Sandhya
Honnappa

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Apr 2022 – Present · Bangalore

Staff Software Engineer @ JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle)

  • Owned end-to-end AI architecture of JLL GPT — a full enterprise GenAI web application (Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Google Gemini, Baidu Ernie) used by 45,000+ employees globally; designed the multi-provider routing strategy.
  • Designed and built the Assistant module — letting users create custom AI assistants with configurable system instructions, model selection, and access management, grounded on multi-source knowledge (document uploads, Confluence, SharePoint links) indexed via an internal enterprise RAG service.
  • Designed and built the Prompt Library and Collections feature for saving and sharing reusable prompts across business units.
  • Architected full backend with Clean/Onion Architecture, CQRS, JWT/Okta auth, and Azure Cosmos DB; delivered real-time persistent chat via SignalR with full conversation management.
  • Deployed and own LiteLLM AI Gateway (Python) on AKS across two Azure regions — exact-match and semantic caching via Qdrant; designed Azure networking topology (Front Door → APIM → Container Apps → Private Endpoints) with rate-limiting and idempotency protections.
  • Architected MCP (Model Context Protocol) Gateway on Node/Express enabling agentic tool-use; authored ADRs and Claude Code setup guides; mentored engineers on AI architecture and resilience design patterns.
  • LeaseLens AI (Backend Contributor; Frontend Architecture Advisor) — built Python API routes for early-stage document upload and LLM-interaction features; advised on frontend architecture (conversation persistence, document handling, prompt management).
  • Outlook Assistant AI (Frontend Architecture Advisor & Contributor) — advised on UX and reviewed the initial release of this Office 365 add-in for email summarisation, Q&A, and AI-drafted replies, reducing defects and improving adoption; contributed bug fixes and content-rephrasing features.

🏆 CoE Shining Star Award · JLL GPT — 2024 Stevie Award Winner (Bronze, Technical Innovation of the Year)

2019 – 2022 · Bangalore

Specialist Front End Developer @ L&T Technology Services (LTTS)

  • Led end-to-end architectural design across multiple React and Angular projects, including an IoT Web Application and an enterprise Design System (reusable component library).
  • Acted as technical consultant for code reviews, performance troubleshooting, and BDD testing adoption; championed Storybook for component documentation.

🏆 Stellar Team of the Year 2019 · Outstanding Performer (Client Award)

2015 – 2019 · Bangalore

Lead Front End Developer @ SLK Software

  • Led a 15-person team building PayAdmin — a large-scale Insurance and Investment Plan System (Angular 7, TypeScript, Ag-Grid), migrating a legacy payroll system to a modern SPA with improved UX and performance.

🏆 Star Performer of the Year 2018–2019

2014 – 2015 · Bangalore

Senior Full Stack Developer @ Xerox

  • Built and optimised ASP.NET / C# web forms; improved SQL stored procedure performance and resolved data integrity issues via root cause analysis.

2012 – 2014 · Bangalore

Senior Software Developer @ Tricon Infotech

  • Upgraded product to ASP.NET MVC; redesigned UI with responsive design principles.

2010 – 2012 · Bangalore

Software Developer @ Apex Decisions

  • Maintained and enhanced ASP.NET applications across the product lifecycle.

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