Vinay Rao

About Vinay Rao

I lead teams of passionate engineers at Microsoft Azure, building AI powered systems that improve the reliability, resilience, and self healing capabilities of cloud operating systems used by millions of customers worldwide. With over 10 years of professional software engineering experience, I bring a strong builder’s mindset to leadership, deeply hands on, data driven, and grounded in real world system design. My career has been shaped by designing, shipping, and operating large scale distributed systems that balance reliability, performance, and business impact.I currently serve as a Senior Software Engineering lead, where I not only own critical technical areas but also invest heavily in mentoring engineers, driving engineering excellence, and aligning technical execution with product and customer outcomes. I’m especially passionate about growing high performing teams, creating strong engineering culture, and helping people do the best work of their careers.

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer Team Lead

   Microsoft

   Dec 2022 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Azure Edge and Platform (Cloud + AI).Engineering AI copilot in azure telemetry platforms and more.

Education

• The University of Texas at Dallas

  Master’s Degree, Computer Science Networking and Telecommunications

  2014 — 2016

• RV College Of Engineering

  Bachelor's degree, Telecommunications Engineering

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Maven
• Software Development
• Jboss
• Airlines
• Unix
• Oracle Database
• Java
• Amazon Ec2
• Oracle Sql Developer
• Database Design
• Teamcity
• Ibm Websphere
• Matlab
• Saas
• Hp Qtp
• Agilent Ads
• Software Design Patterns
• Windows
• Spring Framework
• Eclipse
• Elasticsearch
• Ansoft Hfss
• Weblogic
• Jasper Reports
• Hp Quality Center
• Agile Methodologies
• Tomcat
• Version One
• Jira
• Udp
• Node.js
• Wireshark
• Tcp/Ip
• Test Driven Development
• Rdbms
• Software Lifecycle
• Sdlc
• Xslt
• Angularjs
• Intellij Idea