Rajsimman Ravichandiran
About Rajsimman Ravichandiran
Rajsimman Ravichandiran is a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Ada Inc., where he has worked since 2019. He has a background in software development and network analysis, with experience in implementing CI/CD pipelines and managing Kubernetes infrastructure.
Work at Ada
Rajsimman Ravichandiran has been employed at Ada Inc. as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer since 2019. In this role, he has implemented ArgoCD and enhanced the GitLab CI/CD pipeline to improve software deployment reliability. He manages Kubernetes clusters and infrastructure using Terraform and Kops. Additionally, he has created Helm charts to streamline the continuous deployment experience for services. Rajsimman conducts quarterly disaster recovery tests and leads weekly training sessions for junior and intermediate engineers to enhance their understanding of the infrastructure platform.
Education and Expertise
Rajsimman Ravichandiran studied at the University of Toronto, where he earned a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Electrical Engineering from 2009 to 2014. He furthered his education at the same institution, conducting M.A.Sc. thesis research from 2016 to 2019. His academic background is complemented by practical experience in various engineering roles, including software development and site reliability engineering.
Background
Rajsimman Ravichandiran has a diverse professional background, having worked in various roles in the technology sector. His career began at Canada Health Infoway as a Software Developer from 2012 to 2013. He then served as a Research Assistant at the University of Toronto's Network Architecture Lab in 2014. After that, he worked at Bell as a Network Analyst from 2015 to 2016. He also held positions at FOOi as a Backend Developer in 2019 and as a DEEP Counselor at the University of Toronto in 2011.
Achievements
During his tenure at Ada Inc., Rajsimman Ravichandiran has successfully deployed Linkerd service mesh to production clusters without downtime. He has upgraded Kubernetes clusters using a blue-green process to ensure seamless transitions and conducted capacity planning meetings to scale infrastructure appropriately. Additionally, he has held postmortems to identify and address underlying problems, which has contributed to reducing the likelihood of repeat incidents.