Jay Tandalai
About Jay Tandalai
Jay Tandalai is a Principal Software Engineer at Rally Health, where he has worked since 2019. He has extensive experience in software engineering, system architecture, and DevOps practices, with a focus on Scala-based microservices and cloud technologies.
Work at Rally Health
Jay Tandalai has served as a Principal Software Engineer at Rally Health since 2019. In this role, he has focused on building Scala-based microservices that are hosted on AWS. These microservices form the core platform API for Rally Health's customer-facing products. His work involves implementing DevOps practices on AWS cloud, ensuring efficient deployment and management of applications.
Previous Employment Experience
Before joining Rally Health, Jay Tandalai held several engineering positions. He worked at ShopNation as a Senior Software Engineer/Architect from 2013 to 2014. Prior to that, he was a Senior Software Engineer at BeachMint from 2011 to 2013. His early career included roles at Gateway as Engineer 2 from 2005 to 2007 and at EndPlay, Inc. as Tech Lead from 2009 to 2011. He also served as Architect/VP Engineering at Local ID from 2015 to 2017 and as Business Technology Architect at Steerwise from 2017 to 2019.
Education and Expertise
Jay Tandalai earned his Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Houston-Clear Lake, where he studied from 2002 to 2004. He possesses expertise in system architecture, Java-based web application development, maintenance, and performance tuning. Additionally, he has a strong interest in Elasticsearch and is currently focused on Knowledge Graphs and Chatbots.
Co-Founder Role at Field Day
In addition to his role at Rally Health, Jay Tandalai is a Co-Founder of Field Day, a position he has held since 2017. This role is based in Marina Del Rey, California, and reflects his entrepreneurial interests alongside his engineering career.