Devidutta Nayak

About Devidutta Nayak

I am a Software Engineer at Microsoft with a focus on building high-scale…

Experience

1. Software Engineer

   Microsoft

   Jul 2023 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Contributing to Azure Container Instance (ACI) service. As a Software Engineer at Microsoft, I have been working on improving cloud reliability, security, and cost efficiency for ACI platform. My work has spanned pipeline automation, cloud infrastructure optimization, and developer productivity tooling, always focused on delivering measurable business impact.Key Highlights:Contributed in an automated upgrade pipeline (C#, Azure, Service Fabric, DevOps) that securely updates OS images and artifacts across global Azure Container Instances (ACI) fleets. This system became cloud-agnostic, improved deployment reliability, and reduced security vulnerabilities from ~6M to ~1.7M.Developed a solution for cluster cleanup service leveraging VM-based executables, Managed Identity, and Geneva monitoring. This solution reduce wasted compute capacity from ~84K to ~10K CPU cores, saving significant COGS while ensuring high availability through auto-restart and failover mechanisms.Led key improvements to Internal Tool SeabreezeExplorer, a Windows desktop application, by introducing advanced filtering (regex, range queries), fixing critical bugs, and adding productivity features. These updates streamlined internal developer workflows, cutting down manual operational effort and accelerating debugging cycles.Impact:Enhanced cloud security posture through faster patching & upgrades.Drove multi-million-dollar cost savings by eliminating unused compute at scale.Boosted engineering productivity by automating repetitive tasks and enabling smarter tools.

Education

• National Institute of Technology Rourkela

  B-Tech

  2019 — 2023