📍 Chennai, India
Enterprise Windows application developer with 2.25 years of experience building and maintaining a large-scale corporate email client. Specialized in Windows App SDK, UWP, MVVM architecture, and high-performance desktop systems.
🔭 Currently Working On: Building and refining real-world software systems, with a focus on clean architecture, performance, and practical automation.
👯 Looking to Collaborate On: Projects that value solid fundamentals, system thinking, and long-term maintainability over quick demos and hype.
🌱 Currently Learning: Modern development workflows, automation, and agent-based approaches, while continuously strengthening core CS and engineering fundamentals.
💬 Ask Me About: C#, .NET, Windows app development, software fundamentals, and how to learn new tech without getting lost in buzzwords.
⚡ Fun Fact: I enjoy breaking down complex ideas into simple mental models and questioning things that "everyone just accepts."
🏢 Zoho Corporation – Trident
Software Development Engineer | 2023 – Present
Core developer of a large-scale enterprise email client built using UWP and Windows App SDK.
Key Contributions:
- 🏗️ Designed modular MVVM-based architecture for mailbox, composer, and calendar modules
- ⚡ Built high-performance IMAP/SMTP sync engine with offline caching
- 🔐 Implemented OAuth2 authentication with secure token refresh
- 🔔 Integrated Windows notifications, deep links, and background sync
- 🚀 Optimized startup performance and UI responsiveness
- 📦 Built MSIX packaging and auto-update pipeline
- 📊 Implemented telemetry, crash diagnostics, and logging
Software Development Engineer – Intern | 2022 – 2023
- Onboarded to enterprise Windows development with UWP and .NET
- Contributed to feature development and bug fixes in the Trident email client
- Learned MVVM architecture, clean code practices, and performance profiling
📧 Zoho Trident – Enterprise Mail Client
Enterprise-grade Windows email client for corporate communication with secure auth, offline mode, and native OS integration.
Key Systems: Mail sync engine • Attachment manager • Offline cache • Notification service • Rich-text composer • Account & mailbox manager
Engineering Challenges Solved:
- Large mailbox performance optimization
- Background sync reliability
- Secure credential storage
- Zero-downtime updates
- Crash diagnostics at scale
Tech Stack: C# XAML .NET 8 Windows App SDK UWP MVVM OAuth2 IMAP SMTP MSIX
| Domain | Skills |
|---|---|
| Windows Desktop Engineering | WinUI 3, UWP, WPF, Windows App SDK, MSIX Packaging |
| Enterprise Application Development | Large-scale systems, Modular architecture, Plugin systems |
| System Performance Optimization | Startup optimization, UI responsiveness, Memory management |
| Native OS Integration | Toast notifications, Deep linking, Background tasks, App lifecycle |
| Security & Authentication | OAuth2, Secure credential storage, Token management |
💡 Most of my professional work is on internal repositories (Zoho Repo), so my GitHub activity doesn't fully reflect my day-to-day contributions.
