Arunachalam Thenappan

About Arunachalam Thenappan

At Microsoft Teams, my focus is on architecting and building planet-scale services that are resilient by default and are run efficiently. With expertise in Azure and a proven track record in building scalable, resilient, efficient services, my work on Microsoft Teams\' Core Services has enhanced product reliability significantly.Collaboration and technical innovation are the cornerstones of my professional ethos. We have successfully delivered on multiple Office 365 wide projects that improve resiliency of all services across M365, not just Teams, contributing to stability of M365 ecosystem growth and customer trust through meticulous design and continual drive for excellence.

Experience

1. Partner Group Engineering Manager

   Microsoft

   Mar 2023 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

Education

• Ramakrishna Vidyalaya Matric Higher Secondary School, Villupuram

  Grades 7-10

  1994 — 1998

• Muthiah Alagappa Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Karaikudi

  Grade 2

  1989 — 1990

• Alpha Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai

  Grades 11 & 12, Mathematics, Computer Science

  1998 — 2000

• College of Engineering, Guindy (Anna University), Chennai

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science

  2000 — 2004

• Fatima Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Virudhachalam

  Grades 3-6

  1990 — 1994

Skills

• Data Structures
• Cloud Security
• Design Patterns
• Scalability
• Software Engineering
• Redis
• Agile Methodologies
• C#
• Cloud Storage
• Distributed Systems
• Algorithms
• Software Development
• Web Services
• Java
• Microsoft Azure
• Software Design
• Cloud Applications
• Package Management
• Enterprise Software
• Software Project Management
• Object Oriented Design