❯_ ~/about-me

$ whoami

|

$ echo "Senior Lead Engineer"

ls -la ~/profile </> VSCode

$ ls -la ~/developer/kaliprasad-padhi|

drwxr-xr-x 2 kali staff 64 May 16 2026 experience/

drwxr-xr-x 2 kali staff 64 May 16 2026 projects/

drwxr-xr-x 2 kali staff 64 May 16 2026 skills/

-rw-r--r-- 1 kali staff 3.1K May 16 2026 README.md

-rw-r--r-- 1 kali staff 2.4K May 16 2026 profile.json

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>_ Press any key to read about.txt _

// profile.json

"name": "KaliPrasad Padhi",

"role": "Senior Lead Engineer",

"location": "Chicago, IL",

"domains": "fintech, banking, ecommerce",

"cloud": "AWS + GCP",

"auth": "FIDO2 / WebAuthn",

"status": "online",

"coding": true

11+ // years

40M // users

$2.3M // saved

// Connect with me

in gh cv

</> ~/tech-stack

$ ls ./skills/

// Technologies and tools I work with

backend.sh>_

#!/bin/bash

# Backend Technologies

# Java / Spring Boot Expert

# HikariCP / JPA / Hibernate Expert

# REST API Design Expert

# Node.js / TypeScript Good

# Python Good

echo "Loaded 5 technologies"

auth_security.sh>_

#!/bin/bash

# Auth & Security

# FIDO2 / WebAuthn / Passkeys Expert

# Auth0 / MFA Expert

# OAuth2 / JWT / OIDC Strong

# PgBouncer Strong

# PCI-DSS Compliance Strong

echo "Loaded 5 technologies"

cloud_&_infra.sh>_

#!/bin/bash

# Cloud & Infrastructure

# AWS (EKS, RDS, ALB, S3) Expert

# Google Cloud Platform Strong

# Kubernetes / Helm Strong

# Terraform Strong

# Docker Strong

echo "Loaded 5 technologies"

databases.sh>_

#!/bin/bash

# Database Technologies

# PostgreSQL Expert

# MySQL Strong

# Redis / ElastiCache Strong

# DynamoDB Strong

# MongoDB Good

echo "Loaded 5 technologies"

frontend.sh>_

#!/bin/bash

# Frontend Technologies

# React Strong

# Angular Strong

# TypeScript Strong

# JavaScript Strong

# GraphQL Good

echo "Loaded 5 technologies"

observability.sh>_

#!/bin/bash

# Observability & DevOps

# Prometheus / Grafana Strong

# OpenTelemetry / OTEL Strong

# Apache Kafka Strong

# ArgoCD / GitOps Good

# Karpenter / HPA Good

echo "Loaded 5 technologies"

🗂 ~/work-history

$ git log --oneline --graph

// Professional journey and key achievements

career_journey.exe ↗ 11+ yrs 🏢 3 </> 12+

🗂 Experience Engine v2.0

kaliprasad@senior-lead ~/career →
└─ $ ./show_professional_journey.sh --verbose

●

commit #001

branch: bank-of-america

BoA

Senior Lead Software Engineer @ Bank of America

📅 2022 – Present 📍 Chicago, IL 👥 FIDO2/WebAuthn Platform

Architected FIDO2/WebAuthn passkey platform from POC → production for 2.5M users at 10K TPS
Eliminated 48 N+1 query patterns — p99 latency improved 6.7× (254ms → 38ms)
Resolved HikariCP connection pool exhaustion under peak load; pool sizing formula + circuit breakers
Deployed Transactional Outbox Pattern for PCI-DSS audit trail under 6-week deadline
Fixed Kubernetes startup probe misconfiguration causing pod churn at 10K TPS
Delivered $2.3M in cost savings through infrastructure and query optimization

●

commit #002

branch: ulta-beauty

Ulta

Technical Lead @ Ulta Beauty

📅 2020 – 2022 📍 Bolingbrook, IL 👥 Fraud Risk & Unified Accounts

Led Auth0/MFA migration for 40 million users — zero downtime, on deadline
Built Fraud Risk platform: real-time device fingerprinting, behavioral scoring, Kafka pipeline
Fixed HPA misconfiguration (CPU on I/O-bound) → custom RPS metrics → stabilized Black Friday
Resolved Prometheus cardinality explosion (40M time series from a userId label)
Reversed major frontend architecture decision — prevented multi-sprint rework
Mentored junior engineers; led hire/no-hire decisions

●

commit #003

branch: gap-inc

Gap

Senior Software Engineer @ Gap Inc.

📅 2018 – 2020 📍 San Francisco, CA 👥 Platform & Infrastructure

Patched Log4j vulnerability bypassed by Docker layer caching — updated CI pipeline
Diagnosed PVC AZ mismatch causing pods stuck in Pending during peak traffic
Established GitOps discipline with ArgoCD — prevented kubectl drift during incidents

↗ ~/impact

$ ./show_impact.sh --verbose

// Quantified results that matter

💰

$2.3M

Cost Savings

Infrastructure optimization + query tuning at Bank of America's FIDO2 platform at 10K TPS scale.

⚡

6.7×

Latency Improvement

Fixed 48 N+1 query patterns. p99 dropped from 254ms to 38ms using JPA fetch joins.

👤

40M

Users Migrated

Led Auth0/MFA migration for Ulta Beauty's entire customer base — zero downtime, on deadline.

🔐

2.5M

Passkey Users

Architected Bank of America's FIDO2/WebAuthn platform from POC to production — first of its kind.

</> ~/repositories

$ ls -la ./projects/

// Featured repositories and contributions

projects_portfolio.json </> 📁

>_ $ cat projects_portfolio.json

fetching repositories...

$ open github.com/coderkali →

★ ~/certifications

$ cat ./certifications.json

// Verified credentials and badges

☁️

Google Cloud

Associate Cloud Engineer

Issued 2023

✓ Active

✉ ~/contact

$ ./send_message.sh

// Get in touch — response within 24 hours

contact_suite.sh

$./status.sh

● Status: Open to Senior / Lead roles

● Cloud: AWS (primary), GCP

● Location: Chicago, IL

● Response: < 24 hours

$cat ./links.sh

$ open linkedin.com/in/kaliprasad-padhi $ open github.com/coderkali $ sendmail kaliprasad_padhi@yahoo.com

compose_message.sh