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Hi, I'm Selvam Raju

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Technical Leader driving engineering teams for Taylor & Francis - UBX, a global publishing platform. Certified in AI/ML from UT Austin with 10+ years of expertise in Angular, full-stack development, eBooks publishing platforms, e-commerce, and payment systems. Passionate about building engineering workflows and innovative digital products.

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Selvam Raju - Tech Lead
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Who I Am

About Me

Selvam Raju

10+

Years Experience

11

Awards Won

1200+

Followers

500+

Connections

Technical Leader & Full Stack Engineer

I'm a passionate Technical Leader at Taylor & Francis Group - UBX, based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. With over 10 years of experience in software development, I specialize in building engineering workflows and innovative digital products that drive business transformation.

My expertise spans Angular (primary stack), React, full-stack development, eBooks publishing platforms, e-commerce solutions, and payment systems. I lead a team of 5 web developers and have successfully delivered award-winning projects including a Gold Project eReader application that gained international recognition in the publishing industry. I'm certified in AI/ML from UT Austin and actively practice these methodologies in my work.

AI/ML Certified - UT Austin
Certified Ethical Cracker
Angular & React Expert
eBooks Publishing Specialist
Award-Winning Documentation
Managing 15 Apps in Monorepo

Education

PGP - AI/ML | University of Texas at Austin Apr 2021 - Apr 2022
B.Tech - Information Technology | Agni College of Technology Graduated May 2015
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My Journey

Work Experience

December 2022 - Present

Tech Lead

Taylor & Francis Group - UBX

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Leading a team of 6 engineers and built an award-winning eReader application (Gold Project of 2024)
  • Managing 15 applications in a monorepo with highly scalable web architecture
  • Leading User experience and Onboarding web engineering for www.taylorfrancis.com
  • Conducting detailed code reviews for TypeScript & Angular coding standards
  • Spearheaded frontend architecture decisions for multiple high-traffic web applications
  • Organized Angular workshops and mentorship programs for the team
  • Reduced load time by 40% through Angular UI optimization
Angular 9+ Team Leadership Architecture Design eBooks Publishing
July 2021 - December 2022

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Taylor & Francis Group

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Led responsive web application development for 19th century British society and Routledge Resources online
  • End-to-End web development of Stripe-based Alipay, Union Pay integration for Chinese payments
  • Developed Micro Frontend Cart Application using Angular 9
  • Built payment applications using SvelteKit - Early adoption of Svelte framework
  • Managed AWS Infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines (Bamboo, Travis, GitHub Actions)
Angular SvelteKit Stripe Integration AWS
March 2019 - July 2021

Full Stack Engineer

Taylor & Francis Group

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Developed Single Page Credit Card payment application
  • Built Automated Serverless Service for handling batch books orders and invoice processing
  • Server-side rendered checkout application for payment by card and invoice flow
  • Part of engineering team that built Zero-touch end-to-end eCommerce Solution
  • Integrated New Relic, Sonar cloud, Epsagon and other SDK solutions
Full Stack eCommerce Serverless Payment Systems
March 2018 - February 2019

Full Stack Engineer - Junior

Taylor & Francis Group

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Worked on Auth API Micro-Service development
  • Built Developer Dashboard for internal tools
  • Contributed to eCommerce platform development
API Development Microservices
June 2016 - March 2018

Software Development Engineer - Android

HTC Global Services

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Developed 12 enterprise mobile applications as part of HTC's Mobile Centre of Excellence
  • Built backend and cloud infrastructure for US-based gambling application (patented in USA)
  • Developed 4 enterprise mobile applications for Larsen & Toubro IDPL
  • Won Employee of the Quarter award for exceptional performance
Android Development Java Cloud Infrastructure Backend Systems
March 2015 - May 2016

Programmer Analyst - Java

HTC Global Services

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Developed mobile backend for native applications
  • Worked on 1 project in Xamarin platform
  • Started career as Programmer Analyst Trainee
Java Spring Boot Xamarin
Featured Work

Major Projects

Gold Project 2024

Taylor & Francis eReader Application

Led a team of 6 engineers to build the most advanced and accessible eReader application in the publishing industry. Gained international recognition with multiple press releases. This Gold Project of 2024 supports both ePub and PDF reading with publishing-specific features.

