Shashank Giridhara

Software Engineer

Palo Alto, California, United States5 yrs 9 mos experience

Key Highlights

Expert in database efficiency and reliability.
Proficient in integrating machine learning for query optimization.
Strong background in distributed data management.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Database Optimization Specialist with a focus on machine learning integration.

Contact

shashank.girimn@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

DatabasesSqlAws

Other Skills

API DevelopmentASP.NET Web APIBatch ProcessingC#Data ProcessingData StructuresDistributed Data ManagementEnd-to-end TestingEngineeringExtract, Transform, Load (ETL)Front-End DevelopmentGitHiveMachine LearningMicrosoft Azure

About

Passionate about databases and their internals. Currently at Amazon Redshift, I enjoy solving complex problems that enhance database efficiency and reliability. Previously at Microsoft, I worked on large-scale data systems, and my research at USC focused on integrating machine learning into query optimization.

Experience

5 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 5 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 5 mos

Current Experience

Amazon web services (aws)

2 roles

Software Engineer

Oct 2025 – Present · 7 mos · East Palo Alto, California, United States · On-site

Redshift Query Processing - Query Planning and Optimization.

Query ProcessingQuery PlanningOptimizationDatabasesSQL

Software Engineer

Dec 2024 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos · East Palo Alto, California, United States · On-site

Distributed Data and Transaction Management for AWS Redshift.

Distributed Data ManagementTransaction ManagementDatabasesAWS

University of southern california

Graduate Research Assistant

Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 · 11 mos · United States · Hybrid

Database internals. Incorporating machine learning and statistical tools in query optimisation.
This work was conducted under the guidance of Professor Ibrahim Sabek

Machine LearningQuery OptimizationDatabases