Logic-first, not framework-first.
I'm Chaitanya Sunkara — a software architect and consultant with 19+ years designing systems that hold up in production.
For most of that time I worked deep in the .NET and SQL stack, shipping solutions across data analytics, migrations (SQL Server → Aurora, Snowflake) and modernisations (.NET Framework → .NET Core) for enterprise clients. Comprehensive programming guides and a consistent coding standard for the teams around me have always been part of the work.
The expanded practice
Over the last couple of years my practice has expanded into the areas that are now reshaping how software gets built: cloud and microservices architecture, security-first design, agentic AI systems, AI-led automation and the AI-native SDLC. I’ve consulted on enterprise architecture across a range of tools and services, built and shipped websites end-to-end, and released Parikrama — a pilgrim’s atlas of Hindu temples — as a personal exploration of heritage, data design and what’s possible when a single builder uses the full modern stack.
How I work
I’m logic-first, not framework-first. Languages change; good architecture survives them. The questions I reach for are:
That discipline is what’s let me move fluently from legacy .NET modernisation to agentic AI design — the surface tech changes, the thinking doesn’t. Throughout my career a pattern has kept surfacing among fresh developers: a fervent enthusiasm to master the latest language or framework. Mastering a language is an accomplishment; fathoming that the heartbeat of a developer’s success is a robust foundation in logic and problem-solving is the harder, more durable lesson.
What I think about
- Enterprise and cloud architecture reviews
- Microservices design and legacy modernisation
- Agentic AI systems and AI-led automation
- Embedding AI into the SDLC without breaking the SDLC
- Security and production-readiness audits
If any of these resonate, I’m always up for a conversation. Knowledge exchange, a second opinion, or simply a thoughtful connection — get in touch or subscribe for notes from the field.