Srivatsan Balakrishnan
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolSrivatsan Balakrishnan is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft with six years of professional experience building full-stack and AI-fused applications, currently contributing to Azure Cognitive Search and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) experiences. He led development of the KPrompt system showcased at //build and implemented DbValue Resolution to inject structured knowledge into ChatGPT-driven workflows. His background spans front-end frameworks (React/Angular), .NET Core APIs, native C++ SDKs, and real-time systems like WebRTC, reflecting a rare blend of cloud, ML/NLP interest, and systems-level engineering. Prior roles at Motorola Solutions and others honed his expertise in performance debugging, distributed test infrastructures, and mission-critical communications. He holds an MS in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Technology and often bridges research ideas with production-ready architectures. An understated strength is his track record of turning prototype demos into customer-facing features that scale across Microsoft web properties.
6 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 8.0 / 10.0, BE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 8.0 / 10.0 at St. Peter's Engineering CollegeMaster of Science (MS), Computer Science, 3.6 / 4.0, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, 3.6 / 4.0 at Illinois Institute of Technology
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Github Skills (18)
chatgpt10
openai10
azd-templates10
azure10
pageviews8
sdk7
eigenvalue6
latex6
physics6
ipython6
numpy6
fftw6
typescript5
javascript5
monitoring5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
shthowse/azure-search-openai-visual-demo
Dec 2023 - Jan 2024
Contributions:1 review, 2 PRs, 2 pushes in 1 month
srbalakr/azure-search-openai-demo-test
Dec 2023 - Dec 2023
A sample app for the Retrieval-Augmented Generation pattern running in Azure, using Azure AI Search for retrieval and Azure OpenAI large language models to power ChatGPT-style and Q&A experiences.
Contributions:2 PRs, 4 branches in 1 day
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