Neha Vardhinedi

Experience

1. Software Engineer

   Microsoft

   Feb 2022 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

   Managing a distributed infrastructure of ~8k machines supporting thousands of daily Windows OS builds of diverse architectures and languages- Improved reliability of Azure microservices for Windows Build CI/CD team by reducing average weekly socket exceptions by 60% by implementing a global resources cache to minimize HttpClient instantiations- Increased infrastructure robustness - Reduced Windows build configuration deployment time by 50% through migrating 30 function apps and corresponding integration tests to Azure App Configuration- Designed and implemented an Azure function app to visualize and troubleshoot the Windows build process, enabling engineers to query real-time build status, improving customer insights into build flow processes- Optimized Windows build CI/CD code validation time by 66%, reducing ESRP file signature time through an 85% reduction in redundant signatures- Designed and developed end-to-end Azure microservices to enable daily uploads of build artifacts and configurations, improving failure diagnosis and mitigation for Windows builds. Implemented monitoring alerts, dashboards, and telemetry pipelines- Strengthened security by eliminating password-based access through migrating all code deployment pipelines and CosmosDB accounts to Azure based managed identity authentication, resulting in 100% of services to be compliant with security protocols- Improved team productivity and engagement by mentoring 5 engineers, organizing bimonthly service health hackathons, and leading team security sync meetings to ensure KPI alignment and project progress.

Education

• University of California, Santa Cruz

  Computer Science, Computer Science