Ambuj Sharma

Senior Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

Over a decade of experience in system software.
Expertise in scalable cloud storage solutions.
Proven track record in distributed systems optimization.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Computing and Storage Solutions Expert.

Contact

ambuj21dec@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Cloud StorageDistributed SystemsSoftware DevelopmentStorage VirtualizationFile SystemsAlgorithms

Other Skills

C++PythonMedia EncodingC/C++FreeBSDProblem SolvingDebuggingScalabilityObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)Enterprise StorageData StructuresVirtualizationLinuxMySQLMatlab

About

As a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, I contribute to the development and optimization of Azure Blob Storage. With over a decade of experience in system software, distributed storage, and OS kernel development, my work focuses on creating scalable and efficient cloud storage solutions using C++, Python, and other cutting-edge technologies. My previous roles at Adobe and VMware allowed me to enhance expertise in media encoding, distributed systems, and storage optimization. With a commitment to problem-solving and innovative software development, I aim to drive impactful advancements in cloud storage and enterprise-grade data management systems.

Experience

12 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Microsoft

Senior Software Engineer

Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Contributing to the Azure Blob Storage team, focusing on building a robust and planet scale cloud storage solution.
some of the projects which I have recently worked on are scale out accounts Geo-replication, cross cluster communication protocols, Rate limiting.
working with cross-functional teams to enhance system performance and reliability.

C++PythonCloud StorageDistributed Systems

Adobe

Computer Scientist - 2

Jul 2021 – Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Creative Cloud - Digital Media Group
Worked in Core technology group of PremierPro and Photoshop which provides encode and decode between different types of media formats.
Technology : C++, python, Windows media foundation, CUDA

C++PythonMedia EncodingSoftware Development

Vmware

MTS-3

Jun 2020 – Jul 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Worked with VMware storage virtualization team. https://www.vmware.com/in/products/vsan.html
My work area includes handling IO path and distributed RAID structure.
Worked on optimization of vSAN scrubber, added features to trigger scrubber, based on disk group utilization.
Technology - ESXi kernel, vSAN, C/C++, python.

C/C++PythonStorage Virtualization

Netapp

2 roles

MTS-3

Promoted

May 2018 – Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo

I was part of WAFL(write anywhere file layout) filesystem group, A NetApp proprietary file system.
Woked on volume scaled-up solution and optimization of background subsystems.
Designed and implemented WAFL background scanner Idling feature for volume scaling project.
Debugging and fixing issues related to multi-threaded kernel environment.
Technology: C/C++, freeBSD, Unix, File system, Kernel programming, Algorithms, Data Structures.

C/C++FreeBSDFile Systems

MTS-2

Aug 2015 – Apr 2018 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Worked on the NetApp File system(WAFL) inconsistency checking and recovery tool development WAFLIRON.
Worked on the Parallelization of filesystem background processes (scanners), design and implemented new features.