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Kiran Gadamsetty

Bengaluru

Summary

As a software engineering manager, I have successfully led cross-functional teams of 10+ engineers responsible for the development and delivery of robust platforms. I have 2 years of managerial and a total of 11 years of experience in software development. I bring in a wealth of experience and expertise to drive innovation and efficiency in software development. My expertise lies in leveraging Java, Spring, APIs and related technologies to build scalable, high-performing, and resilient applications. I have been instrumental in defining and implementing strategic initiatives that resulted in significant enhancements to existing products and deliver organizational KPIs. By collaborating closely with product managers and developers, I have consistently delivered innovative solutions that meet and exceed customer and organizational expectations.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager, Software Development

PayPal
04.2022 - Current
  • Leading consumer activity team which powers transaction feed and details experiences for PayPal mobile users
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management and quality assurance, to align engineering efforts with overall business objectives.
  • Implement Agile methodologies, facilitating regular sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups to improve team efficiency and project outcomes.
  • Conduct performance reviews, mentorship, and professional development initiatives to nurture a high-performing and motivated engineering team.
  • Led the development of a framework to enable multiple cross-sell initiatives on the transaction details page to uplift PayPal products usage and app engagement
  • Successfully led the teams that delivered enhancements to transaction feed and details for multiple newly launched PayPal products like Crypto, BNPL, Savings, and others
  • Streamlined quality processes to improve efficiency and code quality which enabled faster production rollouts and reduced required time by 50%
  • Led the team and contributed to code architecture for multiple components to enable scalable designs for growing input traffic
  • Acted as a quality lead to review organizational-level quality metrics across multiple teams and ensured all quality norms were met successfully
  • Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.

Software Engineer 3

PayPal
08.2019 - 03.2022
  • Worked as a team lead for the consumer activity team, building transaction feed and details page in the PayPal consumer application
  • Owned a microservice that acts as an interface and data aggregator for transaction feed and details page in consumer app while developing and maintaining highly available APIs with daily traffic volume of more than 40m
  • Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet product requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
  • Optimized the application API CPL by 40% to deliver seamless experiences with minimal latencies.
  • Implemented a framework to enable parallel calls for all data enrichment requirements
  • Contributed to multiple initiatives to enrich transaction information for new products like Crypto, Savings, PayPal branded cards, bill hub integration, etc.

Software Engineer 3

Walmart Labs India
09.2018 - 08.2019
  • Worked as part of the GLS team which develops the required software for Walmart warehouses and consolidation centers as part of a team that handles the outbound documents of a warehouse.
  • Worked on fixing multiple issues in the component to improve availability and performance.
  • Worked on developing a new manifest document to help audit systems for damage/shortage claims.
  • Worked on developing an integration testing framework to easily test new functionality.

Software Engineer

Dell EMC
10.2015 - 09.2018
  • Worked as a software developer for EMC integrated copy data management product, AppSync, which manages EMC primary storage copy data management orchestrating like automatic application layout discovery, application snap creation, and application recovery
  • Delivered multiple high-priority features like support for remote CDM capabilities for mid-range storage, repurposing CDM capabilities for mid-range storage, removing name dependency for EMC all-flash storage CDM implementation, and multiple bug fixes in storage layers
  • Written white papers to explain the complex features of the product
  • Performed POC on AppSync porting to Unix platforms
  • Provided upgrade solutions for multiple infrastructure components like Postgre SQL, JRE, Wildfly AppServer, and Install Anywhere.

Software Engineer

Novell
03.2013 - 10.2015
  • Worked as part of EDirectory product team which offers a secure identity management solution that runs across multiple platforms, internet-scalable, and extensible
  • Handled several high-priority customer issues, like analyzing core dumps and crash files, memory build-ups, and application hang issues, and provided fixes promptly for customers
  • Boosted search performance in different existing code paths ranging from 50 to 400 %
  • Worked on providing IPV6 support for eDirectory.

Education

Master of Technology(M.Tech) - Computer software engineering

Birla Institute of Technology And Science
04.2018

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - ECE

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur
04.2012

Skills

  • Java
  • Spring
  • Restful APIs
  • Micro Services
  • Hibernate
  • GraphQL
  • SQL
  • Android
  • Messaging systems
  • GIT
  • Agile methodologies
  • Team Building
  • Cross-functional Team Leadership
  • Collaborative Problem Solving
  • Team Leadership
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Project Management

Accomplishments

    Star of the month - May 2021 - PayPal

    I have worked extensively on CPL improvements for the Home widget, Listing, and Transaction details pages of Activity. I was able to bring down the CPL on the Activity API by 50% ( from 410ms to 200ms ). I have created extensive High and Low-level design documents which not only just helps the the team but are a source of truth to understand architecture for all cross collaborating teams as well.

Work Availability

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Quote

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney

Timeline

Manager, Software Development

PayPal
04.2022 - Current

Software Engineer 3

PayPal
08.2019 - 03.2022

Software Engineer 3

Walmart Labs India
09.2018 - 08.2019

Software Engineer

Dell EMC
10.2015 - 09.2018

Software Engineer

Novell
03.2013 - 10.2015

Master of Technology(M.Tech) - Computer software engineering

Birla Institute of Technology And Science

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - ECE

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur

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