VENNELA KAILASA
Software Development Engineer
Bengaluru
Summary
Software engineering professional with proven track record in developing robust and scalable applications. Adept at leveraging programming languages, debugging, and system architecture to deliver impactful results. Strong focus on team collaboration, adaptability, and meeting project goals. Known for reliability and ability to navigate evolving requirements seamlessly.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Development Engineer II
Adobe
01.2024 - Current
- Designed and implemented onboarding for Convert PDF to InDesign by architecting trigger mechanisms for coach marks and creating a persistent state management layer, strengthening expertise in event-driven UI architecture and user onboarding flows.
- Led accessibility enhancements for InDesign’s HTML export:
Integrated NSAccessibility protocol for macOS VoiceOver support, ensuring that exported documents are screen reader–friendly.
Implemented semantic tagging and ARIA labeling by programmatically identifying the correct DOM nodes for labels and descriptions, ensuring logical reading order.
Developed keyboard navigation and focus handling across composite interfaces that included the Home screen, drawers, and UXP panels, ensuring consistent accessibility behavior across components with different rendering pipelines.
Collaborated with design and QA to conduct accessibility regression testing, improving compliance with WCAG 2.1 standards and internal accessibility scorecards. - Enhanced figure–caption association by leveraging document object model mapping and geometric positioning, improving screen reader context retention for media elements.
- Contributed to the Elevate project by integrating Adobe Firefly for dynamic background generation and using Colligo Debug UI for iterative visual refinement, gaining practical experience in AI-assisted design tooling.
Software Development Engineer I
Adobe
07.2022 - 01.2024
- Accelerated automation testing by developing scalable Selenium scripts and optimizing execution workflows, reducing manual QA time by 40% and strengthening my automation framework expertise.
- Built UI components for Google Analytics integration in Publish Online, learning to bridge analytics tracking with complex publishing pipelines.
- Integrated two PDF libraries into InDesign, developing skills in API interoperability and format compatibility handling while expanding support for editing diverse PDFs.
- Created a generic service call framework with dynamic headers and bodies for Colorado service integration, improving backend extensibility and enabling tagged PDF generation.
- Developed disqualification logic for PDFs based on metadata, enhancing my C++ proficiency and architectural understanding of InDesign’s core document handling.
Product Intern
Adobe
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Researched and implemented neural style transfer using VGG19, applying style images to letter graphics. Experimented with contour-based preprocessing to preserve typography shapes, building my skills in computer vision, image segmentation, and deep learning model fine-tuning.
- Delivered a proof-of-concept workflow for creative automation, learning how to translate research prototypes into usable product features.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communication Engineering
CMR College of Engineering & Technology
01.2022
High School Diploma - Maths, Physics & Chemistry
Excellencia Junior College
01.2018
Secondary School Certificate - Central Board of Secondary Education
Vivekananda Residential School
01.2016
Skills
Languages: Programming in C, C, DSA, Python, Component Object Model
Web Development: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ReactJS
Microcontrollers: Arduino, Raspberry pi
Simulation and Drafting: MATLAB, Free-Cad, Autodesk Fusion 360
Software Proficiency: NI LabView, Mac OS X iMovie, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
Patents
- Convert PDF to InDesign Document – Contributed to the patented workflow by integrating CPDFL into the InDesign codebase to enable robust PDF-to-INDD conversions. Implemented progress bar state management that tracked conversion status across multiple processing stages, improving user feedback and UX. Designed and deployed a plug-and-play REST API framework within InDesign’s architecture to enable scalable and reusable service integrations.
- Portable Roti Maker – As part of Smart India Hackathon 2020 (Winner), developed embedded control logic using Arduino to automate roti making. Collaborated with a cross-functional team to engineer a cost-efficient design that significantly undercut market alternatives, demonstrating both technical innovation and affordability in hardware prototyping.
Accomplishments
- Acquired a patent and stood as Winner of Smart India Hackathon 2020 for PR407 organised by MHRD India.
- Stood as top 10 finalist in INFATHON 2021 conducted by Informatica (4th Rank).
- Stood as top 10 finalist in Unnat Bharat Abhiyan StartUp Ideation (NorthWest Region) & NSUIT-IIF ideathon for the project Element Kurukshetra.
- Won 3rd prize in National Level Technical Project Expo held at CMR College of Engineering and Technology on the occasion of Women’s Day.
- Organised a stall during a college fest - Azura 2020.
- Actively took part in Amazon’s Toyathon 2020.
- Volunteered for an INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE hosted at CMR College of Engineering and Technology.
- Actively took part in ‘Codeathon’ competitions conducted in CMR College of Engineering and Technology.
- Actively took part in a 24-Hackathon conducted by Robo Qube Technologies at IIT Hyderabad.
Affiliations
- IETE Student member
- NSS Volunteer
- Photography Club member(CMRCET)
- Member of Literacy Helping Hands(CMRCET)
Timeline
Software Development Engineer II
Adobe
01.2024 - Current
Software Development Engineer I
Adobe
07.2022 - 01.2024
Product Intern
Adobe
05.2021 - 08.2021
High School Diploma - Maths, Physics & Chemistry
Excellencia Junior College
Secondary School Certificate - Central Board of Secondary Education
Vivekananda Residential School
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communication Engineering
CMR College of Engineering & Technology