Resume

Mithun Muraleedharan

Senior Software Engineer · Privacy & Platform Engineering

Chennai, India · mithunmuralee94@gmail.com · linkedin.com/in/mithunmuraleedharan

Summary

Architect of PayPal's unified privacy platform serving 300+ stakeholders. Pioneered microfrontend adoption using Webpack Module Federation, unifying 16 applications with 6 teams deploying independently. 7+ years building privacy-critical systems, from fraud detection at BNY Mellon to data governance platforms at PayPal.

Experience

PayPal

7+ years

Senior Software Engineer

February 2025 - Present

  • Leading development of Data Erasure & Retention platform to ensure regulatory compliance and eliminate residual data risks across PayPal systems
  • Owning end-to-end delivery from Java API development to UI design and implementation

Software Engineer 3

March 2024 - February 2025

  • Unified 16 separate applications into Privacy Pro platform using Webpack Module Federation, enabling 6 teams to deploy independently with zero cross-team friction
  • Reduced bundle size from 11MB to 3.3MB (70%) and page load time from 25s to 5s through code splitting, lazy loading, and compression strategies
  • Delivered internal tech talk on Module Federation architecture to 500+ engineers
  • Integrated OpenTelemetry tracing and Datadog RUM for end-to-end observability across federated modules

Software Engineer 2

January 2022 - March 2024

  • Pioneered microfrontend architecture at PayPal Privacy org—first implementation of Module Federation enabling unified authentication across independently deployed modules
  • Designed dynamic role-based access management system serving 300+ stakeholders including Privacy Officers, Regulators, and Audit teams
  • Authored technical blog post on Module Federation implementation patterns

Software Engineer 1

January 2019 - December 2021

  • Led team of 5 engineers to deliver Data Lifecycle Platform in 3 months—5 core modules now used by 20+ privacy operations staff daily
  • Built 5+ self-service dashboards for anomaly detection, actively used by 20 privacy analysts to discover and track compliance issues
  • Mentored 4 Data Engineers in React development, enabling them to independently deliver 2 production applications
  • Developed interactive organizational hierarchy visualization using D3.js for clear data ownership mapping across business units

BNY Mellon

1 year 8 months

Application Developer

June 2017 - January 2019

  • Served as UI Lead for Authentify—fraud detection system identifying suspicious business transactions based on user behavior patterns
  • Designed UX prototypes and secured business stakeholder approval before implementation, establishing prototype-first development process
  • Dockerized workflow engine and deployed to BNY Mellon's Extreme Cloud platform for scalable fraud analysis

Recognition

  • •Spot Award — Recognized for exceptional delivery on Compleye platform
  • •Community Champion — Led Tech for Good initiative at PayPal
  • •Tech Talk Speaker — Module Federation architecture, 500+ attendees

Technical Skills

Frontend: React, TypeScript, Webpack Module Federation, D3.js, Framer Motion

Backend: Node.js, Java, Spring

Observability: OpenTelemetry, Datadog RUM

Infrastructure: Docker, Microfrontend Architecture

Education

M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science · 2013 - 2017