Pranav Kalvapalle
Software Engineer - Product at Cruise
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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SeniorPranav Kalvapalle is a seasoned backend and infrastructure software engineer with 11 years of experience, currently building product-focused systems at Cruise in San Francisco. He specializes in AWS-backed services and developer experience improvements—ranging from formalizing code quality processes and documentation to deep system dives that reduce build times. Fluent in Python historically and now primarily writing Go, TypeScript, and YAML, he brings a pragmatic, cross-language approach to shipping reliable infrastructure. His background spans healthcare cloud at ClearDATA and full-stack consulting at Pariveda, giving him a strong blend of product sensibility and systems rigor. Unusually for someone in infra, he began his career in chemical and research engineering, which informs a methodical, measurement-driven mindset.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
English, Hindi, Telugu
Github Skills (88)
javascript10
jquery10
select210
angular10
typescript10
selector10
nodejs10
scrolling10
searching10
jstree10
react10
selectbox10
bootstrap-theme9
web-developer9
artemis9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
prakal/urbanTemple
May 2015 - Aug 2015
Contributions:105 pushes, 10 branches in 2 months
prakal/mind-the-gap
Nov 2015 - Apr 2016
Contributions:36 commits, 26 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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