Summary
Anantha Shankar Arun Kumar is a seasoned Software Development Engineer with 11+ years building scalable, production-grade systems across cloud, payments, and large-scale data platforms. Currently at AWS MSK after driving distributed ML inference, LLM scalability, and policy classification infrastructure at Amazon, he specializes in making real-time and near-real-time services reliable and efficient at massive scale. His background includes designing payment processing pipelines and real-time/batch systems at Intuit and architecting ETL and transformation workflows for multi-million record datasets earlier in his career. Trained with an MS in Computer Software Engineering and a Udacity Full Stack Nanodegree, he combines deep systems engineering with practical web and cloud development skills. Notably, he has led efforts around horizontal scalability and TDD-driven quality improvements to increase development velocity and operational robustness in ML-powered services. Based in Santa Monica, he brings a pragmatic focus on performance, observability, and self-serve platforms that improve developer and customer experiences.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Vidyavardhaka Engineering college
Full Stack Web Developer Nanodegree Full Stack Web Development, Full Stack Web Developer Nanodegree Full Stack Web Development at Udacity
Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Software Engineering, Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Software Engineering at Northeastern University
Kannada, Hindi, English