Banketeshvar Narayan

Software Engineer | Full Stack Developer | AI & Agentic AI Practitioner

Software engineer with 15+ years of experience in enterprise full stack development, Microsoft technologies, banking and financial systems, DevOps modernization, and AI-assisted software engineering. Current focus includes Agentic AI, MCP, RAG, AI code review, GitLab Duo, Kiro, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Google Antigravity — building composable AI agent workflows and AI-powered developer toolchains for enterprise engineering teams.

Microsoft MVP (2016) C# Corner MVP ×4 15+ Years Enterprise Engineering Agentic AI Practitioner .NET · C# · Azure · Angular GitLab Duo · Copilot · Kiro · Claude Code MCP · RAG · LangGraph · Agentic AI
Banketeshvar Narayan

Hello, I'm Banketeshvar Narayan

Software engineer with 15+ years of experience in enterprise full stack development, Microsoft technologies, banking and financial systems, DevOps modernization, and AI-assisted software engineering.

Recognised as a Microsoft MVP (2016) and four-time C# Corner MVP (2015, 2016, 2018, 2020) for contributions to the developer community through technical articles, talks, and open-source projects.

Current focus includes Agentic AI, AI code review, MCP, RAG pipelines, GitLab Duo, Kiro, and reusable AI skills for enterprise engineering workflows.

Core Expertise

  • C# · .NET / .NET Framework · ASP.NET
  • SQL Server · Database Design
  • GitLab & CI/CD Pipelines
  • AI-Assisted Engineering
  • Python · Automation & Scripting
  • Microservices · Micro-Frontend Architecture

Advanced & Applied

  • Angular · TypeScript · JavaScript
  • Microsoft Azure · Cloud Architecture
  • Ansible · Infrastructure Automation
  • MCP · LangGraph · RAG · Prompt Engineering
  • Snowflake · Oracle · AWS · SSIS
  • Azure DevOps · Docker · Kubernetes

AI & Agentic AI Tooling

AI Coding Tools

  • GitLab Duo
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Microsoft Copilot
  • Amazon Kiro
  • ROO Code
  • Codex

Agentic AI / LLM

  • MCP-based workflows
  • LangChain / LangGraph
  • AutoGen / CrewAI
  • RAG
  • Prompt Engineering

Domain Focus

  • Banking Platforms
  • Securitization
  • Treasury Technology
  • Commercial Banking
  • Risk / Liquidity / Lending
  • Enterprise Data Lineage
15+
Years of enterprise experience
2016
Microsoft MVP
4×
C# Corner MVP
25+
Technical articles published
Articles & blogs

C# Corner

Articles, tutorials, and community contributions on Microsoft technologies.

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Professional

LinkedIn

Professional updates, collaboration, and direct connection.

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Community

Stack Overflow

Q&A and technical participation across developer topics since 2011.

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Learning platform

BankyBluePrints

AI-focused technical articles, Agentic AI notes, and developer productivity guides.

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Featured Focus Areas

The domains where I concentrate most of my engineering practice, research, and community contributions.

Agentic AI

Multi-agent systems, LangGraph, MCP workflows, RAG pipelines, and AI-assisted engineering at enterprise scale.

Enterprise Modernization

Large-scale application and platform modernisation, legacy migration, and CI/CD transformation.

.NET & Microsoft Technologies

C#, .NET Core, ASP.NET, Azure cloud services, and the broader Microsoft technology ecosystem.

GitLab / DevSecOps

CI/CD pipeline design, GitLab Duo AI features, security scanning, and infrastructure-as-code automation.

Angular

Enterprise Angular applications, micro-frontend architecture, TypeScript, and modern front-end engineering.

SQL Server & Data Engineering

Database design, data pipeline engineering, Snowflake, SSIS, and enterprise data platform management.

Awards & Recognition

Recognised by Microsoft and the developer community for technical leadership, knowledge sharing, and consistent contributions to the .NET and Azure ecosystem.

Microsoft MVP

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Recognised as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for exceptional technical community leadership and expertise in development technologies. The MVP award is given to a select group of technology experts who actively share their knowledge and real-world expertise with the community.

The Microsoft MVP award recognises independent community leaders who share their technical expertise and passion for Microsoft technologies. Receiving this recognition in July 2016 reflects consistent contributions to the developer community through technical articles, presentations, and community engagement across the Microsoft ecosystem.

C# Corner MVP

C# Corner •

Recognised as a C# Corner Most Valuable Professional four times (2015, 2016, 2018, 2020) for outstanding contributions to the .NET development community through high-quality technical articles, tutorials, and active community engagement.

Awarded the C# Corner MVP recognition four times — 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2020 — for consistent, high-quality technical content and community participation in the .NET and Microsoft development ecosystem. This multi-year recognition reflects a sustained commitment to helping developers learn and grow through practical, well-written technical resources.

Certifications

Professional certifications validating expertise in cloud technologies and development practices.

Agentic AI Certificate

Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University: Agentic AI Certificate — Jun 2026. A rigorous 16-week, 110-hour programme covering Agentic AI systems, LLM orchestration, multi-agent workflows, RAG, MCP, and practical AI-enabled engineering practices.

Azure Fundamentals

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) — Sep 2022. Demonstrates foundational knowledge of cloud concepts, core Azure services, security, privacy, compliance, and Azure pricing and support.

Microsoft MVP

Microsoft

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) — awarded in 2016 for exceptional technical community leadership and expertise in development technologies. Recognises independent experts who actively share knowledge and real-world experience with the Microsoft developer community.

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2024-2025 Certifications

Recent professional certifications and training programs completed in 2024-2025, showcasing continuous learning and skill development across various technologies.

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GitHub Copilot Fundamentals

GitHub

• 2 hours

Fundamentals of using GitHub Copilot for AI-assisted development

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Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)

Microsoft

• 3 hours

Foundational knowledge of AI and machine learning concepts on Azure

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Kubernetes Basics

Linux Foundation

• 6 hours

Introduction to Kubernetes architecture and core concepts

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Terraform Associate

HashiCorp

• 5 hours

Infrastructure as Code with Terraform

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Advanced Angular Development

Angular Academy

• 3 hours

Advanced Angular patterns and micro-frontends

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.NET Core Advanced Development

Microsoft Learn

• 4 hours

Advanced .NET Core development patterns and practices

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DevOps Foundations

DevOps Institute

• 2 hours

Core DevOps principles and practices

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Azure DevOps Expert

Microsoft

• 6 hours

Advanced Azure DevOps implementation and best practices

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Cloud Security Fundamentals

Cloud Security Alliance

• 3 hours

Cloud security best practices and compliance

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Agile Scrum Master

Scrum Alliance

• 1 hour

Agile methodologies and Scrum framework

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10 certifications completed in 2024-2025

Latest Blogs

Technical articles and insights on modern development practices, cloud technologies, and software architecture.

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BankyBlueprints

AI Harness Engineering

Evaluation harnesses for AI — systematic frameworks to test, benchmark, and validate LLMs, RAG pipelines, and agents before and after production. Covers DeepEval, Promptfoo, and automated eval pipelines in CI/CD.

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MCP — Model Context Protocol

The open standard that lets AI agents connect to databases, APIs, and tools. Think of it as USB for AI — write once, works with any model. Covers MCP servers, clients, and real integration examples.

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AI Agents & Agentic AI

What AI agents are, how they reason and act, and why agentic AI is reshaping how software gets built. Covers agent architectures, tool use, memory, and planning loops.

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Cloud Architecture Patterns for .NET Applications

An overview of essential cloud-native patterns for .NET applications on Azure. Covers CQRS, event-driven architecture, API gateway design, resilience patterns with Polly, and practical guidance for moving from monolith to cloud-native.

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GitLab CI/CD Migration Strategies

A step-by-step guide for migrating CI/CD pipelines from Azure DevOps to GitLab with minimal downtime. Covers pipeline translation, runner configuration, secret management, environment promotion, and lessons learned from a real enterprise migration.

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GitHub Copilot — Complete Guide

The world's most-used AI coding extension. Covers inline completions, chat, Agent Mode, effective prompting techniques, and how to get the most out of Copilot in .NET and Angular projects.

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Angular Micro-Frontends Architecture

A practical guide to implementing micro-frontend architecture with Angular Module Federation. Covers shell application setup, remote module configuration, shared dependencies, and deployment strategies for scalable enterprise frontends.

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Azure DevOps CI/CD Pipeline Best Practices

Essential practices for building robust, maintainable CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps. Covers YAML pipeline structure, environment management, approval gates, artifact handling, and common pitfalls to avoid in enterprise deployments.

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Talks & Videos

Technical presentations, workshops, and educational content shared with the development community.

Videos

AI in Development: GitHub Copilot in Action

Live demonstration of AI-assisted development using GitHub Copilot and other AI tools.

Interactive session demonstrating practical AI integration in daily development workflows.
Videos

GitLab CI/CD Migration Experience

Real-world experience and lessons learned from migrating enterprise CI/CD pipelines to GitLab.

Case study presentation on enterprise GitLab migration challenges and solutions.
Videos

Azure DevOps Fundamentals Workshop

Complete workshop covering Azure DevOps fundamentals, from repositories to deployment pipelines.

Hands-on workshop session covering all aspects of Azure DevOps for development teams.
Videos

Building Enterprise Angular Applications

Deep dive into enterprise-grade Angular application architecture and best practices.

Comprehensive presentation on building scalable Angular applications for enterprise use.

Verified video links are available on bankyblueprints.com.

Open Source & Contributions

Tools and projects built to solve real engineering problems and shared with the community. All projects are open source.

TypeScript

Enterprise Angular Boilerplate

A production-ready Angular starter template with pre-configured testing (Jest + Cypress), ESLint, Prettier, CI/CD pipelines, and a scalable folder structure. Designed to help teams skip the setup phase and focus on building features.

A comprehensive Angular boilerplate designed for enterprise teams. Includes pre-configured testing, linting, and deployment pipelines so teams can start building immediately without spending time on project scaffolding.
#angular #typescript #jest #cypress #ci-cd #eslint
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Open Source
Python

GitLab Migration Toolkit

A Python-based toolkit for migrating projects and CI/CD pipelines from Azure DevOps to GitLab. Automates pipeline translation, repository migration, and environment configuration to reduce manual effort and migration risk.

Built during a real enterprise migration project, this toolkit automates the most time-consuming parts of moving from Azure DevOps to GitLab. Open-sourced to help other teams facing the same challenge.
#gitlab #azure-devops #migration #automation #python #devops
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Open Source
PowerShell

Azure DevOps Pipeline Templates

A collection of reusable Azure DevOps YAML pipeline templates and custom tasks for .NET projects. Covers build, test, code quality, and deployment stages with sensible defaults and easy customisation.

Reusable Azure DevOps pipeline templates that standardise CI/CD practices across .NET projects. Reduces pipeline duplication and enforces consistent quality gates across teams.
#azure-devops #ci-cd #dotnet #yaml #powershell
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Open Source

All projects are open source and available on GitHub

Career Growth & Learning Journey

A timeline of career milestones, certifications, and learning achievements — from early engineering foundations through technical leadership, enterprise modernization, and Agentic AI.

2026 certification

Johns Hopkins University – Agentic AI Certificate

Completed a rigorous 16-week, 110-hour Agentic AI Certificate programme at Johns Hopkins University (Jun 2026), covering Agentic AI systems, LLM orchestration, multi-agent workflows, RAG, MCP-based automation, and practical AI-enabled engineering.

