Shashank Sharma

CTO

Seattle, Washington, United States14 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over a decade of experience in software engineering.
Expert in cloud computing and deployment technologies.
Led innovations in large-scale distributed systems.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Computing and Infrastructure expert with a focus on large-scale deployment technologies.

Contact

shashankiit4@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Microsoft AzureCloud ComputingSoftware Defined NetworkingJava

Other Skills

AlgorithmsC#C++CommunicationData StructuresDistributed SystemsDomain Name System (DNS)HTMLInfrastructureJavaScriptMicroservicesMySQLPHPSoftware DevelopmentWindows Server

About

With over a decade of experience in software engineering, I thrive in designing, deploying, and scaling cutting-edge solutions in cloud computing. At Microsoft, as a Principal Software Engineer Manager in the Azure Compute Group, I lead innovations in large-scale distributed deployment technologies like AutoPilot and PilotFish. Committed to empowering organizations with robust and scalable cloud infrastructures, I aim to advance Microsoft's mission of enabling digital transformation while fostering collaboration and inclusivity. My current role focuses on driving deployment technologies for Azure Fleet, including integrations with OpenAI. By collaborating across teams, we deliver systems that ensure reliability, efficiency, and scalability at a global level. Previous contributions to Azure SDN (Software Defined Networking) and Virtual Network services further underscore my passion for solving complex technical challenges in dynamic environments.

Experience

Microsoft

4 roles

Principal Software Engineer Manager

Promoted

Jun 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

Currently part of Azure Compute Group. Leading team focused on Large Scale Distributed Deployment technologies for Azure Fleet, OpenAI - AutoPilot & PilotFish.

MicroservicesCommunicationMicrosoft AzureCloud Computing

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

Jul 2018 – Jun 2022 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Currently working in Azure Compute Group. Deployment technologies - AutoPilot & PilotFish
Also worked in Azure SDN ( Software Defined Networking )- VNet ( Virtual Network )

Software Defined NetworkingInfrastructureMicroservicesCommunicationCloud Computing

Software Engineer 2

Jul 2015 – Jun 2018 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Azure SDN ( Software Defined Networking )- VNet ( Virtual Network )

Software Defined NetworkingDistributed SystemsCloud Computing

Software Engineer

Jun 2012 – Jun 2015 · 3 yrs

Worked in Networking team ( Domain Name Service - DNS ) of Windows Server group. Was part of many product release cycle targeting enterprise and cloud platform.
Mainly worked on designing and developing various critical features of Windows DNS service ( C, C++, ETW, RPC ). like - Cloud DNS, Geo-Aware DNS.
Also developed test framework to test distributed DNS deployment, simulating real world scenarios. ( C# , PowerShell, Scripting etc ). Designed and implemented the entire Architecture of Perf/Stress/LongHaul test framework for DNS service on high 300k QPS (query per sec).
During my tenure in DNS team, I was part of many large scale projects across Windows and Azure which involved deep collaboration among various teams and sub teams.

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Summer Internship

May 2011 – Jul 2011 · 2 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

This company was the Image Processing Start-Up. I worked on Project - ' Human Detection in Surveillance Videos using Computer Vision state of art Techniques".

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2 roles

Teaching Assistant for Mathematics 1

Aug 2010 – Dec 2010 · 4 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

Assisted Dr. C N Kaul for first year core course of Mathematics 1 and took tutorial classes for first year students.

Research Assistant

May 2010 – Apr 2011 · 11 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

Worked on Virtual Lab Project http://virtual-labs.ac.in/ . Main goal of this project was to develop the interactive online interface to simulate the science experiments. I worked in the development of VLSI Lab simulation and developed the Java online application where user can create the VLSI circuits and validate the VLSI circuit rules. ( Java, PHP, HTML, javascripts etc )