Malathi Kamath

Senior Backend Engineer with 20+ years of hands-on experience building production-grade cloud-native systems. Deep expertise in Golang microservices, Kubernetes orchestration, DORA metrics implementation, and now applying AI (Google ADK) to solve real DevOps challenges. Proven track record delivering systems with 99.9% uptime while reducing deployment failures by 30-40%.

Strong focus on practical implementation—writing code, deploying workloads, configuring observability, measuring software delivery performance through DORA metrics, and solving production incidents. Recently completed Google's AI Agents Intensive, now building intelligent automation tools for infrastructure troubleshooting and deployment analysis.

Senior Lead - Backend Platform Engineering at Kyndryl Solutions India Pvt Ltd (2022-06 – 2025-02)

• Built DevOps Intelligence Dashboard backend using Golang microservices integrating GitHub, Jenkins, SonarQube, and Azure DevOps—implemented comprehensive DORA metrics tracking (Deployment Frequency, Lead Time, MTTR, Change Failure Rate) serving enterprise clients with 99.9% uptime and reducing reporting latency by 40%
• Designed and delivered DORA metrics collection pipeline providing actionable insights into deployment performance, enabling teams to identify bottlenecks and improve software delivery velocity
• Automated deployments using Kubernetes, Docker, and ArgoCD (GitOps) ensuring seamless delivery of cloud-native microservices across multiple environments
• Implemented observability stack with Prometheus and Grafana for real-time monitoring, alerting, and performance analysis of distributed systems
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams across time zones, providing technical guidance on Kubernetes best practices and CI/CD optimization
• Mentored and upskilled junior engineers on Golang, Kubernetes, and cloud-native best practices, accelerating their onboarding and contributing to a stronger, self-sufficient engineering team

Senior Technical Specialist - Cloud-Native Systems at HCL Technologies(Nokia) (2020-12 – 2022-02)

• Worked on cloud-native 5G network management systems leveraging Kubernetes and Docker for telecom infrastructure
• Spearheaded deployment automation and high-availability orchestration, improving delivery speed by 35% through streamlined CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborated with distributed teams on network controllers and fault-resilient systems ensuring carrier-grade reliability

Technical Specialist - Backend Development & Kubernetes at HCL Technologies(Nokia) (2014-12 – 2020-09)

• Developed Network Management System (NMS) for LTE NB-IoT stack with focus on containerized deployment, observability, and redundancy using Docker and Kubernetes
• Contributed to geo-redundant architecture and session control mechanisms, reducing downtime incidents by 25% through improved fault tolerance
• Migrated legacy workloads to Kubernetes-based microservices architecture, improving scalability and maintainability of production systems

Technical Lead - OAM Development & Scrum Master at Alcatel-Lucent (2008-10 – 2014-09)

• Developed EV-DO RNC OAM modules with focus on fault logging, SSH/IPSec security, and fault management for carrier-grade telecom systems
• Served as Scrum Master and Fault Coordinator leading 4 release cycles, coordinating cross-functional engineering teams and mentoring junior developers
• Contributed to system stability improvements through systematic debugging, code reviews, and implementation of best practices

Software Engineer at Wipro Technologies (2008-02 – 2008-10)

Contributed to CS2K Soft Switch (GWC Controller) for carrier-grade telecom systems, focusing on call processing and signaling modules

Software Engineer at Integra Micro Systems (2005-06 – 2008-02)

Built secure C++/SSL communication stack for rural banking terminals and developed components for Triple Play over IP (voice, video, data services)

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communication – UBDT College of Engineering