About

Manikumar Reddy is a Senior Technical Architect with over 15 years of experience in software product development and technologies related to Big Data, Stream Processing, Security, and NMS/OSS development. He is an open-source enthusiast and Apache Kafka Committer and PMC member. In the past, he has contributed to the OpenOSS project. With expertise in all phases of a Software Development Life Cycle, Manikumar has a strong background in Distributed Java Application Development, Apache Kafka, Distributed Computing, and Caching. He has a special interest in Performance Analysis and Tuning of systems. Manikumar's Github profile showcases his skills and experience in software product and object-oriented software development, big data, distributed computing and systems, Apache Kafka, stream processing, security, performance analysis, and tuning. Currently, Manikumar works as a Software Engineer at Confluent, where he continues to expand his knowledge and expertise in Apache Kafka and related technologies. Prior to this, he worked at the Apache Software Foundation and Hortonworks, where he was responsible for working on Apache Kafka and Streaming Technologies like Streaming Analytics Manager, a tool used to design, develop, deploy and manage streaming analytics applications using a drag-drop visualize paradigm. He also worked on Apache Storm during his tenure at these companies. Manikumar holds a Masters's degree in Computer Science from IIT, where he completed his education in 2008. His tech stack includes Software Engineering, Senior Software Engineering, Kafka, Big Data, Apache Storm, dotNET, test, and Java. With 14.35 years of relevant experience, Manikumar is a seasoned professional with a passion for technology and a drive to excel in his field.