Entity Framework
  • SQL Server

Education

Academic Background

Master of Science, Computer Science

Muhammad Ali Jinnah University

Focus on Deep Learning and Information Retrieval Techniques, with coursework in Analysis of Algorithms and Data & Information Management.

Aug 2021 – May 2023

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

Coursework in Data Structures & Algorithms, OOP, Software Engineering, Database Management Systems, Operating Systems, Computer Networks, and Artificial Intelligence. Final year project: full-stack web application built with .NET and SQL Server.

2011 – 2015

Post Graduate Diploma, Entrepreneurship & SME Management

Virtual University of Pakistan

One-year program covering entrepreneurship and small-to-medium enterprise management fundamentals.

Aug 2018 – Oct 2019

Certifications

Licenses & Certifications

Claude with the Anthropic API

Anthropic

Issued July 2026 ym5mw68y7fun
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Introduction to Agent Skills

Anthropic

Issued June 2026 v8ocmspk7ugm
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Introduction to Model Context Protocol

Anthropic

Issued June 2026 jsg8zwwivng3
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Claude Code in Action

Anthropic

Issued March 2026 cdehms94tu7c
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Multiplatform Mobile App Development with Web Technologies

Coursera Course Certificates

Issued October 2016 9JXBMXP57ZGZ
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Server-side Development with NodeJS

Coursera Course Certificates

Issued October 2016 ZSDPTNTJGF5J
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Front-End JavaScript Frameworks: AngularJS

Coursera Course Certificates

Issued September 2016 JC4HLD4H43WS
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Front-End Web UI Frameworks and Tools

Coursera Course Certificates

Issued August 2016 U3W933JHFSQS
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HTML, CSS and JavaScript

Coursera Course Certificates

Issued June 2016 W6SUFMUM3HKE
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Contact

Let's Connect

Open to Principal / Staff Engineer roles, technical consulting, and interesting AI-engineering collaborations. Reach out — I usually reply within a day.

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