Team of 6 engineers
International recognition
ePub & PDF support
WCAG accessible
Angular TypeScript Publishing Platform Full Stack
Press Release

taylorfrancis.com - User Experience Platform

Leading User experience and Onboarding web engineering for www.taylorfrancis.com and its micro-sites. Managing 15 applications in a monorepo with highly scalable web architecture.

15 apps in monorepo
Scalable architecture
Micro-frontend
Angular 9+ Monorepo Micro-frontend AWS

Stripe Payment Platform Integration

End-to-end web development of Stripe-based payment integrations including Alipay, WeChat Pay, and Union Pay for Chinese market. Single Page Credit Card payment application with invoice flow.

Multi-payment gateway
Chinese market support
Award-winning
Stripe SvelteKit Alipay WeChat Pay

Zero-Touch eCommerce Solution

Part of engineering team that built a Zero-touch end-to-end eCommerce Solution for online E-Book business. Includes automated serverless service for batch orders, acknowledgement, and invoice processing.

Serverless architecture
Automated processing
End-to-end solution
Node.js AWS Lambda Microservices

19th Century British Society & Routledge Resources

Led and delivered responsive web applications for historical academic resources. Built with modern web technologies ensuring accessibility and performance.

Responsive design
Academic resources
High performance
Angular Responsive Academic Platform

Enterprise Mobile Applications

Developed 12 enterprise mobile applications at HTC's Mobile Centre of Excellence. Built backend and cloud infrastructure for US-based gambling application that was patented in USA.

12 mobile apps
Patented in USA
Enterprise solutions
Android Java Cloud Infrastructure Xamarin
Recognition

Achievements & Awards

2025

Best Tech Lead - H1 2025

Taylor & Francis Group

Latest
2024

Best Tech Lead

June 2023 - March 2024 | Taylor & Francis Group

2024

Best Documentation

June 2023 - March 2024 | My documents need no external references

2024

Star Performer of the Quarter

March 2024 | Outstanding performance and contribution

2022

Delighting Customers - T&F Award

April 2022 | Stripe payment platform team - Alipay, WeChat Pay & Union Pay integration

2020

Digital Delivery - Informa Award

July 2020 | Informa PLC | Part of winning eCommerce Solutions Team

2020

Digital Delivery - T&F Award

June 2020 | Team award for entire eCommerce Solutions team

2019

Excellence Award for Digital E-Commerce Solution

October 2019 | Certificate received from Max Gabriel, CDO of T&F

2017

Best Technocrat Award

December 2017 | Agni College of Technology | Alumni Meet 2017

2017

Employee of the Quarter

Jan-March 2017 | HTC Global Services | Backend & cloud infrastructure for US gambling app

Certifications

Certified Ethical Cracker

infySEC - CyberSecurity Solutions

Sep 2016

Advanced Concepts of Networking

HP

Jan 2014 ID: HP/ACT/2013/S1898

PGP - Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

University of Texas at Austin

Apr 2021 - Apr 2022
What I Do

Skills & Expertise

Frontend Development

Angular (9+)
TypeScript
React
RxJS & NgRx

Backend & Full Stack

Node.js
Java & Spring Boot
SvelteKit
Microservices

Cloud & DevOps

AWS
Cloudflare
GitHub Actions
Jenkins & CI/CD

Databases & Data

PostgreSQL
MongoDB
RedShift
Redis & MySQL

AI/ML & Modern Tech

AI & Machine Learning
PWAs
Storybook
WCAG Compliance

Payment & eCommerce

Stripe Integration
Alipay & UnionPay
WeChat Pay
eBooks Publishing

Security & Quality

Ethical Hacking
Network Security
Jest & Cypress
Code Reviews

Leadership & Management

Team Leadership (5+ Engineers)
Technical Mentoring
Agile/Scrum
Documentation (Award-Winning)
Get in Touch

Let's Work Together

Let's discuss your next project

I'm always interested in hearing about new opportunities, innovative projects, and challenging problems to solve. Feel free to reach out!

Location

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Email

officialselvam@gmail.com

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/selvam-raju