Summary
S Appala is a full-stack software engineer with a decade of hands-on experience building cloud-connected systems and user-focused frontends, currently contributing to Arista Networks' CloudVision MSS. With an MSCS from University of Colorado Boulder and a history at Thermo Fisher Scientific, he has led UI efforts for IoT/edge solutions that bridge embedded devices, cloud microservices, and observability. He has shipped production web and mobile apps using Angular, Vue, Next.js and React Native, and implemented backend features in Go and Java for dynamic security and device management. Notably, he has moved between research and industry—leading a VerbNet-related UVI project at CU Boulder while also delivering internal enterprise apps like fleet and HR managers—demonstrating an ability to translate customer issues into polished, deployable features. Based in Austin, he pairs rapid prototyping instincts with experience in architecture and component-driven UI design, making him effective at both product-facing polish and scalable backend integrations.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Amritapuri, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Amritapuri at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Pre University m.p.c, Pre University m.p.c at Narayan co-spark IIT
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder
secondary secondary education, secondary secondary education at Dr.K.K.R's Gowtham International School, Gudavalli
Telugu, English, Hindi, Malayalam, German