Summary
Karun Kesavadas is a software engineering manager with 8 years of experience building automation and cloud-enabled tooling for CAD at Dassault Systèmes, now leading the SolidWorks Automation team. He blends backend Java/Spring expertise with DevOps and AWS proficiency to deliver reliable, scalable services and CI/CD pipelines. A Northeastern MS student in Computer Systems Engineering, Karun has a history of hands-on roles from DevOps intern to technical staff at Zoho, showing a strong operational mindset alongside product development. He’s comfortable across the full stack—databases, cloud infra, and web—and often applies performance-focused testing and automation to accelerate engineering velocity. Notably, he transitioned from individual contributor to manager while staying technically active, helping bridge team leadership with deep implementation experience.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Technology Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Vellore Institute of Technology
Master of Science Computer Systems Engineering, Master of Science Computer Systems Engineering at Northeastern University
English, Malayalam, Hindi