Harshith Sesham
Software Engineer at Amazon | Rice CS Alumni
- Role
- Software Development Engineer at Amazon
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Harshith Sesham
Software Development Engineer at Amazon with 3+ years of experience building distributed…
Experience
Software Development Engineer
Aug 2023 — Present · US
Developed a back-end for a self-serve blueprint configuration tool utilizing Java, DynamoDB, and Coral endpoints, hosted on Amazon EC2; automated blueprint updates for live events, resulting in $5M+ savings in manpower costs• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to create infrastructure for automated live event broadcasts (NBA, MLB, tennis), contributing to a $100M broadcast deal• Introduced a shadow testing strategy, improving system resiliency by 25%; adopted by 30+ Amazon teams, enhancing cross-team stability and risk mitigation• Launched 15+ risk message systems in the new Galileo framework, tailored for diverse locations and slots on Prime, resulting in measurable gains in user retention• Resolved high-severity (SEV-2) tickets during on-call rotations, reducing on-call workload and maintaining the team’s ticket count below 10 for high operational visibility and efficiency
Education
Amrita University, Amritapuri Campus
Bachelor of Technology - BTech
2017 — 2021
Rice University
Master's degree
2021 — 2022
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