Bala Subrahmanyam Varanasi

BALA SUBRAHMANYAM VARANASI-- https://linkedin.com/in/vabasu/ https://github.com/Balu-Varanasi/ SUMMARY A Technology Management Professional with 10+ years of experience in building software products and teams. WORK EXPERIENCE Chief Technology Officer, Rhymella Inc. (acqui-hired by Zazzle Inc in August 2021) from July’21 to September’21 ● Laid out the product development strategy and led the product’s technical vision from idea to fully functional application which resulted in a successful startup acquisition ● Designed and Implemented an image processing pipeline using AWS Serverless architecture and Amazon Rekognition API which evolved as a B2B product ● Developed and maintained an application using Python/ Django, Redis, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Angular, and AWS Lead Full-Stack Software Consultant, ESPN CricInfo, “ESPN DIGITAL MEDIA PVT LTD” India, from Nov’20 to July 2021 ● Reverse-Engineered legacy Cricinfo site and rebuilt it from scratch in modern architectures and technologies which served 30 million concurrent users during a live cricket match ● Responsible for developing and maintaining highly scalable applications using Event-driven architectures ● Implemented real-time cricket score updates using VerneMQ, which is a high-performance, distributed MQTT broker ● Developed a Change Data Capture pipeline using Apache Kafka, Debezium, Node.JS, and Redis Lead Full-Stack Software Consultant, Proximity Labs Pvt Ltd, India, from Mar’20 to Nov’20 ● Built the core team by Interviewing more than 70 candidates for various positions, including Engineering managers ● Guided team development efforts towards successful project delivery ● Maintained high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits Chief Technology Officer, The Wedding Brigade (Sitara Digital Ventures Pvt Ltd), Mumbai, India - from May’17 to March’20 ● Responsible for building innovative products to deliver 3000+ happy weddings ● Accelerated the business growth by leading the product vision and development which resulted in 20x revenue growth over a period of 2.5 years ● Built web and mobile applications from scratch using React, React Native, Python/ Django, Redis, PostgreSQL, and AWS. Links: Website, Google Play Store, Apple App Store ● Hired & retained top talent, conducted one-on-ones periodically, and mentored the team PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE ● ● ● ● ● Senior Software Engineer, Coverfox, Glitterbug Technology Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, India - from Nov’15 to May’17 Software Engineer, TinyOwl Technology Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, India - from Apr’15 to Nov’15 Founder, Firebolt Labs Pvt Ltd, Bhimavaram, India - from Aug’14 to Apr’15 Software Engineer, Crypsis Technologies Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, India - from Sep’13 to Jul’14 Intern & Software Developer, Agiliq Info Solutions Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, India - from Dec’11 to Aug’13 TECHNICAL SKILLS Python, Django, TypeScript, ReactJS, Redux, Next.JS, Nest.JS, React Native, Protocol Buffers, gRPC, Ansible, Vagrant, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Apache Kafka, Kafka Connect, Debezium, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, and AWS. PUBLICATIONS “Python Requests Essentials” a book that showcases fundamental as well as advanced Python Requests concepts (ISBN-10:-) (ISBN-13:-) CERTIFICATIONS 2012 Certificate Course in Psychological Helping Skills, Hyderabad Academy of Psychology, Hyderabad, India ACADEMIC DETAILS 2012 B.Tech. in Information Technology from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada