Udeesha Gautam
Head Of Engineering And Product at Amazon
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolUdeesha Gautam is a seasoned engineering and product leader with 7 years of focused experience building developer-facing data platforms and tools at scale, currently leading engineering and product for one of Amazon’s largest transactional data storage platforms. Previously a principal manager at Microsoft, he helped shape cross-platform developer experiences for Azure Data Studio and contributed notable back-end and full‑stack work to high-profile open-source projects like Microsoft/sqltoolsservice and Azure Data Studio, including CMS and schema-compare features. He combines hands-on engineering—fixing query execution, cancellation, and UI/UX issues—with strategic ownership of APIs and developer workflows that enable declarative, CI/CD-friendly database development. Known for simplifying complex data-centric development and improving developer productivity, he’s equally comfortable diving into CmsService.cs backend logic or shipping UI polish across platforms. Educated at MNNIT with a top academic record, he brings a blend of deep technical craft, product sensibility, and operational experience in high-throughput environments.
7 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology, 9.6, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology, 9.6 at Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology
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Github Skills (19)
back-end-development10
typescript10
azure-data-studio10
sql10
typescript-types10
dotnet-core10
database-management10
typescripts10
csharp10
netframework9
ui-design9
databases9
front-end-development9
uid9
database9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/sqltoolsservice
Mar 2019 - May 2022
SQL Tools API service that provides SQL Server data management capabilities.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:36 reviews, 48 commits, 70 PRs in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Udeesha primarily focused on back-end development, contributing significantly to the `CmsService.cs` file, implementing features for central management servers, including adding, removing, and listing registered servers. They also worked on query execution, addressing issues related to query cancellation and execution plan requests. Further contributions include the addition of features like schema compare and associated enhancements like exclude/include object implementations, and handling save operations.
data-serverapidata-managementsql-serversqlserver
microsoft/azuredatastudio
Jan 2019 - Apr 2022
Azure Data Studio is a data management and development tool with connectivity to popular cloud and on-premises databases. Azure Data Studio supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, with immediate capability to connect to Azure SQL and SQL Server. Browse the extension library for more database support options including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:197 reviews, 148 commits, 262 PRs in 3 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Udeesha contributed to Azure Data Studio, focusing on UI and feature enhancements related to the user interface and data management features. They implemented hover text for search grid items, addressed scroll position issues in query results, and removed cloud database context menu options. Furthermore, the user developed new features for CMS APIs, including implementing service entries and adding core functionality to manage registered servers and groups. The user also made improvements to table and schema compare components.
sqlserverazure-sql-databasemicrosoftmanagement-tooldata-management
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