Surya Rayarao

Lead Software Engineer

Education

Master of Science in Data Science (In Progress)

University of Texas at Austin
2024 - Present

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science

JNT University Hyderabad, India
1999 - 2003

Skills

  • Spring Framework (Boot, Batch, MVC, and Security)
  • RESTful APIs (Google Apigee, REST with Spring Boot)
  • JavaScript Frameworks (Node.js, EXT JS, AngularJS, ReactJS)
  • Data Science (Probability, Statistics, Data Visualization)
  • AI & Cloud Technologies (Auto-Scaling, Optimization)

Interests

  • AI Research
  • Photography (Sony A7R5)
  • Cricket (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Exploring Local Culture and Cuisine

Career Profile

Lead Software Engineer specializing in Java, Spring, and MEAN stack technologies. Currently focused on leveraging AI for optimizing cloud scalability and enhancing system performance.

Recent research areas include AI-powered auto-scaling techniques and data science-driven insights for enterprise applications.

Skills & Proficiency

AI Research & Data Science

Spring Platform & Java EE

MEAN Stack Development

Experiences

Lead Software Engineer

Aug/2008 - Present (16 years, 4 months)
SS&C Technologies, Kansas City, USA

Collaborated with global teams to completely rewrite the TRAC application, the largest SaaS record-keeping platform managing 400,000 retirement plans and serving over 12 million participants, trusted by 88% of the top 50 retirement service providers, using modern frameworks and technologies like SSNC Private Cloud, Spring Boot, and Vue JS.

Senior Associate

Dec/2006 - Aug/2008 (1 year, 8 months)
Ness Technologies, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Built an end-to-end Teller Incentive application for M&T Bank, leveraging a state-of-the-art technology stack including Spring, Hibernate, and ICE Faces, for a bank with a market cap of $33.51 billion.

IT Engineer

Aug/2005 - Dec/2006 (1 year, 4 months)
CMC Limited, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Designed and developed a core banking system for CMC/TATA Group and played a key role in building the open-source JAFFA framework for Boeing's aircraft inventory management system, GoldESP.

Projects

Recent focus on AI-driven projects and scalable cloud applications, incorporating cutting-edge technologies and research insights.

Certifications

  • Kubernetes Logo CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
  • Java Logo Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 11 Developer
  • MongoDB Logo Certified MongoDB (M101J) for Java Developers
  • Mutual Fund Logo American Mutual Fund Industry Certification
  • Web Component Logo SCWCD - Sun Certified Web Component Developer for the Java Platform, EE 5 with 81%
  • Java Logo SCJP - Sun Certified Programmer for the Java Platform, SE 6 with 87%

Awards

  • Finalist - DST Systems Tom McDonnell Award 2016
    Issued by DST Systems · Jan 2017
    Most recent project at DST System became the finalist for DST's Tom McDonnell Award 2016, the highest award given to any project at DST across worldwide organization.
  • Star of the Month at DSTWS India in 2013
    Issued by IT Head, DSTWS India
    Received Organization wide National Award, titled 'Star of the Month' for my contributions to the RICC project and successful transition of Product from Bangkok.
  • GOLD Medal - Topper of 1999-2003 Computer Science Engineering Branch
    Associated with Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
    This is the Gold Medal, presented to the Toppers in individual departments during each academic year by the management of the engineering college.
  • Won 1996-97 Inter school Chess Championship
    Received 1st Prize in Inter school Chess Tournament in 1996-97 where about more than 30 students represented their 20 schools across the taluka includes 4 mandals in the district. Stood first among them.