Summary
Yogita Garud is a focused Software Engineer II with 9 years of experience building cloud-native and distributed systems, currently contributing to Microsoft after prior roles at AWS and PayPal. She has hands-on experience with Java-based microservices, serverless patterns, DynamoDB, Step Functions, and container orchestration, and has repeatedly delivered scalable backend services and platform components. A former graduate researcher and teaching assistant in CS, she pairs strong algorithmic foundations with practical engineering—mentoring students in ML, DBs, and cloud development. Known for attention to detail and rapid learning, she also brings a track record of improving efficiency through reusable design and automation across enterprise and startup environments. Based in Oregon, she values team collaboration and networking, often bridging research insights into production-ready systems.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer’s Degree, Computer Engineering, Engineer’s Degree, Computer Engineering at College of Engineering Pune
Master’s Degree, Computer Science, 3.75, Master’s Degree, Computer Science, 3.75 at Oregon State University