Premkumar Thangamani
About Premkumar Thangamani
Premkumar Thangamani serves as a Customer Advocate and Technical Evangelist at Yugabyte, where he has worked since 2022. With a strong background in software engineering and system architecture, he has held key positions at notable companies including Facebook, Yahoo!, and Pinterest.
Work at Yugabyte
Premkumar Thangamani has been employed at Yugabyte since 2022, serving as a Customer Advocate and Technical Evangelist. In this role, he focuses on enhancing customer engagement and promoting the technical capabilities of Yugabyte's distributed SQL database solutions. He is involved in various strategic initiatives and contributes to the Office-of-CTO. Thangamani has presented multiple technical talks at YugabyteDB Friday Tech Talks, covering topics such as horizontal scaling, distributed SQL data modeling, and best practices for multi-region deployment.
Previous Experience
Before joining Yugabyte, Thangamani held several significant positions in the tech industry. He worked at Facebook as a Software Engineer from 2018 to 2020, contributing to various engineering projects. Prior to that, he was a Technical Lead at Yahoo! from 2008 to 2014, where he led initiatives in technology development. His career also includes roles at Pinterest, Couchbase, Become, and Accent Technologies, where he gained extensive experience in software engineering and team leadership.
Education and Expertise
Thangamani holds a Master's degree in Computer Information Systems from the Florida Institute of Technology, which he completed from 2000 to 2002. He also earned a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, from 1996 to 2000. His expertise encompasses creating search engines, mail servers, and storage systems, as well as designing low latency large-scale distributed systems. He has experience with XDC, multi-region setups, and site reliability engineering.
Technical Presentations and Publications
Thangamani has actively shared his knowledge through various presentations at YugabyteDB Friday Tech Talks. His topics include 'On-Demand Horizontal Scaling,' 'Avoiding Hot-Spots on Timestamp Based Indexes,' and 'Don't Let Tombstones Affect Scan Performance.' Additionally, he authored a blog post titled 'Being Server Rack-Aware for On-Premise Deployment of YugabyteDB,' contributing to the community's understanding of deployment strategies.
Leadership and Mentorship
In his career, Thangamani has demonstrated leadership by managing cross-functional efforts across product and engineering teams. He has mentored and built teams, providing guidance and defining roadmaps for technical projects. His experience in team leadership and mentorship has been a significant aspect of his professional journey.