Alok Thatikunta

CEO

Hyderabad, Telangana, India5 yrs 11 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Co-founder and CTO driving innovation at Pulse.
  • Expertise in scalable data infrastructure and software development.
  • Experience with leading tech companies like PayPal and Microsoft.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused technical leader with expertise in data infrastructure and software engineering.

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Skills

Other Skills

C++MySQLC#Data StructuresAlgorithmsProgrammingBig DataCPythonLinuxSQLJavaJavaScriptScalaDocker

About

With the intent to drive transformative change through technology, I leverage my expertise in software development and data infrastructure to build scalable and reliable solutions. Holding a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, and a Master's degree from Stony Brook University, I blend academic rigour with practical experience. My career journey includes enriching internships at PayPal and Microsoft, where I sharpened my skills in software engineering and gained insights into large-scale systems. At Confluent, I contributed to the Kafka Storage, Kafka Data Management, and Kora Storage Background Plane teams, focusing on enhancing data infrastructure and storage solutions for better scalability and reliability. In my current role as Co-founder and CTO at Pulse, I am building a Gen AI-powered platform to disrupt how product functions operate in digital-first companies. I am fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration, committed to developing cutting-edge solutions that meet the evolving needs of our clients. Feel free to reach out if you'd like to discuss technology or explore potential collaborations!

Experience

5 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs
Average Tenure
1 yr 9 mos
Current Experience

Pulse

Co-founder & CTO

Aug 2024Present · 1 yr 9 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

  • Building Pulse!

Confluent

3 roles

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

Mar 2024Jul 2024 · 4 mos

  • Key member of the Kora Storage team involved from design to launching Tableflow and onboarding EA customers

Software Engineer II

Jan 2022Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Founding engineer on the Kafka Data Management team. Responsible for developing multiple types of snapshots for various Kafka components to improve durability and performance.

Software Engineer

Aug 2020Jan 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Software Engineer on the Kafka Storage team. Developed several key features of Durability Audits, a key capability for ensuring durability of Kafka data

Stony brook university

Grader

Aug 2019Dec 2019 · 4 mos

  • Grader for Cloud Computing course (CSE356)

Paypal

Graduate Intern

May 2018Aug 2018 · 3 mos · United States

  • Implemented an entire caching layer for application for faster query response times
  • Containerised application for CI/CD using Docker, and Jenkins for easier, faster build and deployment
  • Written unit tests for applications using Mockito for better code stability
  • Migrated the entire application workflow management cycle from enterprise software to Airflow

Microsoft

Intern

May 2016Jun 2016 · 1 mo · Greater Hyderabad Area

  • User classification and creating Cohorts for Cortana
  • Implemented Fast K Means + Hierarchical Agglomerative Clustering for scaling up to a million users
  • Used for selecting relevant, diverse set of users for testing of products

Education

Stony Brook University

Master's degree — Computer Science

Jan 2017Jan 2020

International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)

Bachelor's degree — Computer Science

Jan 2012Jan 2017

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