Sandesh B Nataraj

About Sandesh B Nataraj

Backend developer turned platform engineer, skilled in building high-performance applications and running them reliably at scale. I combine backend development expertise with modern DevOps and cloud-native engineering to deliver secure, scalable, and automated systems end-to-end. Backend Development Skills Java, Python, Go, SQL Spring Boot, REST API design Database optimization, query tuning, stored procedures OOP & design patterns, unit testing (JUnit, pytest) Git version control, load testing, caching (Redis, Memcached) Platform Engineering & DevOps Skills GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD Terraform, Ansible AWS (EKS, EC2, S3, RDS), GCP Infrastructure automation, GitOps workflows Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack Container security (Trivy), RBAC

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer Devops Engineer

   Ilts

   Feb 2018 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

   Design and implement software plans and test protocols for commercial-grade applications, integrating both development and deployment considerations.* Convert design specifications into efficient, maintainable applications, adhering to coding standards and system constraints.* Review product and project requirements, providing technical input on architecture, CI/CD workflows, and deployment strategies, and adjust plans accordingly.* Create and maintain documentation, including functional and design specifications, infrastructure-as-code configurations, and deployment runbooks.* Execute regression validation, software verification, and pipeline-driven automated testing, recording and tracking issues through resolution.* Assist with final system integration testing, infrastructure validation, and cloud deployment verification to ensure readiness for production.* Collaborate with QA to identify, document, and resolve issues, leveraging Docker, Kubernetes, and GitLab CI/CD for consistent test environments.* Contribute to infrastructure automation (Terraform, Ansible) and monitoring setup (Prometheus, Grafana) to support ongoing performance and reliability.

Education

• Visvesvaraya Technological University

  Bachelor's degree

  2010 — 2014

• San Diego State University-California State University

  Master's degree

  2015 — 2018