TECHNICAL LEAD · QBE
Hands-on technical leader shaping resilient enterprise platforms, cloud solutions, and high-impact digital products.
Explore selected work ↓01 / A LITTLE ABOUT ME
I'm Praveen N Harapanahalli, a Melbourne-based technical lead with two decades of experience in software development and architecture. I lead teams building enterprise Sitecore platforms, cloud solutions, commerce, and digital products for financial services, retail, government, and publishing. My work spans AWS, Azure, .NET, web, and mobile development, with a focus on dependable delivery and measurable outcomes.
A note about working together ↗02 / EXPERIENCE
Sep 2023 — Present
QBE
Leads cross-functional engineering teams delivering resilient, enterprise-grade Sitecore solutions across QBE's global technology ecosystem. Shapes technical strategy, architecture, cloud migration, CI/CD, and engineering practices for a regulated financial-services environment.
Apr 2022 — Sep 2023
MECCA Brands
Led delivery of a critical Product Information Management (PIM) application to enrich product information for MECCA stores and websites, improving product information accuracy by 20%.
Aug 2016 — Mar 2022
Deloitte · VicRoads
Led payment integration and order processing, custom-plate commerce at VPlates, multi-factor authentication across VicRoads websites, and AWS cloud migration and microservices initiatives.
Nov 2010 — Jul 2016
Accenture
Led delivery for clients in Denmark and Australia, including a custom CMS for Nordea, Coles store-picking and click-and-collect solutions, and iOS prototypes such as the CookUp recipe recommendation app.
Nov 2008 — Oct 2010
Infosys · Dow Jones Factiva
Led development of REST APIs for a next-generation website, optimized page-load and JavaScript performance, and guided a team of three developers.
Nov 2005 — Nov 2008
Cognizant
Developed and maintained .NET applications for US clients, including Personnel Manager and Boise applications.
03 / CAPABILITIES
AWS · S3 · CloudFormation · Lambda · Amplify · Azure DevOps · CI/CD · Docker
Sitecore CMS · Sitecore Commerce · Strapi · microservices
C# · ASP.NET Core · MVC · Web API · React · Next.js · TypeScript
Flutter · Swift · iOS · technical leadership · Agile delivery
English · Hindi · Kannada
04 / EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
CERTIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
Visvesvaraya Technological University
05 / SELECTED WORK
Digital services, commerce, and independent products.
Financial services · Sitecore · Cloud
Technical leadership for resilient Sitecore solutions, cloud migration, engineering strategy, and CI/CD across QBE's global technology ecosystem.
Retail · Product information · PIM
Led a critical product information application that enriched product data for MECCA stores and websites, improving information accuracy by 20%.
Public sector · Sitecore Commerce · AWS
Led payment integration, order processing, custom-plate commerce, multi-factor authentication, cloud migration, and microservices delivery.
Retail · Store picking · Mobile prototypes
Led store-picking and click-and-collect delivery for Coles, alongside mobile proof-of-concepts including an iOS recipe recommendation app.