Ratish Maruthiyodan is a seasoned backline engineering leader with 16+ years of experience specializing in distributed data platforms such as Apache Kafka, HBase, Phoenix, Hadoop HDFS/YARN and Storm. He has driven escalations and technical readiness at Hortonworks/Cloudera and now leads backline engineering at Databricks, guiding teams through platform migrations to Kubernetes for CDP Private Cloud Experiences. Known for bridging frontline support and product engineering, he focuses on resolving the highest-severity incidents while enabling smoother operator experiences and knowledge transfer. Ratish combines deep troubleshooting expertise with program-level leadership—running readiness initiatives and mentoring escalation engineers. Based in the Raleigh-Durham area, he brings an uncommon blend of field support, kernel/OS and distributed systems background that helps him de-risk large enterprise deployments.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
MS Computer Science, MS Computer Science at Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Class 10th, Class 10th at Kendriya Vidyalaya Southern Command, Pune
BSc IT, BSc IT at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology - SMU
Diploma Computer Engineering, Diploma Computer Engineering at NTTF
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Ratish Maruthiyodan - Sr. Manager, Backline Engineering at Databricks