Varun Kumar Pedapati

About Varun Kumar Pedapati

Cloud-first technical partner with 10+ years helping engineering and product teams design, integrate, and scale modern platforms and APIs. I work end-to-end from architecture to production leading enterprise cloud deployments, debugging distributed systems, and building prototypes that reduce time-to-value.I regularly collaborate with product and engineering teams to turn real-world customer challenges into reliable solutions and measurable product improvements. My work spans REST/JSON integrations, cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes, automation, and observability in production environments.I also partner with teams adopting AI-powered platforms, focusing on reliable integrations, grounding quality, and observability for LLM-based applications. I’m passionate about developer experience, automation, and helping organizations ship dependable, scalable systems.

Experience

1. Applications Engineering, Principal

   Black Duck

   Oct 2024 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   While working for Synopsys, the Software Integrity Group business was sold to two global private equity firms Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.(\"Clearlake\") and Francisco Partners in a transaction with a total value of up to $2.1 billion- Trusted technical partner for enterprises; led cloud deployments, integrations, and production reliability- Debugged complex issues across APIs, Kubernetes, and distributed cloud systems- Built prototypes, automation, and reference architectures that reduced time-to-value- Designed and optimized REST/JSON integrations, auth flows, and performance at scale- Improved observability with structured logs, telemetry, and dashboards (lower MTTR)- Collaborated with product/engineering to drive customer-inspired improvements- Supported teams adopting AI/LLM-based platforms, focusing on reliable integrations and observability in production.

Education

• Pondicherry Engineering College

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology

  2008 — 2012

• UMass Boston

  Master's degree, Information Technology

  2012 — 2014

Skills

• Data Analysis
• Cognos 10
• Troubleshooting
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
• Etl Tools
• Windows Xp/Vista/7/8
• Solarwinds
• Citrix Xenapp
• Dell Kace K1000
• Microsoft Sql Server 2012
• Networking
• Security
• Microsoft Office 2003/2007/2010/2013
• Expression Engine
• Computer Hardware
• Windows 7
• Powershell
• Jmeter
• Microsoft Office
• Use Case Analysis
• Active Directory
• Encryption
• System Deployment
• New Relic
• Crm
• Itil
• Octopus
• Filemaker Pro 10
• Microsoft Bi Suite
• Technical Support
• Business Intelligence
• Identity Finder
• Javascript
• Ms Project
• Mac Os
• Html/Css
• Databases
• Windows Server 2008
• Ms Excel Pivot Tables
• Agile Methodologies