Deva Kothandapany
About Deva Kothandapany
Deva Kothandapany is a Software Engineer at Device42, where he has worked since 2021. He has a background in software engineering and biology, with previous roles in sales and emergency medical services.
Work at Device42
Deva Kothandapany has been employed at Device42 since 2021 as a Software Engineer. In this role, Kothandapany coordinates across engineering teams in a full-stack capacity to implement new features while adhering to a two-week sprint cycle. Previously, Kothandapany worked as an Associate Software Engineer at Device42 from 2019 to 2021. During this time, Kothandapany expanded build automation test coverage of business-critical functionality from 30% to 80% through maintaining a custom application for deploying product updates. Kothandapany leads a team focused on platform updates and addressing technical debt to improve overall application security.
Education and Expertise
Deva Kothandapany studied at General Assembly, where Kothandapany completed a course in Computer Software Engineering and achieved a Certificate of Completion in 2019. Kothandapany also holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. This educational background supports Kothandapany's expertise in software engineering, particularly in areas such as full-stack development and application performance optimization.
Previous Work Experience
Before joining Device42, Deva Kothandapany held various positions in different organizations. Kothandapany worked at General Assembly as an Engineering Fellow for three months in 2019 and as an Instructional Associate for two months in the same year. Prior to that, Kothandapany was a Sales Specialist at Bose Corporation from 2011 to 2013. Kothandapany also worked as an Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B) at MEDIC from 2016 to 2017 and as a Member Service Representative at Cardio Express in 2018.
Technical Contributions
In the role of Software Engineer, Deva Kothandapany has made significant technical contributions. Kothandapany implemented a new application UI using VueJS, which resulted in more than a 50% reduction in page load times in key areas. Kothandapany collaborates with Solutions Engineers and Customer Support to troubleshoot client issues, effectively resolving them by either escalating to development work or finding suitable alternative solutions.