Vishnu Gajendran is a Software Engineering Manager based in Bengaluru with 10 years of experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems and data platforms. Currently leading efforts to build an AI platform for LLMs at Microsoft, he previously drove data analytics services for Office 365 and worked on AWS Elastic MapReduce, giving him deep expertise in cloud-native data processing. He blends hands-on engineering with people leadership, having progressed from SDE roles and tech lead positions to management while mentoring teams that deliver high-throughput, reliable services. Vishnu holds an MS in Computer Science from the University of Illinois Chicago and a B.Tech from Amrita, and he brings practical experience across startups and hyperscale environments. A useful but less obvious strength is his background in virtualized Linux server administration and teaching, which sharpens his operational instincts and cross-functional communication.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
MS Computer Science, MS Computer Science at University of Illinois Chicago
B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering, B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering at Amrita School of Engineering
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Vishnu Gajendran - Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft