Piyush Gupta
Software Engineer
Summary
Cloud and DevOps Engineer with 4+ years of experience building end-to-end CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure deployments, and enhancing operational workflows with AI-powered solutions. Proficient in Python automation, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), cloud-native practices, infrastructure as code (Ansible), and observability tooling (Grafana, Prometheus). Experienced in reducing manual interventions through AI chatbots, intelligent dashboards, and root cause analysis automations to improve software delivery and operational efficiency.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
Aritha (Contract at MediaTek)
01.2024 - Current
- Leading a team of 4 engineers in developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and test automation frameworks for embedded tools.
- Built AI-powered chatbots integrated with CI to analyze failures, recommend mitigations, identify environment/code issues, trigger retries, and notify R&D teams, reducing CI triaging efforts by over 50%.
- Designed and deployed CI Dashboard integrated with Allure, providing real-time insights on test failures, CPU/memory utilization, and execution trends.
- Automated SMT process for DUT calibration with Python tools, reducing manual calibration time.
- Migrated legacy Perforce projects to Gerrit Git workflows, implementing access controls, pre-commit hooks, and GitOps-compatible pipelines.
- Implemented observability tooling (Grafana dashboards, Prometheus metrics) to monitor build health and infrastructure performance.
Member of Technical Staff - II
VMware
02.2022 - 12.2023
- Developed Python CLI tools to automate custom ISO creation, initial RAM disk generation, and OS installer enhancements.
- Managed end-to-end CI/CD pipelines on internal cloud infrastructure (vSphere) with automated build, test, and deployment.
- Developed Security Dashboard to automatically detect, log, and report existing CVEs along with their corresponding mitigations and patch fixes.
- Integrated container-based (Docker) test environments with Jenkins, enabling reproducible builds and reducing environment-specific failures.
Member of Technical Staff - I
VMware
07.2020 - 01.2022
- Automated security patching by developing a CVE parsing and bug tracking tool integrated into CI pipelines.
- Led the migration from Bash to Python for ISO and image builders, improving maintainability and scalability.
- Reduced deployment time by 40% via Jenkins pipeline optimization, Docker containerization, and parallel test execution.
Education
Computer Science & Engineering
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
Bhubaneswar, Odisha 04.2016 - 01.2020
Skills
Cloud & DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Grafana, Prometheus, Allure, Ansible, GerritOA, GitOps, Cloud Monitoring
undefinedCertification
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) (Expected Sep 2024)
Accomplishments
- Exceptional Contributor Award (MediaTek) (2024): Recognized for AI-driven CI issue resolution and deployment automation.
- "At Our Best" VMware Award (2023): For leadership in Photon OS Installer enhancements.
- SAP Analytics Cloud Hackathon Winner (2018)
TESTIMONIALS
- "Piyush has shown exceptional ownership and AI-driven innovation in CI/CD workflows, greatly improving operational efficiency." — Tapas Kundu, Manager, VMware
- "Instrumental in Photon OS installer development, bringing automation excellence to the team." — Vasavi Sirnapalli, Director, VMware
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
Aritha (Contract at MediaTek)
01.2024 - Current
Member of Technical Staff - II
VMware
02.2022 - 12.2023
Member of Technical Staff - I
VMware
07.2020 - 01.2022
Computer Science & Engineering
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
04.2016 - 01.2020
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