Srikanth Bangalore

About Srikanth Bangalore

Staff-level Software Engineer with 25+ years of experience designing, scaling, and simplifying distributed backend systems across ad-tech, fintech, and 3D real-estate technology.I’m motivated by impact—building reliable systems that move metrics, empower teams, and improve customer experiences. At Matterport, I’ve improved developer productivity and unlocked revenue by modernizing backend workflows. At Credit Karma, I helped shape the telematics backend for Karma Drive, processing billions of miles of driving data for millions of users.Earlier at Yahoo, I grew from Senior Engineer to Principal Engineer, leading a 20-person team that built real-time CRM and ad-delivery systems serving 1.5B+ daily requests. I unified fragmented data into a cohesive, high-throughput platform powering personalization for 100M+ users.Outside work, I lead GM Chess Academy to expand access to chess education, and I’m a FIDE International Organizer with 200+ international chess titles awarded at events I organized.Areas of focus: Distributed Systems, Backend Architecture, Cloud (AWS/GCP), Kafka, Microservices, System Design, Mentorship.

Experience

1. Staff Software Engineer

   Matterport

   Jan 2025 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   Saved 400+ developer hours annually by streamlining the transactional email pipeline.• Improved new developer onboarding time from 9 months to 1 month by organizing and recording key knowledge transfer sessions.• Identified and resolved a billing loophole, unlocking $1M in additional annual revenue.• Backend services supporting management of 5B+ sq ft of spatial data across cloud platforms.

Education

• Kendriya Vidyalaya

  High School Diploma, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics

• Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science

  1995 — 1999