About

Shashanka Balakuntala Srinivasa is a Software Engineer 2 at Microsoft and an active committer to open-source projects under the Apache Software Foundation, including Apache Nutch and Apache Beam. With a fascination for Distributed Architecture and Web Crawlers, Shashanka has gained expertise in technologies like Spark, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Elastic Search, and Machine Learning, including Tensor Flow, Keras, and spark-ml. Shashanka has a Master of Science degree in Theoretical Computer Science from PSG College of Technology, where he gained a strong foundation in his field of study. He has worked as a Software Engineer at Microsoft and as a Nutch Committer and PMC member at The Apache Software Foundation in the past. With almost four years of relevant experience, Shashanka has honed his skills as a Software Engineer, specializing in Spark, ML, Keras, Kubernetes, Elastic Search, Search, and Web. As a result, he has developed a strong understanding of distributed systems and web crawling. Overall, Shashanka is a highly skilled Software Engineer with a passion for open-source projects and a keen interest in distributed systems and web crawling. He has a strong educational background and relevant industry experience, making him a valuable asset to any team.