Summary
Basavaraj M is a Principal Software Engineer with 11+ years building scalable data and automation systems, currently driving platform work at Cloudera after leading batch and streaming ingestion teams at Intuit. He specializes in designing efficient, reusable automation frameworks that generate test data, validate data parity, and even auto-file JIRA tickets for failures, reflecting a strong focus on testability and operational tooling. Technically fluent in Java, Kafka, Hadoop ecosystems, Docker, and AWS, he has a proven track record of containerizing large distributed platforms to run on developer laptops. His background includes end-to-end work across backend and frontend systems at Yahoo! and deep experience in white-box testing and CI/CD automation. Notably, he combines hands-on engineering with a systems-thinking approach—building tools that intentionally “break” systems to surface defects and improve reliability.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Software Systems, 8.57, Master of Science (MS), Software Systems, 8.57 at BITS Pilani
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics and Communications, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics and Communications at B.E.
English, Kannada, Hindi