Kumar Saras

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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India10 yrs 11 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Over 9 years of experience in the tech industry.
Expertise in microservices architecture and scalable systems.
Proven leadership in software engineering initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-heavy Fullstack developer in the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipSoftware EngineeringDatabase ManagementWeb Development

Other Skills

Apache KafkaAgile MethodologiesDebuggingTeam BuildingStrategic PlanningAI ProductivityArtificial Intelligence (AI)CassandraPythonDatabase Performance MonitoringPHPAJAXMySQLHTMLCSS

About

With over 4 years at Cisco and 9+ years in the tech industry, I lead software engineering initiatives within Cisco AppDynamics. My work focuses on implementing robust and scalable systems, leveraging expertise in microservices architecture, Java, and Apache Kafka to align with organizational goals. My career spans impactful roles at Oracle and SAP Labs India, where I contributed to research and development efforts. Skilled in team building, strategic planning, and software design, I am dedicated to empowering teams and driving innovative solutions that elevate performance and reliability in enterprise software.

Experience

10 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

Cisco

2 roles

Leader, Software Engineering

Promoted

Nov 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

Apache KafkaAgile MethodologiesDebuggingLeadershipTeam BuildingStrategic Planning+3

Software Engineer

Sep 2021 – Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Apache KafkaAgile MethodologiesDebuggingSoftware Engineering

Oracle

Member Of Technical Staff

Nov 2020 – Sep 2021 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Agile MethodologiesDebuggingSoftware Engineering

Sap labs india

2 roles

Developer

Apr 2020 – Nov 2020 · 7 mos

Agile MethodologiesDebuggingSoftware Engineering

Developer Associate

Jun 2016 – Mar 2020 · 3 yrs 9 mos

Agile MethodologiesDebuggingSoftware Engineering

Csir fourth paradigm institute

Intern

May 2015 – Jun 2015 · 1 mo · Bangalore

My responsibility was to fine tune the Cassandra database for better performance. I used Cassandra's configuration file and Python Cassandra driver to improve the performance. I also monitored the performance of the database using tools like JConsole and jstat. The performance was improved by almost 50%.

Kiit aeronautical society

Assistant Coordinator

Jul 2014 – Jul 2015 · 1 yr · Bhubaneswar

I worked here as the assistant coordinator and in the Web Development Team of the Society. I also worked in the KIIT-Arihant team as a Web Developer. KIIT Arihant is the official team delegated by KIIT University to represent the University in different Aero Design competitions.

Csir - central institute of mining and fuel research

Intern

Nov 2013 – Dec 2013 · 1 mo · Dhanbad

My responsibility was to design an online HRD management system for the department of Human Resource Development of CSIR-CIMFR using PHP, AJAX, MySQL, HTML and CSS.