Balaji Iyer
Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBalaji Iyer is a Principal Engineering Manager with 13 years of experience leading global teams to deliver end-to-end cloud and SaaS solutions, currently driving engineering initiatives at Microsoft from Atlanta. He blends technical depth with business acumen—synthesizing customer needs, strategy, and economics—to turn engineers’ passions into measurable product impact. Known for fostering high-performing, DevOps- and SRE-oriented teams, he emphasizes SDLC best practices and technical excellence to accelerate innovation. His track record includes delivering large-scale projects for Rackspace and other enterprise clients, demonstrating consistent execution across the software lifecycle. Balaji holds an MS from NIT Tiruchirappalli and completed Harvard Business School Online’s Credential of Readiness, reflecting a mix of rigorous technical and business training. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who navigates complexity with clear decisions and a positive, team-first leadership style.
13 years of coding experience
MS, MS at National Institute of Technology, TiruchirappalliCore: Credential of Readiness, Core: Credential of Readiness at Harvard Business School Online
Github Skills (16)
querying9
rackspace9
api7
aggregator6
spread5
parquet5
gossip5
ruby5
proxy5
tricks4
golang4
scalability4
backup2
uwsgi2
pagerduty2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
rackerlabs/marconi
Oct 2015 - Sep 2020
Rackspace Cloud Queues Source
Contributions:1 release, 1 PR, 1 push in 4 years 11 months
queuescloud-queuesrubyrackspace
rackerlabs/curryproxy
Feb 2013 - Jun 2013
A fast and performant proxy and aggregator for querying multiple instances of an API spread across globally distributed data centers.
Contributions:25 commits in 4 months
golangapiinstancesspreadscalability
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