2025 project

AI Enablement, Agentic AI & Platform Modernization

Actively driving AI tool adoption and enablement across engineering teams — evaluating GitLab Duo, Microsoft Copilot, Amazon Kiro, ROO Code, and MCP workflows. Simultaneously providing technical leadership across platform modernization, CI/CD governance, and developer productivity initiatives.

2024 project

Enterprise CI/CD Migration Leadership

Led a large-scale enterprise migration from Azure DevOps to GitLab, designing migration strategies, building automation tooling in Python, and coordinating the transition across multiple teams and pipelines with minimal disruption.

2023 project

AI-Assisted Test Automation & Python Engineering

Guided 5–6 engineers to add approximately 20,000 test cases using AI-assisted practices, growing test coverage from 5–10% to 80%+. In parallel, built Python automation for Excel template comparison, SSIS package analysis, and source-to-target data-lineage mapping across critical systems.

2022 certification

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Achieved the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification, establishing a formal foundation for cloud expertise and Azure specialisation. Covers core cloud concepts, Azure services, security, compliance, and pricing.

2021 project

Microservices & Micro-Frontend Architecture

Drove architecture evolution across a strategic banking platform — leading microservices decomposition, micro-frontend adoption, and repository restructuring across an 11-team Agile programme. Also pioneered GitLab SDLC governance: branch policies, security scanning, and compliance frameworks.

2020 career

Software Engineer (AVP) – Banking Technology

Operating as Software Engineer (AVP) at a major banking group, working across a strategic banking platform with 11 Agile teams and 40+ repositories. Providing technical leadership across two delivery teams — focused on AI enablement, platform modernization, architecture alignment, and DevOps transformation.

2019 career

Technical Leadership & Client Delivery

Continued senior technical consulting at a financial technology firm — leading delivery across complex financial systems, mentoring engineers, and contributing to client-facing technical engagement. Content to be updated.

2018 award

C# Corner MVP – 2018

Recognised as C# Corner MVP for the third time, continuing a run of high-quality technical articles and active community engagement in the .NET and Microsoft development ecosystem.

2016 career

Senior Technical Consultant – Financial Technology

Senior Technical Consultant at a financial technology firm (Nov 2016 – Apr 2020). Designed and delivered a greenfield lending transaction platform from scratch using Angular, .NET Web API, and Oracle. Led ongoing development of a corporate default management system, integrating rating-change, settlement, and cash-flow modules. Worked onsite at client location for engagement and delivery alignment. Member of the technical interview panel, contributing to the hire of 40+ developers during a large-scale team ramp-up.

2016 award

Microsoft MVP Award

Recognised as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for exceptional community contributions and technical leadership in development technologies. One of a select group of independent experts recognised globally by Microsoft.

2015 award

C# Corner MVP – 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020

Recognised as a C# Corner Most Valuable Professional four times — 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2020 — for consistent, high-quality technical articles, tutorials, and community engagement in the .NET and Microsoft development ecosystem.

2012 career

Software Engineer – Enterprise Document Processing

Software Engineer (Developer – IT) at an enterprise document processing company (Aug 2012 – Oct 2016). Contributed to product engineering including migration of a large-scale document-processing platform from legacy components to newer .NET-based solutions. Built an Angular + .NET internal tool replacing a commercial product used by 500–600 operational staff, eliminating significant licensing costs. Worked across high-volume OCR/OMR document-processing systems used by major banking clients for automated cheque processing. Delivered a document export solution and a reporting dashboard for enterprise clients.

2011 career

Software Engineer – Early Career

Software Engineer at a software development firm, Gurugram (May 2011 – Jul 2012). Built ASP.NET / C# web applications including CMS-based and database-driven solutions, establishing core engineering fundamentals.

The Journey Continues

Always learning, always growing.

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