Bheema Sarat Kaki

Staff Software Engineer at Airbnb

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Results-driven Engineer and Founding Member with expertise in architecting and developing cutting-edge multi-tenant SAAS solutions. Demonstrated track record in building large-scale Distributed Systems.

Experience

  • Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure at Airbnb
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Rafay ()
    • Distinguished Engineer
      Feb 2022 - Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Engineer/Lead: - Played a pivotal role in designing and developing the foundational elements of Rafay Systems' Kubernetes Operations Platform. - Successfully architected and developed a highly available and secure API proxy, enabling users to securely access remote Kubernetes clusters with adherence to zero-trust security principles. - Led the engineering effort to develop multiple generations of Kubernetes fleet management features - Designed and engineered a robust workflow engine capable of executing complex workflows both horizontally and vertically across Rafay resources. - Conceived, designed and built Environment Manager, for building and managing infrastructure environments beyond Kubernetes. - Demonstrated strong mentorship abilities, providing guidance and support to fellow engineers to enhance their skills and professional growth. - Successfully coordinated and managed diverse projects and cross functional teams, ensuring seamless communication and smooth execution Scaling Leader: - Spearheaded a successful organization-wide scaling and stability exercise, resulting in improved system availability and resource utilization. - Implemented strategies to optimize resource utilization, ensuring efficient allocation and maximum system performance. - Successfully improved system availability through robust architecture and fault-tolerant solutions. - Delivered tangible outcomes, ensuring the organization is well-equipped to handle increased workloads and deliver a seamless user experience. Lead Architecture Review Board: - Chaired the board, setting and maintaining architectural standards across projects. - Instituted guidelines ensuring software's scalability, consistency, and maintainability. - Encouraged cross-functional dialogues, ensuring architectural alignment and excellence.

    • Senior Principal Engineer
      Jan 2020 - Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Principal Engineer
      Jun 2018 - Jan 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Senior Software Engineer II at Akamai Technologies
    Oct 2016 - Dec 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos

    As a lead engineer, I designed and developed an on-premise version of Enterprise Application Access(EAA) data POP which combines data path and data path management systems into a single easily distributable and scalable package. I made performance improvements to Akamai's Identity as a Service product which showed higher than 10x improvement in the cold and hot sync of Active Directory/OpenLDAP. I also led a team of developers, overseeing the design and development of the Akamai EAA platform.

  • Senior Software Engineer at Soha Systems, Inc. (acquired by Akamai Technologies)
    Dec 2013 - Oct 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    As one of the founding engineers, I designed and implemented a significant portion of Soha Systems' platform and infrastructure. I built a config distribution service, for effectively synchronizing Nginx proxy configuration across thousands of servers. Developed a custom DSL for scripting Nginx proxy. Developed a system for capturing extensive model level audit information, without any noticeable end-user latency. All the platform features I have helped build, played a crucial role in Soha Systems' acquisition by Akamai.

  • Software Engineer at eGain Corporation
    Jun 2011 - Nov 2013 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    I designed and developed a custom Knowledge Management System (KMS) leveraging existing eGain CRM components. This custom KMS was successfully integrated into the eGain CRM suite. I made several changes to the core data processing pipeline, which resulted in more than 5x performance improvement. I integrated several third party SOAP and REST web services into eGain CRM. I Designed and developed several REST endpoints for third party integration.