# Riya Prahlad

> Software Engineer at Fastly

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/riyaprahlad

Backend and infrastructure focused software engineer with experience in Python, Go, PostgreSQL, React, and more. 
Graduate of UC Berkeley with a B.A. in Computer Science and minor in Data Science.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Fastly
Jan 2024 – Present
Foundation Observability team

### Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure @ ThoughtSpot
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
Built, developed and designed an operations and developer portal to deploy more than 100k pods and workloads per month on Kubernetes, VMware, AWS, GCP and other cloud resources.
Created and debugged Jenkins CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth development and release workflow. Automated build, test, and deployment processes, improving overall software quality and reducing deployment time.

### Software Engineer Intern @ Workday
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
Implemented Application Log Monitoring system using Splunk software. Created visualizations and dashboards showing trends and patterns in error logs. Automated testing for 10+ parts of Workday Community website using Selenium webdriver to write Python tests.

### Senior Consultant @ FEED Berkeley
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Berkeley, CA
As a Senior Consultant at FEED (Food, Equity, Entrepreneurship and Development), I work closely with local businesses and groups to help promote sustainability, food justice, and healthy living.

### Software Development Engineering Intern @ Esurance
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Extracted data for various insurance policy forms from XML files for software migration. Increased efficiency of form generation process by over 500x. Developed team-based integration testing process to ensure successful migration.

### Academic Intern - CS 61A @ UC Berkeley College of Engineering
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Berkeley, CA
As an academic intern, I assist 60+ students in CS61A (The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs). Supervised computer science students in a laboratory setting, solidifying their understanding of programming. Introduced various concepts of programming, data structures, and debugging skills.

### Associate/Intern @ Medconx, Inc., Boldly Me
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017
CRM/ Database analysis, Competitive Analysis, Research, Special Projects

### Treasurer @ Peer Resource MSJ
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Fremont, CA
I managed finances for my high school's Peer Resource club, in which we strived to break down stigma associated with mental illness, and provided mentoring to our fellow peers.

### Intern @ Fremont Medical Group
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Fremont, CA
I interned at the Fremont Medical Group, gaining useful experiences such as time-management, organization and relationship-building.


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Computer Science
University of California, Berkeley

### Mission San Jose High School

### Logic & Philosophy in Social Inequality
Stanford University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/riya-prahlad

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Last updated: 2026-04-05