Surya Manavalan - Portfolio

About Me

I'm a Software Engineer L2 at Broadridge based in San Francisco, passionate about building innovative solutions that make a difference. With expertise in full-stack development, generative AI integration, and enterprise-scale applications, I specialize in React, TypeScript, Spring Boot, and modern cloud technologies. Currently working on financial platforms managing $122B+ in client assets while spearheading AI-powered features.

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Professional Experience

Software Engineer L2

Broadridge Mar 2024 - Present

Developing core modules for the Workstation Framework, enabling enterprise dashboards managing $122B+ in client assets.

Delivered full-stack features using React, TypeScript, and Spring Boot, ensuring performance, modularity, and code consistency
Spearheaded platform-wide generative AI integration, exposing a reusable AI layer
Built end-to-end pipelines for embedded financial agents

Software Engineer

Momentum Optics Dec 2023 - Apr 2024

Built a fully custom React site from the ground up, replacing a WordPress stack with a clean, responsive UI designed in collaboration with the CEO.

Developed Python-based cloud functions to power backend microservices
Implemented newsletter signups (Mailchimp), basic auth, and Stripe billing workflows
Delivered a secure, mobile-optimized web experience with full frontend/backend ownership

Software Engineer Intern

T-Mobile May 2022 - Dec 2023

Owned development across the frontend (React/Angular) and backend (Spring Boot) for payment system enhancements.

Integrated Trustly's banking widget into customer payment flows
Contributed to a projected $20M+/year in cost savings
Delivered compliant, testable, and scalable solutions

Technical Skills

Frontend Development

React Angular JavaScript (ES6+) TypeScript HTML5 & CSS3 Vue.js Sass/SCSS TailwindCSS ShadCN UI

Backend Development

Node.js Python Spring Boot Express.js FastAPI RESTful APIs GraphQL MongoDB PostgreSQL

AI & Machine Learning

OpenAI API LangChain Generative AI RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) Machine Learning Natural Language Processing

DevOps & Cloud

Docker AWS EC2 DigitalOcean Heroku Git & GitHub CI/CD Linux

Tools & Integrations

Stripe API Mailchimp API Trustly Banking Widget Webpack Jest Microservices Payment Systems

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

University of Colorado Boulder

Graduated December 2023

Relevant Coursework:

Web Development Human-Computer Interaction Software Engineering Machine Learning Operating Systems Computer Systems Algorithms Databases

Featured Projects

OpenNote.io

GenAI-powered note-taking web app with smart note editor featuring GPT completions, dynamic suggestions, and semantic RAG search. Built with React, Node.js, TypeScript, LangChain, and OpenAI API.

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SilicaNotes.com

Clean modern note-taking app with sleek, minimalistic interface using React, ShadCN UI, and TailwindCSS. Features full-stack note creation and auto-save persistence with Python FastAPI backend.