Rakesh Prudhvi Kasthuri
About Rakesh Prudhvi Kasthuri
Rakesh Prudhvi Kasthuri is a Senior Technical Lead at AppViewX, where he has worked since 2021. He has a background in software engineering with previous roles at Cisco and holds a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
Work at AppViewX
Rakesh Prudhvi Kasthuri has been employed at AppViewX since 2021, currently holding the position of Senior Technical Lead. In this role, he has contributed significantly to various projects, including the development of Docker container security measures and the implementation of internal vault systems on Amazon EKS. Prior to his current position, he served as a Technical Lead at AppViewX from 2019 to 2021. His responsibilities included coordinating the integration of AppViewX with external Mongo Atlas and managing scheduled backups for Mongo and Vault. He also played a key role in extending AppViewX's on-prem support to work with major cloud providers such as GCP, AWS, and Azure.
Experience at Cisco
Rakesh Prudhvi Kasthuri worked at Cisco for a total of three years, holding various positions. He began as a Summer Intern in 2010 for two months, followed by roles as Software Engineer I from 2011 to 2013 and Software Engineer II from 2013 to 2015. His final role at Cisco was Software Engineer III, which he held for one year from 2017 to 2018. During his tenure, he gained experience in software engineering and contributed to multiple projects.
Education and Expertise
Rakesh Prudhvi Kasthuri completed his Bachelor of Technology (BTech Hons) in Computer Science at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur from 2007 to 2011. Prior to that, he attended Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), where he studied from 1999 to 2006, completing his education from 6th to 12th grade. His academic background has provided him with a solid foundation in computer science and engineering principles.
Mentorship and Leadership
In his role at AppViewX, Rakesh Prudhvi Kasthuri has taken on mentorship responsibilities, guiding eight interns from IIT Kharagpur over a period of three months. His mentorship focused on addressing and clearing the technical backlog at AppViewX. His leadership skills are evident in his ability to lead projects and coordinate complex integrations, showcasing his capability to manage both technical and team-oriented challenges.
Technical Contributions
Rakesh Prudhvi Kasthuri has made notable technical contributions to AppViewX, including the implementation of Istio installation and Mongo replica orchestration as part of the AppViewX on EKS project. He led the deployment of AppViewX in a cloud provider agnostic manner, addressing challenges related to EKS-specific technologies such as S3 buckets and cluster autoscaler implementation. His work has enhanced the operational capabilities of AppViewX's offerings.