RAJESH PREMKUMAR
Rancho Bernardo
Summary
Engineering leader with 20+ years of experience building, scaling, and supporting enterprise software platforms, cloud systems, and high reliability applications. Strong background in AWS cloud architecture, DevOps, CI/CD automation, platform observability, software lifecycle management, sprint planning, and technical team leadership. Experienced leading engineering teams, managing delivery across multiple projects, mentoring technical staff, improving system reliability, and aligning technology decisions with business outcomes. Former Qualcomm and Oracle engineer with experience in Java, Python, cloud orchestration, release engineering, and large scale enterprise systems.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder and Engineering / Product Lead
RentScore
San Diego
01.2023 - Current
- Launched SaaS platform for real estate investors and agents, enabling analysis of rental properties through financial modeling and scoring systems.
- Managed product roadmap, engineering priorities, release execution, and user feedback loops.
- Designed backend systems and APIs for property analysis, report generation, and financial calculations.
- Built data workflows for cash flow, ROI, cap rate, NOI, and rental property scoring.
- Developed refill-based credit model for RentScore reports, aligning usage with cost and revenue.
Founder and CTO / Engineering Lead
NoMoBo, Inc.
San Diego
01.2016 - Current
- Founded and led a software development and technology consulting firm delivering cloud platforms, SaaS products, enterprise applications, integrations, and operational systems for long term clients.
- Led systems supporting $3M+ annual revenue streams and long term enterprise client relationships.
- Delivered 35+ production systems across SaaS, e-commerce, enterprise applications, workflow platforms, and integrations.
- Built scalable backend APIs, data workflows, and system integrations supporting high throughput business applications.
- Designed and implemented AWS-based systems using EC2, RDS, S3, Route 53, OpenSearch, APIs, and distributed service patterns to support scalable applications.
- Built CI/CD workflows, Jenkins automation, deployment processes, and release validation systems to improve delivery consistency.
- Improved platform reliability through automation, monitoring, production support processes, and structured release practices.
- Developed repeatable delivery frameworks for development, testing, deployment, and post-release support, streamlining project execution.
- Built and managed teams of 25+ developers, QA engineers, DevOps resources, and designers, enhancing project delivery and collaboration.
- Led sprint planning, release planning, technical execution, and delivery coordination across multiple client and product initiatives.
- Provided technical leadership across architecture, backend systems, cloud infrastructure, integrations, QA, DevOps, and production support.
- Mentored engineers, reviewed technical approaches, resolved delivery blockers, and helped teams maintain strong quality standards.
Senior Engineering Leader
Oracle America
San Diego
01.2012 - 01.2019
- Scaled Fusion Applications deployment workflows to approximately 4,500 upgrades per week.
- Improved reliability, repeatability, and automation of enterprise cloud lifecycle management.
- Developed and supported orchestration frameworks for large-scale cloud deployments, enhancing deployment consistency.
- Utilized Java and Python to streamline enterprise cloud and automation environments, contributing to increased operational effectiveness.
- Collaborated with distributed engineering teams to refine deployment processes and system workflows, driving operational efficiency.
Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead
Qualcomm
San Diego
01.2004 - 01.2012
- Managed build pipelines, packaging, release cycles, and deployment readiness for applications deployed across 30+ global carriers.
- Led build, release, and configuration management for BREW and Android related mobile platforms.
- Led release engineering for mobile platforms across global carrier environments.
- Coordinated integration across engineering, QA, carrier partners, and release stakeholders to ensure seamless deployments.
- Supported release governance, milestone readiness, defect triage, and cross team issue resolution.
- Acquired extensive experience in large-scale engineering organizations with high reliability and delivery expectations.
Platform and Engineering Lead
HOA Messenger
- Scaled HOA Messenger from zero to 2,500+ HOA signups within 2 years and helped grow the platform to approximately $4M in revenue.
- Built refill based usage models for SMS and mail credits, connecting platform utilization to sustainable revenue.
- Implemented backend controls, feature rollout mechanisms, and testing workflows to enhance production support processes.
- Utilized customer feedback and operational data to prioritize system improvements and feature releases, aligning with stakeholder needs.
- Supported reliable communication workflows, ensuring timely delivery and platform availability for customer satisfaction.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
San Diego State University
San Diego, CASkills
- Engineering Leadership and Team Development
- AWS Cloud Computing and Cloud Service Orchestration
- DevOps and CI/CD Automation
- Platform Observability and Reliability Engineering
- Software Lifecycle Management
- Sprint Planning and Scrum Delivery
- Technical Project Management
- Java
- Python
- JavaScript
- Nodejs
- API Design and Distributed Systems
- System Architecture and Scalability
- Organizational Development
- Vendor, Contractor, and Stakeholder Management
- Cloud: AWS
- EC2
- RDS
- S3
- Route 53
- OpenSearch
- DevOps: CI/CD
- Jenkins
- Deployment automation
- Release pipelines
- Architecture: REST APIs
- Distributed systems
- Service based architecture
- Workflow orchestration
- Data: Snowflake
- Analytics pipelines
- Data workflows
- Reliability: monitoring
- Production support
- Incident response
- Release validation
- Delivery: Scrum
- Sprint planning
- Technical project management
- Stakeholder reporting
- Operations management
- Talent acquisition
- Feasibility studies
- Contract management
- Business development
- Innovation management
Accomplishments
- Built and delivered 35+ production systems across SaaS, enterprise, cloud, and marketplace platforms.
- Scaled HOA Messenger to 2,500+ HOA signups and approximately $4M revenue.
- Managed teams of 25+ engineers, QA, DevOps, designers, contractors, and vendor personnel.
- Built CI/CD, automation, and release systems improving delivery reliability and operational consistency.
- Scaled Oracle cloud deployment workflows to approximately 4,500 upgrades per week.
- Supported Qualcomm mobile platform releases across 30+ global carrier environments.
Community Leadership
- President, Rancho Bernardo Tennis Center Board
- Junior Team Tennis Coach and Youth Program Organizer
Technical Stack
AWS, EC2, RDS, S3, Route 53, OpenSearch, Java, Python, JavaScript, Node.js, CI/CD, Jenkins, deployment automation, release pipelines, REST APIs, distributed systems, service based architecture, workflow orchestration, Snowflake, analytics pipelines, data workflows, monitoring, production support, incident response, release validation, Scrum, sprint planning, technical project management, stakeholder reporting
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Tamil
Native/ Bilingual
French
Limited
Spanish
Limited
Telugu
Limited
Affiliations
- USTA National 40+ Ranked Tennis Player.
- USPTA Certified Coach
Timeline
Founder and Engineering / Product Lead
RentScore
01.2023 - Current
Founder and CTO / Engineering Lead
NoMoBo, Inc.
01.2016 - Current
Senior Engineering Leader
Oracle America
01.2012 - 01.2019
Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead
Qualcomm
01.2004 - 01.2012
Platform and Engineering Lead
HOA Messenger
Master of Science - Computer Science
San Diego State University