
Began BALAKRISHNAN
Personal goal pursuit
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Experienced Full Stack Developer with 10+ years in .NET (C#, ASP.NET, WPF), front-end (React, Angular, Bootstrap), and back-end (Java, Python, Golang). Skilled in database design (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB), API development, and scalable architecture. Proficient with Docker, RabbitMQ, and modern DevOps tools. Reliable, detail-oriented, and focused on delivering high-quality, maintainable code.
Work experience
Independent freelancer
Freelance Software Engineer
Aug 2022 - Present
4 years 3 months
Paris, France
• Engaged in independent software development and research activities, focusing on building a product in the IoT and embedded systems space. • Actively explored and applied concepts in IoT, RTOS, embedded systems, and low-level programming for product architecture. • Continued full-stack development using technologies like .NET, C/C++, Python, and system-level tools. • Maintained hands-on coding practice via personal projects and technical prototypes. • Shared portions of work and experiments on GitHub [https://github.com/Begiba]. • Focused on upskilling in modern hardware-software integration, cloud connectivity, and performance optimization for embedded environments.
Project Manager
MPI Tech
Nov 2019 - Jul 2022
2 years 9 months
Greater Paris Metropolitan Region · On-site
• Participated in client meetings, system analysis, and documentation preparation, ensuring clear communication between stakeholders and the Project Manager. • Contributed to application design, development of queries, stored procedures, and coding for new features, bug fixes, and enhancements. • Accountable for module delivery, source code maintenance, and version control, ensuring adherence to quality standards. • Assisted in the app certification process with authorities (XEROX & RICOH) and managed build and packaging scripts in Linux environments, including source code integration.
Software Development Engineer
MPI Tech
Mar 2016 - Jul 2019
3 years 5 months
Paris Area, France · On-site
• Participated in client meetings, system analysis, and documentation preparation, ensuring clear communication between stakeholders and the Project Manager. • Contributed to application design, development of queries, stored procedures, and coding for new features, bug fixes, and enhancements. • Accountable for module delivery, source code maintenance, and version control, ensuring adherence to quality standards. • Assisted in the app certification process with authorities (XEROX & RICOH) and managed build and packaging scripts in Linux environments, including source code integration.
Project Manager
TEQUIA
May 2014 - Dec 2015
1 year 8 months
7620 Paris, Denmark
• Participated in client meetings, system analysis, and documentation preparation, ensuring effective communication between stakeholders and the Project Manager. • Contributed to application and database design, including writing queries, stored procedures, and coding. • Accountable for the delivery of modules, source code maintenance, and ensuring quality standards are met.
Senior Software Engineer
CSC
Jul 2011 - Mar 2014
2 years 9 months
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
• Managed incident and problem resolution, taking ownership of technical issues and collaborating with the development team for advanced solutions. • Resolved escalated customer complaints independently, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction. • Documented troubleshooting steps and problem resolutions for future reference. • Participated in customer training sessions as needed and contributed to client meetings, system analysis, and functional specification preparation. • Acted as a liaison between stakeholders and the Operations Manager to ensure smooth communication and project alignment. • Involved in coding for bug fixes and enhancements, as well as ensuring the timely delivery of modules and source code maintenance.
Development Team Lead
CivilSoft
Feb 2010 - Jan 2011
1 year
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia & Alexandria, Egypt · On-site
• Participated in client meetings, system analysis, and preparation of functional specifications, ensuring alignment between stakeholders and the Operations Manager. • Contributed to the application design, database design, query and stored procedure development, and report creation. • Involved in coding, source code maintenance, and integration, ensuring quality and timely delivery of modules. • Led and mentored a team of two members, providing guidance on development frameworks and new technologies. • Provided training to new staff members on development frameworks and emerging technologies.
Software Engineer
iSOFT
Jan 2008 - Jan 2010
2 years 1 month
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
• Participated in SCRUM meetings and Sprint backlog analysis, ensuring smooth project progress. • Responsible for preparing and circulating daily burn-down charts. • Contributed to application and database design, including query, stored procedure, and user-defined function development. • Involved in coding, executing test cases, and user interface design. • Managed integration processes and handled source code control to ensure smooth versioning and collaboration.
Software Analysist
Precision Techconet Pvt Ltd
Jan 2008 - Jan 2009
1 year 1 month
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
• Participated in client meetings, system analysis, and the preparation of functional specifications, ensuring alignment with stakeholders. • Acted as a liaison between stakeholders, the Project Delivery Head, and CEO, facilitating communication and project direction. • Contributed to presales activities with the sales team and post-sales support. • Involved in application design, module delivery, and source code maintenance. • Led a team of eight members, providing mentorship and training on development frameworks and new technologies. • Managed integration processes and ensured successful module delivery.
Project Leader
Bhari Information Technology System Pvt Ltd.
Jan 2005 - Jan 2008
3 years 1 month
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
• Participated in client meetings, system analysis, and the preparation of functional specifications. • Contributed to screen design, database design, code reviews, and implementation. • Developed queries, stored procedures, and user-defined functions. • Worked on report development using Crystal Reports 9.0. • Provided support to the Dubai team and participated in post-sales activities with the sales team. • Led a team of 10 members, mentoring and training new staff on the development framework and new technologies. • Managed integration processes, module delivery, and source code maintenance. • Reported directly to the Deputy General Manager.
Education
ESSEC Business School
Executive Certificate in "Big Data & AI for Business"
2022 - 2022
3 months
ESSEC Business School
Executive Certificate in Driving Digital Change: People and Processes
2021 - 2021
4 months
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology - SMU
MSC IT
2009 - 2011
2 years
Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU)
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
2005 - 2008
3 years 1 month
Licenses & certifications
Introduction to Architecting Smart IoT Devices
Issued: May 2025
Forward Program
Issued: Dec 2024
AWS S3 Basics
Issued: May 2022
Introduction and Programming with IoT Boards
Issued: May 2021
Docker Essentials: A Developer Introduction
Issued: Jul 2020
Python 101 for Data Science
Issued: Jul 2020
Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet
Issued: Apr 2012