Madhu Kavali
Senior Engineering Manager | Distributed Systems, Observability, FinOps, DevOps
- Role
- Senior Software Engineering Manager at Johnson & Johnson
- Location
- Fremont, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Madhu Kavali
I\'ve had the privilege of leading globally diverse teams, focusing primarily on architecting, developing, and delivering AIOps, Observability, IT Operations, and Analytics Cloud SaaS products and services. Guided by Agile/Scrum principles, my leadership ethos revolves around adaptability, collaboration to achieve customer business objectives.A standout project in my portfolio is the successful delivery of the Aria Operations for Applications product at a reduced cost. This endeavor demanded acute attention to metric monitoring, intelligent alerting, and anomaly detection. Our team encountered the formidable challenge of not only reducing cloud spend but also ensuring the seamless execution of features such as ingestion, storage, and querying of millions of data points per second. Through meticulous planning, strategic resource allocation, and the adoption of cutting-edge technologies, we not only met but surpassed customer expectations, delivering a solution that offered unparalleled insights and value.In addition to product delivery, I\'ve played a pivotal role in spearheading the Cloud FinOps practice within my organization. By collaborating closely with Product and Architectural Leadership, we embarked on a transformative journey to optimize costs and enhance efficiency across the board. By identifying areas ripe for improvement and implementing core architectural enhancements, we achieved a significant annual reduction exceeding $XX million. This remarkable feat was made possible through the astute utilization of managed services such as Kafka, Redis, and Vault services on the VMWare platform, enabling us to streamline operations and maximize cost savings without compromising performance or reliability.I\'ve had the privilege of expanding our team from a modest cohort of 8 engineers to a thriving community exceeding 20 members. This expansion was underpinned by strategic hires of Engineering Managers and Individual contributors, both from within and outside the organization. Through mentorship, coaching, and inspiration, I\'ve galvanized team members to align with our team\'s OKRs, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
Experience
Senior Software Engineering Manager
Sep 2024 — Present · Santa Clara, CA, US
Leading platform cloud engineering teams
Education
San José State University
MS, Engineering Management
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Bachelors in Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering
Harvard Business School Online
Certificate in Leadership and Management, Leadership and Management
Skills
- Visual C++
- Software as a Service (Saas)
- Container as a Service
- Integration
- Object Oriented Design
- Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
- Cloud Security
- Software as a Service
- Win32
- Microsoft Sql Server
- Git
- Agile Methodologies
- C++
- Tcp/Ip
- Requirements Analysis
- Infrastructure as a Service
- Cloud Computing
- Platform as a Service
- Javascript
- Sdlc
- Web Services
- Software Engineering
- Maven
- Software Development
- Vxworks
- Scrum
- Multithreading
- Cloud Architecture
- Embedded Software
- Subversion
- Distributed Systems
- Micro-Services Based Architecture
- Internet Protocol Suite (Tcp/Ip)
- Saas
- Ge Predix
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