Prasanth Reddy
About Prasanth Reddy
Prasanth Reddy serves as the Director of Software Engineering at Cvent, where he has worked since 2014. He specializes in transitioning teams to Agile and DevOps practices and has extensive experience in big data technologies and cloud services.
Work at Cvent
Prasanth Reddy has served as the Director of Software Engineering at Cvent since 2014. His role involves overseeing software development processes and leading teams in Tysons Corner, Virginia. Reddy has played a significant part in transitioning teams from traditional Waterfall methodologies to Agile Scrum and further to DevOps practices, enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of software delivery at the company.
Professional Background
Prior to his tenure at Cvent, Prasanth Reddy held several key positions in the software engineering field. He worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Freescale Semiconductor for one year, followed by a five-year role at Verisign. He also served as a Manager of Software Engineering at Neustar, Inc. from 2011 to 2014. His experience includes a brief stint as a Lead Software Engineer at Intel Corporation.
Education and Expertise
Prasanth Reddy holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from P.G. College of Law, Basheerbagh, which he completed from 1996 to 2000. He furthered his education with a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, obtained between 2000 and 2002. Reddy possesses expertise in big data technologies, including Apache Spark, Hadoop, and NoSQL databases such as Cassandra and MongoDB.
Technical Skills
Reddy demonstrates proficiency in multiple programming languages, including C++, Java, Scala, Python, Lua, and Shell. He utilizes AWS services extensively, leveraging tools such as S3, Glue, Athena, Aurora, Redshift, Kafka, Lambdas, Comprehend, and SageMaker to build cloud-based services. His comprehensive understanding of continuous integration and delivery tools includes Jenkins, Chef, Ansible, and Docker.
Achievements in Data Analytics
During his career, Prasanth Reddy developed a data analytics platform featuring unique capabilities such as continuous queries and chained queries. This platform was designed to manage complex data processing tasks, showcasing his ability to innovate and implement advanced solutions in the field of data analytics.