# Palini Ramnarayan > Software Engineer at Google (Looker) Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/palini Hi! My name is Palini and I'm a software engineer and Cornell graduate with a diverse technical background in site-reliability engineering, graphics programming, and full-stack development. I currently work for Looker as a full-stack software engineer. While I consider myself a software generalist, I am extremely passionate about the intersection of computer science and the arts. I have a strong background in both computer vision and computer graphics and actively explore projects that apply computer science to music and art. I love building software that improves the ways in which people create. As an artist myself, I'm constantly amazed by how technology has elevated music production, composition, visual art, and video production. I continue music and art alongside my full-time job, proving my dedication to both crafts. I'm also currently working on a cross-platform app catered towards Indian Classical musicians. I have a diverse skill set that has prepared me well for an interdisciplinary career, and have the drive to pick up more skills along the way. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer III (Fullstack) @ Google Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, CA Looker Experiences - Explore & Embed ### Software Engineer II (Fullstack) @ Google Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States Looker - BI Experiences/Looker Studio ### Software Engineer (Backend) @ Google Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Chicago, Illinois, United States Looker Backend - Model Lifecycle Team ### Associate Software Engineer @ Sprout Social, Inc. Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Chicago, Illinois, United States Associate Software Engineer on the Observability&Performance team working on all components of Sprout's infrastructure with a focus on our observability tooling. Key contribution areas: - Logging Pipeline (Filebeat/ElasticSearch/Kibana/Logstash) I've worked on all parts of our logging pipeline, through both regular maintenance tasks and improving its overall efficiency. I worked with my team to horizontally scale Logstash, reducing the load on the main host by almost 60%. I also led the task of migrating our ElasticSearch cluster to OpenSearch, and utilized dynamic templates to implement a robust index management policy that prevented field mapping conflicts. In addition, I regularly tackle maintenance tasks to keep our logging pipeline running smoothly. - Configuration Management (Kubernetes/Terraform/Chef) I'm comfortable managing core parts of our infrastructure with the software listed above. I monitor performance of our key services and assess whether resource/usage limits need adjustment. - Monitoring Tools (Datadog/Grafana/Sentry) I've worked extensively with Datadog to create useful dashboards that provide engineers valuable insight into how different system components are performing, and to build monitors that track the golden signals while being actionable and precise. In particular, I built out a dashboard to track memory and CPU usage at the pod-level for services running on Kubernetes, providing visibility into how a single process is utilizing system resources. I also configured Unified Service Tagging for all of Sprout's services, allowing engineers to tie together Datadog telemetry. ### CS 4620 - Intro to Computer Graphics TA @ Cornell University Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 ### Software Engineering Intern @ Viasat Inc. Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Carlsbad, California, United States As an intern in Commercial Mobility, I worked with Team Devstar and Team Stellar on various components of the software that provides in-flight connectivity and entertainment. During the summer, I was fully integrated into the SCRUM process and worked on tickets alongside my teams for each sprint. - Refactored code for Onboard Operations web service to leverage a single API rather than several, resulting in more lightweight code - Analyzed impact of refactoring on performance using JMeter and discussed results with various leads - Utilized GTest framework to write new unit tests, increasing code coverage while keeping each test readable and light - Restructured main code base and cleaned up CMake files in order to reduce tech debt and create more organization among interfaces ### Undergraduate Research Assistant - Capra Lab @ Cornell University Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 My research work for the Capra lab focuses on a Gator, a geometric programming language that seeks to provide better tools for graphic programming. I used Gator to implement shaders for an interactive 3D open-world application, testing the functionality of different features of the language and proposing improvements. I also worked directly on the Gator compiler to add new features. ### CS 2800 Head TA @ Cornell University Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 My responsibilities as head TA include leading discussion sections, writing grading rubrics, organizing grading meetings, and holding regular office hours. I also handled potential academic integrity violations and tutored students individually. ### CS 2800 Consultant @ Cornell CIS Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | United States As a consultant for discrete math, I held weekly office hours and graded homework and exams. I was responsible for helping students with topics including set theory, RSA encryption, finite automata, and probability. This position greatly improved my communication and teaching skills. ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Computer Science Cornell University Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 ### Mt. Carmel High School Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/paliniramnarayan --- Source: https://flows.cv/palini JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/palini/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22