Ramya Prasad
Software Engineer 2 at Microsoft
Markham, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolRamya Prasad is a Software Engineer 2 at Microsoft with eight years of experience building backend systems and developer-focused features, after earlier roles at IBM where she contributed to improving error messaging and installation flows for the well-regarded Open Liberty runtime. A University of Toronto-trained computer engineer, she brings a practical blend of internship, startup and hackathon experience to shipping dependable software and improving developer UX. Passionate about youth STEM and community engagement, she pairs technical work with mentorship and outreach, and strengthens cross-cultural perspectives through travel and language learning. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, she quietly improves clarity in systems—turning confusing errors into actionable guidance for operators and users alike.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc at University of TorontoExchange Program (EXPLORE), Exchange Program (EXPLORE) at Université Sainte-Anne
English, French, Kannada
Github Skills (7)
javas10
exception-handling10
openliberty10
java10
package-repository9
git-repository9
osgi8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
OpenLiberty/open-liberty
Feb 2018 - Aug 2018
Open Liberty is a highly composable, fast to start, dynamic application server runtime environment
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:31 commits, 64 PRs, 13 pushes in 6 months
Contributions summary:Ramya primarily focused on modifying and improving the error messages and exception handling within the Open Liberty installation process. The commits involved changes to Java code, specifically within the `com.ibm.ws.install` package. The user added new error messages and modified existing ones to improve the clarity and accuracy when installing WebSphere Liberty features. Additionally, the user contributed to handling individual ESAs for installation.
open-libertyruntimelibertycomposableruntime-environment
rampras3/open-liberty
Sep 2017 - Aug 2018
Open Liberty is a highly composable, fast to start, dynamic application server runtime environment
Contributions:4 PRs, 169 pushes, 43 branches in 11 months
open-libertyruntimelibertycomposableruntime-environment
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