Harish Alagesan

About Harish Alagesan

Staff Software Engineer with over 11 years of experience specializing in robotics and automation, with a strong focus on designing and delivering high-performance input/output software for customer-facing automated systems. Guided by the principle of \"There\'s no spoon,\" I thrive on building robust architectures and scalable solutions that address complex real-world challenges.Expert in the end-to-end software lifecycle, including architecture, development, emulation, and testing. Proficient in Java and SQL, with deep experience in modern web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and AngularJS. Skilled in leveraging frameworks and tools including React, Angular, Java Swing, Spring Boot, Apache Kafka, JUnit, Mockito, and Docker to create resilient and customer-centric solutions.At Walmart, I directed the full feature delivery lifecycle within Agile environments, including sprint planning, development, testing, and deployment. Led cross-functional collaboration to enhance system performance and deliver scalable, customer-focused solutions. Passionate about crafting impactful software, I am motivated by the challenge of solving intricate problems in cutting-edge robotics systems.When not immersed in coding, I’m a Detective Comics enthusiast with a flair for sketching, a passionate cinephile, and someone fascinated by Japanese culture and anime. I also enjoy rock music and following cricket.

Experience

1. Staff Software Engineer

   Symbotic

   Jan 2025 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   SDLC owner for a core customer-facing module (workstation) defined scope, designed state machines, built services (Java/Spring Boot, Kafka), shipped via CI/CD, and ran on-call services.•Own architecture and execution for dynamic workstations integrating device drivers and state machines for detecting human and item obstructions during picking operations; Kafka event driven operations, Spring Boot services, Angular/Swing UI; boosted station throughput by 23%.•Leading end-to-end SDLC (requirements → architecture → implementation → testing → release → observability) for, multiple components in a robotic micro-fulfillment system, improving throughput and cutting P1 incidents by 70% across 19 sites.

Education

• PES University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science

  2006 — 2010

• Rochester Institute of Technology

  Master’s Degree, Information Technology and Analytics

Skills

• Java
• C
• C++
• Javascript
• Sql
• Html5
• Css
• Bml
• Software Development
• Dimensional Modeling
• Data Warehousing
• Workflow Applications
• Regression Testing
• Requirements Analysis
• Eclipse
• R
• Python
• Data Analysis
• Data Mining
• Project Management
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Xml
• Microsoft Office
• Team Management
• Cloud Computing
• Weka
• Web Development
• Php