Harpreet Siddhu

Lead Software Engineer, Penn Mutual

Harpreet Siddhu is a Lead Software Engineer and Cloud Solutions Architect with 18+ years of experience in enterprise software development. As an AWS Community Builder and AWS re:Invent $100K Hackathon Champion, he specializes in serverless architectures and GenAI-enabled workloads.

Throughout his career, Harpreet has led large-scale cloud modernization initiatives, successfully migrating mission-critical applications to AWS while achieving significant cost reductions and improving resiliency and compliance. His work has eliminated legacy vendor platforms, modernized business processing systems to enable real-time workflows, and delivered substantial operational improvements in highly regulated environments.

As an early adopter of Generative AI, Harpreet has applied AI technologies to solve real enterprise challenges. His interest in AI testing validation emerged from observing a critical industry gap: as teams rapidly adopt AI test agents, systematic validation approaches are lagging. He researched practical solutions by studying academic work, including Meta’s mutation testing approaches, analyzing real-world failures like the Replit incident, and exploring governance frameworks.

With a Master’s in Computer Science (Data Science) from the University of Illinois and multiple AWS certifications, Harpreet is passionate about helping teams adopt AI responsibly—balancing velocity with reliability.