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Kumar Anant Raj

Senior Engineer@ Eightfold AI | BE in Computer Science & MSc in Mathematics

Bengaluru

5+ years of work experience

Eightfold
Nov 20241 yr 10 mosPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Enhanced data analytics capabilities by developing new SQL views and materialized views for the talent lake. • Improved query performance for internal dashboards by creating a materialized view to aggregate key employee metrics. • Strengthened data pipeline reliability by implementing Firehose retries for DLQ processing and refactoring code. • Optimized data loading by implementing incremental loading for dimension tables in Databricks Unity Catalog.
Amazon
Aug 20213 yrs 3 mosOct 2024

Hybrid

In my role as an SDE at Amazon in Chennai, I designed and developed innovative solutions to enhance user engagement and revenue. By creating a Content Forwarding Experience for Fire Tablet devices and implementing a new API for seamless integration with other Amazon apps, I was able to significantly improve user engagement and generate additional revenue. Additionally, I refactored the android client code to optimize performance and reduce Request per second (RPS) by over 30%.
Amazon
Feb 20217 mosAug 2021

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

In my role as an SDE Intern at Amazon in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, I successfully completed a proof of concept for an android native Notes app on Fire Tablet devices. I also designed and implemented a Session ID to enhance user metrics and owned a major UI experiment from design to implementation, collaborating with internal teams to resolve compatibility issues. Additionally, I implemented a wrapper on top of the android log to ensure user log privacy.
GitHub
@lostsoilhere
LeetCode
@anantraj28

Kumar’s AI Stack

aistudio
aistudio
antigravity
antigravity
claude code
claude code
claude
claude
cursor
cursor
gemini
gemini

Education

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

20165 yrs2021
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Master's degree, Mathematics

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

20165 yrs2021

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Headline

Senior Engineer@ Eightfold AI | BE in Computer Science & MSc in Mathematics

About

With a dual degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, I've brought my academic rigor to my role as an SDE at Amazon. My focus is on enhancing user engagement and optimizing product service reliability. I have a proven track record in developing solutions that drive revenue and improve user experiences, highlighted by the successful Content Forwarding Experience for Fire Tablets. Our team's collaborative efforts have yielded a 30% reduction in RPS, enhancing system performance significantly. My recent work, which includes API integration and android client code optimization, reflects my commitment to building resilient products that align with Amazon's customer-centric ethos. My goal is to continually contribute to our collective success, leveraging my skills in reliability and optimization to foster innovation and growth.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

aistudio

antigravity

claude code

claude

cursor

gemini

Work experience

Senior Software Engineer at Eightfold, Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Enhanced data analytics capabilities by developing new SQL views and materialized views for the talent lake. • Improved query performance for internal dashboards by creating a materialized view to aggregate key employee metrics. • Strengthened data pipeline reliability by implementing Firehose retries for DLQ processing and refactoring code. • Optimized data loading by implementing incremental loading for dimension tables in Databricks Unity Catalog.

SDE at Amazon, Aug 2021 - Oct 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos, Hybrid, In my role as an SDE at Amazon in Chennai, I designed and developed innovative solutions to enhance user engagement and revenue. By creating a Content Forwarding Experience for Fire Tablet devices and implementing a new API for seamless integration with other Amazon apps, I was able to significantly improve user engagement and generate additional revenue. Additionally, I refactored the android client code to optimize performance and reduce Request per second (RPS) by over 30%.

SDE Intern at Amazon, Feb 2021 - Aug 2021 · 7 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, In my role as an SDE Intern at Amazon in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, I successfully completed a proof of concept for an android native Notes app on Fire Tablet devices. I also designed and implemented a Session ID to enhance user metrics and owned a major UI experiment from design to implementation, collaborating with internal teams to resolve compatibility issues. Additionally, I implemented a wrapper on top of the android log to ensure user log privacy.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Master's degree, Mathematics, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Public links

github: https://github.com/lostsoilhere

leetcode: https://leetcode.com/anantraj28