Rajaram Mallya
Senior Distinguished Architect at Walmart Global Tech
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Top SchoolRajaram Mallya is a Senior Distinguished Architect based in Bengaluru with over 15 years of experience designing and delivering large-scale, cloud-native systems across startups and global enterprises. He has held senior engineering and leadership roles at Walmart Global Tech, Atlassian, GO-JEK and InMobi, and co-founded an AI/vision startup where he built engineering teams and product direction from scratch. A hands-on architect and backend engineer, Rajaram has contributed to OpenStack Neutron—improving extension testing and API flexibility—demonstrating deep expertise in cloud networking and test automation. He blends product-facing responsibilities with low-level technical ownership, often translating complex requirements into maintainable, testable systems. Trained at Stanford GSB’s IGNITE program and with a BE in Computer Science, he pairs entrepreneurial instincts with disciplined engineering practices. Colleagues know him for raising engineering bar through mentorship, pragmatic architecture, and a talent for making brittle systems resilient.
15 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
IGNITE - Global Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program, IGNITE - Global Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program at Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessB.E. Computer Science, B.E. Computer Science at National Institute of Engg. Mysore, IndiaSt. Aloysius, Mangalore
Kannada, Hindi
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Github Skills (23)
python10
apidoc10
testing10
servicenow10
magento-extension10
api10
openstack-neutron10
extension-methods10
webextension10
api-design9
restful-api9
unit-testing9
api-rest9
json9
rest-api9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
openstack/neutron
Jul 2011 - Jul 2011
OpenStack Networking (Neutron). Mirror of code maintained at opendev.org.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Backend Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:9 commits in 20 days
Contributions summary:Rajaram primarily focused on extending and testing the OpenStack Neutron networking service, particularly in the area of extensions. They implemented tests to verify the functionality of extensions, ensuring they could modify previously uneditable fields and extend header functionality. The user also improved test readability and ensured that the system correctly handles resource and action extensions within the Neutron framework. They contributed to ensuring the flexibility and maintainability of the Neutron API.
networkingopenstack
rackerlabs/melange
May 2011 - Feb 2012
Contributions:170 commits in 9 months
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