Pravali Uppugunduri is an SDE II based in Seattle with 7 years of experience building data-driven ML and analytics solutions, currently advancing model deployment capabilities at AWS. She brings a strong academic foundation in data analytics and machine learning from Northeastern University and hands-on expertise across Python, R, SQL, Spark, and NoSQL systems. At AWS she contributed to the widely used SageMaker Python SDK, enhancing in-process deployment modes and inference preprocessing/postprocessing—work that smooths the path from models to production. Her background spans data engineering at Wayfair, enterprise systems at Cognizant, and operations leadership, giving her a practical lens on end-to-end data product delivery. Comfortable with both research-oriented ML (NLP, time series, deep learning) and visualization tools like Tableau and Power BI, she bridges modeling, engineering, and user-facing insights. An active GitHub contributor with AWS-focused projects, she focuses on pragmatic, production-grade ML tooling rather than just prototypes.
7 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Data Analytics Engineering, Master's degree Data Analytics Engineering at Northeastern University
Bachelor's degree Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering, Bachelor's degree Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering at GITAM Deemed University
A library for training and deploying machine learning models on Amazon SageMaker
Role in this project:
ML Engineer
Contributions:1 review, 3 PRs in 3 months
Contributions summary:Pravali primarily contributed to the development and enhancement of the SageMaker Python SDK, specifically focusing on features related to model deployment and in-process mode support. This included adding functionalities for deployment configuration names, integrating in-process mode for DJL and TorchServe servers, and supporting model IDs. The user also incorporated pre-processing and post-processing logic into the inference spec and added related documentation.
Contributions:29 commits, 1 PR, 27 pushes in 2 months
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Pravali Uppugunduri - SDE II at Amazon Web Services (AWS)