Kaushik Sarkar
Software Development Leader with 19+ years of experience in enterprise application development, cloud-native architecture, and AI-powered intelligent systems. Currently building investor-facing microservices and micro-frontends at LPL Financial using .NET 8, Angular, AWS, MuleSoft, and Apache Kafka. Designing AI solutions leveraging vector embeddings, RAG, and semantic search for financial rules engines. Pioneering agentic workflows with LLMs and custom MCP server integrations for autonomous code generation, security analysis, and CI/CD orchestration. Proven expertise in secure REST API design, event-driven architectures, and enterprise integration.
Professional Experience
Building secure, scalable microservices and micro-frontend applications for LPL's investor-facing AccountView platform. Lead development of Secure Messaging, Document Management, and Cash Management capabilities serving 20,000+ financial advisors and their clients.
Architect AI-powered agentic workflows using Claude, GPT-4, and Gemini to automate code generation, security analysis, architecture documentation, and developer productivity tooling. Build custom MCP server integrations and autonomous coding agents for CI/CD orchestration, PR reviews, and IaC generation.
Leverage LangChain patterns for multi-step reasoning agents interfacing with Jira, Confluence, and deployment systems. Implement CI/CD via GitHub Actions, Octopus Deploy, SonarQube, and JFrog Artifactory. Conduct IDOR pen testing and OWASP compliance reviews. Mentor offshore team and drive architectural governance.
Led TIBCO integration project design, development, and testing for enterprise application integration. Managed infrastructure upgrade projects, solution architecture for Tibco BC, EMS, and BW. Coached and mentored team members while distributing project objectives across the solutions team.
Served as TIBCO Infrastructure Architect, Developer & Administrator for integration project design across business interfaces. Built end-to-end EAI solutions with Tibco BW 5.x/6.x/CE, EMS, BusinessConnect, Elasticsearch, Oracle/MS SQL. Managed production support, automated deployments, and vendor root cause analysis.
Managed integration project lifecycle — design, development, and testing of messaging middleware and EAI solutions. Led TIBCO infrastructure upgrade project and mentored cross-functional team members.
Led 24×7 application management, analysis, design, and development of automated solutions for a US retail customer. Implemented ESB framework, managed user and resource administration, and drove deployment automation.
Led development and 24×7 support for IBM's US customer in the electric delivery domain. Delivered complex integration solutions, managed ticket backlogs, and built AMS dashboards and transaction count automation tooling.
Developed and tested automated integration solutions for the energy & utilities sector. Implemented ESB framework in a mobile environment and provided application management support.
Independently managed and delivered 60+ projects spanning EAI/ESB development, website development, automation, and bug fixing across diverse client engagements.