Summary
Ramachandra Petla is a Senior Member of Technical Staff with nine years of experience building scalable, cloud-native full-stack systems using Java, Spring Boot, React, and Python. He has led modernization efforts at Discover and USAA, transforming legacy WebSphere applications into microservices on OpenShift and reducing processing times through secure, modular architectures. Skilled in designing RESTful and GraphQL APIs, CI/CD automation with Jenkins and Vault, and Python ETL pipelines for high-availability reporting, he bridges backend reliability with responsive front-end experiences. At Discover he spearheaded micro-frontend and Okta-integrated solutions that streamlined metadata workflows and cut approval latency by 25%. Based in Houston, he combines hands-on engineering with a continual learning mindset and a pragmatic focus on observability and operational excellence. Outside work he simply loves to code, bringing curiosity and steady delivery to cross-functional teams.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering (Autonomous)
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at University of Houston-Clear Lake
English, Telugu, Hindi