Prathiban Mohanasundaram

About Prathiban Mohanasundaram

With 18+ years in the software industry, specializing in leading engineering teams to solve complex challenges in distributed systems and cloud computing. At Amazon Web Services, I manage two critical initiatives: 1) Data Plane for S3\'s Object Metadata Store—a foundational component of one of the world\'s largest and most durable distributed storage systems in the cloud, and 2) S3 Tables Engineering—the first cloud object store with built-in Apache Iceberg support, streamlining tabular data storage at scale.My focus centers on building scalable, highly available services that empower millions of applications and revolutionize cloud data storage. Passionate about simplifying processes that matter most to customers, fostering innovation, and driving operational excellence in distributed systems. Prior to AWS, I led teams delivering transformative 0-1 initiatives including the first Amazon Go/JustWalkOut Store, Amazon Fire Phone (Prime), Prime Instant Video UK, and Amazon Vendor Express.Engineering Leader | AWS Speaker | Amazon Bar Raiser

Experience

1. Sr Manager, Engineering - Metadata Infra for the Ai Data Cloud

   Snowflake

   Jul 2025 — Present

   Leading foundational Snowflake Table Metadata persistence layer that powers billions of queries at scale and interoperability (Snowflake Proprietary format, Apache Iceberg, Delta) on Snowflake\'s AI data cloud.

Education

• College of Engineering, Guindy

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Information Technology

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• High Performance Websites
• Jquery
• Web Applications
• User Experience
• Scalability
• Php
• Css
• Xml
• Rest
• Ruby on Rails
• Python
• Git
• Javascript
• Ruby
• Large Scale Systems
• Web Services
• Agile Methodologies
• Linux
• Cloud Computing
• Mysql