Maheshkumar Naran

Software Developer

mahesh_n@hotmail.co.uk
www.maheshnaran.co.uk
+44 7878 928 801

About Me

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Web developer since 2008

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MAHESHKUMAR NARAN

Software Developer

Senior Software Engineer with 15+ years of hands‑on experience designing, building, and scaling enterprise-grade .NET systems. Proven ability to lead small engineering teams, drive architectural decisions, and deliver robust distributed applications used across high‑stakes environments. Strong communicator who can collaborate effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders - from developers to business owners and compliance teams.

Highly experienced in C#, .NET, distributed system design, API engineering, CI/CD, cloud hosting (Azure/AWS), and performance optimisation. Brings deep experience integrating complex external services, building secure workflows, and delivering production‑ready systems. Holds a Master’s degree in Computational Intelligence & Robotics.

Work Experience

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  1. Aug 2023 to Jul 2026

    The Law Society

    Sitecore Developer

    Worked as Lead Developer, delivering enterprise-grade C#/.NET and Sitecore solutions as part of a development team.

    Owned technical and architectural decisions for the Sitecore 9.3 to 10.4 upgrade, modernising the platform while improving application performance, reliability and deployment processes.

    Designed and implemented distributed components, scalable APIs and secure workflows for mission-critical enterprise applications.

    Built and integrated complex third-party APIs using C#, .NET, REST, Swagger/OpenAPI and secure authentication patterns.

    Delivered production-grade frontend functionality using React, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3 and Storybook, working across the full application stack.

    Designed and maintained Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, improving release reliability and automating application deployment processes.

    Provided technical leadership through architecture discussions, code reviews, mentoring, technical guidance and production support.

    Worked directly with business stakeholders, product owners and external technology partners to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.

    Contributed to technical planning, solution design and delivery decisions across multiple concurrent enterprise initiatives.

  2. Nov 2020 to May 2023

    AND Digital

    Product Developer (.NET)

    Developed and maintained distributed enterprise applications and integrations using C#, .NET, ASP.NET MVC, React and Azure DevOps.

    Designed and delivered production-grade integrations with Codeweavers, Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics CRM, supporting financial data flows and lead-management processes.

    Delivered enterprise CMS upgrades across Sitecore 8.2 to 10.2, addressing stability, performance and maintainability requirements.

    Applied SOLID principles, object-oriented design and clean-code practices to develop maintainable and scalable software.

    Enhanced CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation, improving release reliability and reducing manual deployment effort.

    Contributed to technical architecture and solution design, providing input into implementation approaches, estimates and delivery planning.

    Worked collaboratively within Scrum teams, partnering with developers, product owners and stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle.

  3. Jan 2018 to Aug 2020

    Fat Media Ltd / Idox Group

    .Net Developer

    Developed distributed C#/.NET applications and CMS-driven solutions using Sitecore, Kentico and Umbraco.

    Designed and implemented secure CRM integrations, third-party APIs and business-process workflows.

    Built and maintained automated CI/CD pipelines using TeamCity, Jenkins and Azure DevOps.

    Worked with AWS-hosted applications and scalable deployment environments, supporting cloud-based enterprise solutions.

    Participated in code reviews and applied software engineering best practices to improve code quality, maintainability and reliability.

    Collaborated with cross-functional teams to investigate technical issues, deliver new functionality and support production systems.

  4. Oct 2017 to Oct 2018

    Think Limited

    Sitecore Developer

    Developed distributed components using Sitecore Helix architecture.

    Built reusable features, workflows, and page templates for enterprise clients.

  5. Jul 2017 to Oct 2017

    NIIT Technologies

    Sitecore Developer

    Built underwriting portal workflows using Sitecore CMS, SAP Navigator services, and AD integration.

    Implemented automated workflow notifications and programmatic contract creation.

  6. Jun 2017 to Jul 2017

    Dare London

    Web Developer

    Built distributed quiz modules for Barclays Lifeskills using ASP.NET WebForms, C#, and Web API.

  7. Oct 2016 to May 2017

    Addison Group

    Senior Application Developer

    Developed enterprise .NET applications using MVC, WebForms, SQL Server, and JavaScript.

    Implemented CI/CD with Jenkins and GitLab.

    Improved SEO and performance across multiple client platforms.

  8. Jul 2016 to Sep 2016

    Outsourced Professional Administration Ltd

    Web Developer

    Built and maintained HSBC Extranet using ASP.NET, MVC, AngularJS, SQL Server.

    Developed Windows & Web services for financial clients.

  9. Nov 2008 to Jun 2016

    Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group

    Web Manager & Sitecore Developer

    Sitecore CMS 7.2/8 based website with technologies include ASP.NET Web Forms with C#, SQL Server 2014, MongoDB, AWS, Elastic Load balancer, CSS3, HTML5, Bootstrap, javascript

    Serializing items using Unicorn

    Updating Sitecore Admin guide, functional & technical documentation

    Providing Sitecore CMS training to all marketing/site owners across the world

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My Services

Find out what I do

Programming

Backend development using .NET Core, ASP.NET, C#, MVC, SQL, Sitecore, Umbraco

Web Design/Frontend

Designing websites React, TypeScriptHTML, CSS, javascript and Bootstrap technologies

Analysis

Analysis the requirements for the software development and provides estimation

Testing

Test the websites, debug errors and host the website on the server

Education

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

MSc Computational Intelligence & Robotics

De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

Project: Path Optimization using Genetic Algorithm in Battle for Wesnoth Game

Year
2005 - 2006

BE Information Science & Engineering

Visvesvaraya Technology University, Belgaum, India

Project: Network Modeling Using Intelligent Mobile Agents

Year
1998 - 2003

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