Vysahk Radhakrishnan is a software engineering manager and product-focused technologist with over a decade of experience building and scaling high-performance, cloud-native systems. He blends hands-on expertise in Golang, Java, JavaScript, Flutter/Dart and event-driven architectures with a proven track record of growing startups and leading cross-functional teams across backend, frontend, platform, and DevOps. Vysahk has deep practical experience with Kafka, AWS Kinesis and real-time data pipelines, and contributes to notable open-source projects such as the Emissary ingress gateway where he improved header handling and testing infrastructure. He has led engineering functions from architect to director level at companies like Livspace and Captain Fresh, co-founded a startup, and now manages engineering at Dream11, demonstrating both strategic leadership and execution velocity. Known for fostering ownership and continuous learning, he excels in fast-paced environments where resilience and iterative delivery matter.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology - BTech Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology - BTech Computer Science at Mahatma Gandhi University - GECI
open source Kubernetes-native API gateway for microservices built on the Envoy Proxy
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:37 commits, 4 PRs, 19 comments in 1 year
Contributions summary:Vysahk primarily focused on enhancing the API gateway's functionality by implementing features related to adding and removing request and response headers. They added tests to validate the advanced configurations of these features and addressed a variable conflict within existing code. The user also contributed to the testing infrastructure, demonstrating a strong understanding of testing the gateway's behavior.
Contributions:4 PRs, 23 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 10 months
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Vysahk Radhakrishnan - Software Engineering Manager at Dream11