Kaustubh Walokar

I'm Kaustubh Walokar

11+ Years Building Distributed Systems

Senior Tech Lead | IoT & Cloud Services at Scale

Currently building Amazon's & Ring's next-generation IoT infrastructure, scaling to handle millions of connected devices across Ring and Sidewalk networks.

Kaustubh Walokar

Kaustubh Walokar

Tech Lead @Amazon (Ring/Sidewalk)
Open for Senior Opportunities
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Senior Tech Lead with 11+ years building distributed systems at scale. Currently working on Amazon's IoT infrastructure serving millions of connected devices with 99.999% uptime . Proven track record of cost savings through system optimization and technical leadership.

Core Technical Skills

Languages & Frameworks

Java, Kotlin, Golang, TypeScript
Spring Boot, Node.js, gRPC, Protocol Buffers

Cloud & DevOps

AWS (ECS, DynamoDB, Lambda, CloudWatch)
Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code

Systems & Architecture

Distributed Systems, Microservices
Apache Kafka, OAuth2, SAML, Event-Driven Design

Leadership & Strategy

Technical Team Leadership, Architecture Design
System Optimization, Cost Engineering

What I Specialize In

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Scaling IoT Systems: From thousands to millions of devices with fault-tolerant, low-latency communication
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Distributed Architecture: Designing resilient microservices that handle massive throughput (100k+ msg/sec)
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Technical Leadership: Leading engineering teams through complex migrations and system redesigns
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Cost Optimization: Reducing infrastructure costs by 400%+ while improving performance and reliability

Current Role

Tech Lead at Amazon (Ring) Nov 2020 - Present

Leading 6 critical microservices serving Amazon's global IoT ecosystem, processing100k+ messages/sec from Ring cameras and Echo devices across the Sidewalk Network.

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Architectural Leadership:Designed end-to-end system architecture supporting millions of IoT devices
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Cost Engineering:Reduced infrastructure costs by 400% (16% → 80% utilization), saving $240k annually
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Cloud Migration:Led team migration of 5 legacy services to AWS ECS with zero downtime
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Quality & DevOps:Implemented automated testing & CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment time by 75%

Key Career Achievements

Veritas Technologies Software Engineer | March 2017 - Nov 2020

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Enterprise Kubernetes Platform:Architected backup/recovery workflows for NetBackup, supporting 300+ production APIs
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Reusable Infrastructure:Built 3 core libraries adopted by 6+ engineering teams across the organization

Previous Roles: PwC (Cybersecurity), VivaLnk (Mobile), Cognizant

Progressive career growth from individual contributor to technical leadership roles across enterprise, startup, and big tech environments.