Mallavalli Apparao

Software Engineer II at Microsoft | Ex-Salesforce, Tekion, Progress | Java • Go • C# • Spring Boot

Role
Software Engineer 2 at Microsoft
Location
Hyderabad, TG, IN
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Mallavalli Apparao

I am a Software Engineer 2 at Microsoft, working within the Azure Data Factory team to build high-scale data orchestration engines for Microsoft Fabric. With nearly 5 years of experience across industry leaders like Salesforce, Tekion, and Progress Software, I specialize in designing and scaling distributed backend systems using Java, Golang, and Cloud-native architectures.Career Highlights:At Microsoft: Currently focusing on high-throughput microservices and service orchestration for global data integration.At Salesforce: Redesigned a Business Rule Engine architecture, scaling it from 80M to 500M monthly hits while improving fault tolerance.At Tekion Corp: Built a scalable Kafka-based messaging system from scratch and launched the Travel Scheduler project.At Progress Software: Engineered a modern testing framework for ODBC/JDBC drivers, replacing legacy systems and streamlining data connectivity.I thrive on solving complex scalability challenges, optimizing low-latency APIs, and implementing robust design patterns to build reliable, enterprise-grade software.

Experience

  1. Software Engineer 2

    Microsoft

    Jan 2026 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

    Power Query (Azure Data) Developing core components of Power Query, a widely‑used data transformation and connectivity platform in the Azure Data ecosystemWorking on distributed and high‑performance data processing systems enabling data preparation at scaleImproving query execution, metadata handling, and connector infrastructureLeveraging telemetry and customer signals to drive data‑backed engineering decisionsActively participating in design reviews, code reviews, and service reliability practices

Education

  • DKNP JUNIOR COLLEGE

    Intermediate, Maths physics chemistry

    2012 — 2014

  • Sri Geethanjali high school

    SSC, English

    2011 — 2012

  • FACE Prep

    Prograd, Full stack development

    2020 — 2020

  • Lakireddy Bali Reddy College of Engineering(Autonomous)

    Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

    2014 — 2018

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