Avinash S
About Avinash S
Avinash S is a Senior Software Engineer with extensive experience in optimizing production resilience and developing efficient software solutions. He has worked at Thoughtworks since 2020 and previously at SP Robotic Works, contributing to various projects that enhance code quality and application performance.
Work at ThoughtWorks
Avinash S has been employed at ThoughtWorks as a Senior Software Engineer since 2020. In this role, he has contributed to various projects, including orchestrating the baselines for a comprehensive testing pyramid in a greenfield Django project. This initiative has enhanced code quality and maintainability. He has also championed the adoption of Docker for local development and application builds within CI/CD pipelines, streamlining the development process.
Previous Experience at SP Robotic Works
Prior to his current position, Avinash S worked at SP Robotic Works for a total of four years, from 2016 to 2020. He served as a Senior Software Engineer from 2018 to 2020 and as an Engineer from 2016 to 2018. During his tenure, he engineered a robust Claims Search Engine using Elasticsearch, achieving impressive search times of 1-2 seconds for over 100 GB of data. He also spearheaded UI Testing integration using Cypress in Angular applications, which saved significant manual testing hours each sprint.
Education and Expertise
Avinash S holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Science from the College of Engineering, Guindy, where he studied from 2012 to 2016. He also completed his Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) in Computer Science at Sri Krishnaswamy Matriculation Higher Secondary School from 2010 to 2012. His educational background has provided him with a strong foundation in software engineering principles and practices.
Technical Skills and Innovations
Avinash S has demonstrated expertise in optimizing production resilience through enhanced observability and monitoring, utilizing tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, and CloudWatch. His efforts have resulted in a 30% reduction in time to recovery. He has also delivered additional value for clients through creative proof of concept projects, including a Developer Portal, Engineering Metrics, and a real-time WebSocket-based Dashboard.