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title: "Sivagurunathan T - Sde 2 in Greater Chennai Area | Tal"
description: "Meet Sivagurunathan T, Systems & Distributed Software Engineer @ Amazon | Linux Kernel, Memory & Performance | C/C++, Go, AWS | Samsung Inventor | 9+ Years based in Greater Chennai Area. AI stack includes claude code, cursor, and kiro."
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# Sivagurunathan T on Tal

## Headline

Systems & Distributed Software Engineer @ Amazon \| Linux Kernel, Memory & Performance \| C/C\+\+, Go, AWS \| Samsung Inventor \| 9\+ Years

## About

Engineering Leader with 8\+ years of experience in low\-level system architecture, on\-device performance engineering, and large\-scale distributed systems\. Deep expertise in architecting CPU\-aware memory frameworks at Samsung and optimizing cloud\-connected SDK communication layers at Amazon\. Proven track record of architecting and delivering products from scratch, including features that drove 50,000\+ new user acquisitions and scaled to enterprise adoption\. M\.Tech in Data Science \(IISc\)\.

## Location

Greater Chennai Area

## AI stack

claude code

cursor

kiro

opencode

claudecode

## Work experience

Sde 2 at Amazon, Feb 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 7 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Chief Engineer at Samsung R&D Institute India, Mar 2024 \- Feb 2025 · 1 yr, Hybrid, \- Led the development and integration of advanced memory optimization techniques, improving system performance and resource utilization\. \- Enhanced system efficiency and responsiveness through the implementation of cutting\-edge performance\-enhancement solutions, resulting in significant improvements to application load times and overall system performance\.

Lead Engineer at Samsung R&D Institute India, Mar 2022 \- Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, \- Designed and integrated solutions to improve system memory management, leading to significant enhancements in system operations and performance\. \- Collaborated with cross\-functional teams to optimize memory usage across various high\-performance devices, improving overall system adaptability\.

Software Developer at Zoho Corporation, Jun 2017 \- Mar 2022 · 4 yrs 10 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, \- Designed and led the development of unattended support for Linux OS \(64/32\-bit, ARMv7/ARMv8\), increasing the Linux remote customer base by 30%\. \- Developed a Bulk Deployment tool for large\-scale software deployment, reducing deployment time by 30%\. \-Enhanced remote support features for Linux, including Cloud compatibility, Clipboard, Chat, and File Transfer, improving the overall user experience\. \-Improved screen sharing performance from 25 FPS to 60 FPS, resulting in a 140% performance improvement\. \-Scaled the application from 30 to 3000 concurrent users by implementing inter\-server communication, achieving a 9900% increase in scalability\.

## Education

Master of Technology \(Online\), Data Science and Business Analytics, Indian Institute of Science \(IISc\)

Bachelor of Technology \(B\.Tech\.\), Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

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