About

Sumukha Pk is a highly skilled Software Engineer at Microsoft, currently working with the Azure Storage Client team in Bangalore. With a passion for distributed systems and large-scale system design, Sumukha has become a prominent figure in the industry, known for his expertise in technologies such as Raft, Google BigTable, and Lock Servers. Sumukha's proficiency in Open Source Software has led him to contribute to various projects on GitHub, which can be found on his profile. In his current role, Sumukha is responsible for enabling storage virtualization from the kernel drivers that his team owns. He is also working on the last layer driver of the Storage client, which facilitates the transport of IO between the VM and the backing storage service. Prior to joining Microsoft, Sumukha worked at Walmart as a Software Engineer 2, where he served the Communications team and helped deliver SMS, Email, and Push services to customers at a large scale. He also worked as a Software Engineering Intern in the Performance Engineering team at Walmart. Sumukha graduated from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science in 2020. His education and experience have given him a strong foundation in software engineering, and he is proficient in technologies such as Azure, Golang, and Java. With 3.19 years of relevant experience, Sumukha is a valuable asset to any team he works with. He is passionate about his work and enjoys finding innovative solutions to complex problems.