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Malathi Krishna  P

Malathi Krishna P

API Documentation, Developer Experience, Manager - Product Content
Whitefield, Bangalore

Summary

Accomplished Senior Technical Leader with over 8 years of experience in Developer and API documentation, and 10 years of prior IT experience as a Java Developer. Currently serving as a Content Manager (India team), leading a team of 13 writers, and as a Product Manager for developer.boomi.com at Boomi. Expert in driving Developer Experience (DevEx) through AI automation, Python scripting, and strategic platform launches.

Skills

REST API Documentation

Work History

Manager, Boomi India Team

Boomi
11.2023 - Current
  • Team Leadership: Promoted within one year to lead the India technical writing team of 13 writers, overseeing documentation strategy, and professional development.
  • Platform Ownership: Serving as the Product Manager for developer.boomi.com, collaborating with UX designers and UI developers to launch and scale the portal.
  • Developer Experience (DevEx): Successfully launched improved developer documentation for building Boomi SDK connectors, and migrated all API/Dev docs to the centralized developer portal.
  • API Ecosystem & Tooling: Enhanced developer onboarding by publishing Boomi REST API Collections to the Postman Public Workspace, and integrating "Run in Postman" functionality directly into the API documentation.
  • API Innovation: Implemented Redocly API styling and automated GraphQL API documentation directly from schemas, eliminating manual writing requirements.
  • AI & Automation: Revolutionized workflow by automating release notes generation using AI.
    Utilized Python scripting to accelerate migrations, reducing two-month tasks to just two days.
    Introduced NotebookLM and other AI tools to enhance the team's research and content synthesis.
  • Corporate Impact: I presented DevEx strategies at town halls and product all-hands, receiving direct commendations from the CEO and CPTO.

Senior Technical Writer

Conviva
08.2022 - 11.2023
  • Authored release notes and use-case product documentation using MadCap Flare, including microcontent for enhanced search.
  • Developed documentation for sensor SDK integrations across iOS, Android, JavaScript, C, and Rust platforms.
  • Documented and tested APIs using Stoplight (OpenAPI specifications) and Postman.
  • Collaborated in Agile/Scrum environments using JIRA, GitHub (CI/CD), and Pendo for in-app notifications.

Senior Technical Writer

SAP Labs
01.2020 - 08.2022
  • Wrote implementation guides and API documentation for SAP SuccessFactors using the DITA architecture and minimalism concepts.
  • API documentation Expert and mentor for SAP SuccessFactors, and guided fellow writers with API documentation.
  • Tested REST APIs using the Postman tool.
  • Contributed to writing the various integration documents for SAP SuccessFactors. For example, Boomi, Sinch messaging, eQuest, and First Advantage integrations.
  • Collaborated closely with the translation team and UX designers to provide system texts (UI and API)
  • Provided system and screen reader texts to address accessibility issues in accordance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)

Senior Java Developer and Technical Writer

Tata Consultancy Services
05.2016 - 11.2019

I joined TCS as a Senior Java Developer on Deutsche Bank lending applications and later shifted to Technical Writing.

Responsibilities as a Technical Writer:

  • API Documentation for SOAP APIs.
  • Proofreading and peer reviewing the documents.
  • Creating low-level design documents, CR documents, impact analysis, Functional Requirements, and Business Requirements documents.
  • Created unit test cases.

Senior Java Developer

Oracle Financial Software Services (OFSS)
01.2010 - 04.2016
  • Worked for CITI Private Banking applications.
  • Used Java, Spring, JDBC, Flex (front end), and Oracle (DB) to build the Portfolio Analytics Tool (PAT) for Citi Bank.

Java Developer

Ebix India (Formerly, Premier Technology Group (PTG))
07.2007 - 12.2009

[Insurance domain] Worked on data migration projects using core Java, JDBC, Oracle (DB), XML, and XSLT.

Software

Java, DBMS, HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, Spring, Flex, Web Services, Python, REST & GraphQL APIs,

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical And Power

Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering
Nagpur, India
08.2004 - 05.2007

Certification

Technical Writing from Tech Total, Bangalore

Timeline

Manager, Boomi India Team

Boomi
11.2023 - Current

Senior Technical Writer

Conviva
08.2022 - 11.2023

Senior Technical Writer

SAP Labs
01.2020 - 08.2022

Technical Writing from Tech Total, Bangalore

06-2019

Senior Java Developer and Technical Writer

Tata Consultancy Services
05.2016 - 11.2019

Senior Java Developer

Oracle Financial Software Services (OFSS)
01.2010 - 04.2016

Sun Certified Java Developer

10-2008

Java Developer

Ebix India (Formerly, Premier Technology Group (PTG))
07.2007 - 12.2009

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical And Power

Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering
08.2004 - 05.2007
Malathi Krishna PAPI Documentation, Developer Experience, Manager - Product Content