From legacy .NET platforms to cloud-based microservices, Senior Software Developer George Zacharia has spent over two decades building enterprise applications that perform at scale.
George Zacharia, Senior Software Developer at Mitchell Martin
In an era where nearly every business process runs on software, the real challenge for enterprises is no longer building applications, but building applications that stay fast, stable, and available as demand grows. From aging legacy platforms to rapidly increasing user loads, modern organizations require engineering that is both disciplined and scalable. At the forefront of solving these challenges is George Zacharia, a Senior Software Developer with more than 20 years of progressive experience designing, developing, and deploying enterprise-level applications.
Zacharia’s technical career has been defined by deep expertise in C#, the .NET framework, and modern full-stack development using Angular. Over two decades, he has delivered software for organizations including Walmart, CUNA Mutual, Covance, and Allrecipes.com, progressing from software developer to senior developer, technical lead, and offshore coordinator.
A key highlight of his career is his current role as Senior Software Developer at Mitchell Martin, where he has served since June 2021. There, Zacharia led the design and development of enterprise-grade applications built with C#, ASP.NET Core, and Angular, serving more than 100,000 concurrent users with 99.9% uptime. He also architected a microservices-based solution that reduced API response time by 40% and improved system scalability by 60%.
The scalable enterprise architecture approach behind applications serving 100,000+ concurrent users with 99.9% uptime.
Zacharia’s impact extends across the entire software delivery process. He designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps that reduced deployment time by 50%, and optimized database queries and implemented caching strategies that reduced database load by 50% while improving application performance. He also integrated third-party APIs to enhance system capabilities and user experience, and collaborated with stakeholders to define project scope, requirements, and delivery timelines.
One of his most significant contributions has been the modernization of legacy technology. Zacharia championed the migration from the legacy .NET Framework to .NET Core, enabling cross-platform deployment and reducing operational costs by 25%. For enterprises carrying years of older code, this kind of modernization lowers costs while preparing systems for long-term growth.
Beyond architecture, Zacharia invests in the engineers who build and maintain these systems. He mentors a team of five to eight junior developers through code reviews, pair programming sessions, and technical training, efforts that improved code quality metrics by 35%. His work is grounded in proven engineering principles, including Domain-Driven Design, SOLID principles, Clean Architecture, and Test-Driven Development.
Before joining Mitchell Martin, Zacharia served as Lead Offshore Coordinator at CyberThink, acting as the liaison between onshore and offshore teams, facilitating stand-up meetings and sprint planning across time zones, and conducting quality assurance reviews of deliverables. Prior to that, as Senior Software Developer at Spruce Infotech and Cygnus Professionals from 2015 to 2021, he created Web APIs with microservices architecture deployed to Microsoft Azure, built RESTful services for mobile devices, implemented token-based authorization, and designed automated build and deployment processes using TFS, Git, and Jenkins.
During that period, he also contributed to an application for Walmart, developing an ASP.NET Core Web API and Angular front end that supported route scheduling, including a supervisor role with tools to assign route schedules and search functionality for routes, drivers, and packages, all secured with JWT token-based authentication.
Earlier in his career, as Technical Lead at Mphasis for CUNA Mutual, Zacharia architected the application platform across the backend, messaging, and UI layers. At Tata Consultancy Services, working on projects for Covance Inc., he designed business components in C#, carried out SQL Server performance tuning, and conducted training for team members. At Allrecipes.com, through Symphony Services, he implemented caching and AJAX to minimize server round trips and improve overall performance. His career began in 2006 at Nous Infosystems.
Zacharia holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University and has earned Microsoft certifications including Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204), Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), and Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Applications (70-486).
Whether modernizing legacy platforms or architecting cloud-based systems for large user bases, George Zacharia continues to set high standards in enterprise software engineering, establishing himself as a driving force in building software that scales.
| About the Developer:
George Zacharia is a Senior Software Developer with more than 20 years of experience designing, developing, and deploying enterprise-level applications. He currently serves as Senior Software Developer at Mitchell Martin, where he leads the design and development of enterprise-grade applications serving more than 100,000 concurrent users. Core Expertise: C# | ASP.NET Core | .NET 8 | Angular | SQL Server | Microsoft Azure | Microservices Architecture |
