Prasad Bandi
Senior Staff Software Engineer
Hyderabad
Summary
Results-driven software architect and backend engineer with over 15 years of experience in end-to-end product development across diverse domains. Proven expertise in conceptualizing, designing, developing, and delivering scalable, high-performance products utilizing Microservices Architecture, Distributed Systems, and Backend System Design. Skilled in mentoring and managing cross-functional teams to drive technical excellence and foster collaboration. Committed to leveraging extensive experience to innovate and optimize solutions that meet complex business needs.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Staff Engineer
Zinnia
08.2025 - Current
- Building next-gen platforms, transforming the insurance industry, inspiring teams, and driving innovation to create scalable solutions in Java and microservices architecture.
- Led cross-functional teams in the design and implementation of innovative engineering solutions, driving project efficiency and quality.
- Mentored junior engineers and facilitated knowledge-sharing sessions, enhancing team capabilities and fostering professional growth.
Senior Staff Software Engineer
ZScaler
10.2022 - 01.2025
- Contributed to the Recent Activity Ingester system (Java, Kafka, Redis) by enhancing key modules for real-time transaction tracking across customer zones.
- Optimized data cleanup jobs, improving the performance and efficiency of retention workflows for large-scale transaction data. Improved data processing efficiency by 30%.
- Spearheaded the design and implementation of a secure Data Governance Framework, enabling controlled and authenticated customer data downloads. Reduced data access time by 95%.
- Architected and built a Nano Log Ingester Framework for all ZPA services, optimizing storage costs while sustaining a throughput of 200K–350K messages per second, and reducing storage costs by 45%.
- Spearheaded Agile methodologies across cross-functional teams, driving efficiency and improving product delivery timelines through iterative processes.
- Mentored junior software engineers, fostering skill development and enhancing team productivity through knowledge-sharing sessions and code reviews.
Principal Software Engineer
Uniphore
09.2021 - 07.2022
- Designed and developed next-generation architecture for the U-Analyze product and other Voice Analytics AI solutions, enhancing scalability and performance.
- Optimized production code for voice call systems, ensuring high throughput, and low latency.
- Implemented a flexible Score Engine, supporting dynamic rules for real-time call analytics.
- Enhanced cache management strategies and optimized report processing workflows, reducing system load by 15%.
- Enhanced scalability and optimized performance by 40% for real-time call analytics.
Staff Software Architect
GE Aviation
04.2018 - 09.2021
- Designed and implemented a scalable microservices architecture for media upload applications, enabling seamless integration and reuse across multiple GE Aviation platforms.
- Architected the Large Data Processing (LDP) product, delivering a Big Data platform that empowered users and developers to perform complex analytics efficiently at scale.
- Engineered highly available, fault-tolerant services for large-scale data ingestion, processing, and analytics workflows, ensuring reliability, and high performance.
Senior Member of Technical Staff
Oracle
06.2014 - 03.2018
- Built an end-to-end Lambda Architecture–based solution to handle both real-time and batch data from Kafka streams.
- Engineered a scalable data pipeline to process and distribute data across multiple targets (HBase, Avro, MySQL, Solr, Elasticsearch, and APIs), enabling advanced analytics and search capabilities.
- Developed a custom log processing and analytics framework on Apache Hadoop for hardware and SaaS logs, efficiently handling terabytes of data under peak load, with near-zero downtime.
Associate
Cognizant Technologies
12.2012 - 06.2014
- Defined and articulated Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the nDVR solution based on client requirements and business objectives.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to design dashboard layouts and data architecture for visualizing KPIs, delivering actionable insights.
Senior Software Developer
Sear IT Holdings
04.2011 - 11.2012
- Designed and developed an Automated Data Ingestion Tool to fetch real-time data from relational databases and store it in HDFS, dynamically creating Hive tables based on user input for downstream analytics.
- Developed and optimized MapReduce programs for efficient, large-scale data processing and transformation within the Hadoop ecosystem.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
JNTU University
Hyderabad, India04-2007
Skills
Programming Languages: Java 11, Python, SQL
Big Data Technologies: Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, YARN, Apache Kafka, Hive, HBase
Backend & Frameworks: Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, Elasticsearch, Redis
DevOps & Tools: Apache Maven, Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes
KEY STRENGTHS & EXPERTISE
- Software Product Development & Architecture
- Distributed System Design & Microservices
- Backend System Design & Development
- System Optimization & Performance Tuning
- End-to-End Product Lifecycle Management
- Mentoring & CrossFunctional Team Leadership
Timeline
Senior Staff Engineer
Zinnia
08.2025 - Current
Senior Staff Software Engineer
ZScaler
10.2022 - 01.2025
Principal Software Engineer
Uniphore
09.2021 - 07.2022
Staff Software Architect
GE Aviation
04.2018 - 09.2021
Senior Member of Technical Staff
Oracle
06.2014 - 03.2018
Associate
Cognizant Technologies
12.2012 - 06.2014
Senior Software Developer
Sear IT Holdings
04.2011 - 11.2012
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
JNTU University