Summary
Shiva Ramaseshan is a Principal Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building high-performance, user-facing and extensible desktop and web applications, currently driving platform improvements at MathWorks. He blends deep Java and JavaScript expertise with systems-level problem solving—shipping features like a MATLAB panel extension system, dark mode theming, and startup-performance optimizations that shaved ~1.3s off launch time. Shiva has a track record of reducing memory usage and preventing crashes by tracking down elusive leaks, and he codifies investigative processes to accelerate cross-team fixes. Comfortable across front-end, back-end, and native components (JavaScript, MATLAB, C++, Java), he mentors engineers and fosters collaboration to scale impact. Based in Natick, MA, he pairs formal CS training (MS, ASU) with a habit of pragmatic refactoring and lazy-loading strategies that repeatedly translate into measurable UX and performance wins.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Arizona State University
High School Computer Science, High School Computer Science at Cecilia's Public School
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Computer Science and Engineering at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
English, Hindi, Tamil