Babu Poomalai
About Babu Poomalai
Babu Poomalai serves as the Manager of Software Engineering at Weave HQ, where he has worked since 2021. He has a background in software engineering with previous roles at Aspire Systems, Unmetric, and VMware, and holds a B.Tech in Information Technology from Government College of Technology, Coimbatore.
Work at Weave
Babu Poomalai has served as the Manager of Software Engineering at Weave HQ since 2021. In this role, he has implemented a number pooling system that reduced costs by 20%. He also achieved a tenfold increase in efficiency for porting and provisioning processes. Additionally, he leads a team of four, managing phone number operations, which includes overseeing porting and provisioning tasks.
Previous Experience
Before joining Weave, Babu Poomalai worked at VMware as a Member of Technical Staff - 3 from 2019 to 2021. Prior to that, he was a Senior Software Engineer at Unmetric from 2017 to 2019 and a Software Engineer at the same company from 2014 to 2017. His early career included a position as an Engineer at Aspire Systems from 2011 to 2014 in Chennai.
Education and Expertise
Babu Poomalai holds a B.Tech in Information Technology from Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, which he completed from 2007 to 2011. He further enhanced his skills by completing a Product Management Certification Program at Duke University from 2020 to 2021.
Achievements in Software Engineering
At Weave HQ, Babu Poomalai has led initiatives that resulted in significant operational improvements. He implemented a number pooling system that cut costs by 20% and achieved a tenfold increase in efficiency for porting and provisioning processes. His leadership in managing phone number operations has contributed to streamlined workflows.