Karthik Balasubramanian is a seasoned software engineer with over 7 years of experience building production systems across major tech hubs, currently contributing to Databricks from the Netherlands and previously working across Amsterdam and the San Francisco Bay Area. His career includes multi-year engineering roles at LinkedIn and Google, where he progressed from individual contributor to senior technical positions, demonstrating deep experience in scalable, data-centric platforms. Karthik has a strong background in backend systems and distributed engineering, shaped by long tenures at large, performance-sensitive companies. He pairs an engineering-first mindset with cross-regional experience, having worked in Bengaluru, the Bay Area, and Europe. Notably, his trajectory shows an ability to transition between influential product teams and platform engineering roles, suggesting strengths in both shipping features and enabling developer infrastructure. He holds a BE in Computer Science from College of Engineering Guindy, Chennai, grounding his practical expertise in solid academic training.
7 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BE Computer Science, BE Computer Science at College of Engineering Guindy, Chennai
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Karthik Balasubramanian - Software Engineer at Databricks