# Sai Nikhil Vangala > SDE II @ Workday Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sainikhilvangala ## Work Experience ### Senior Associate Software Development Engineer (SDE II) @ Workday Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Cloud Platform Engineering ### Graduate Teaching Assistant @ College of Computing at Georgia Tech Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States • Graduate Teaching Assistant for the course of CS 3001: Computing, Society, and Professionalism during Fall 2023 semester. • Led two discussions sections per week with 20 students on select computing, society, & professionalism topics using current events. • Maintained the Canvas course site for the designated discussions sections through grading discussions, essays, term paper, & exams. • Held office hours and scheduled individual appointments with students in discussions when deemed necessary. ### Software Development Engineer Intern @ Workday Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Pleasanton, California, United States • Worked on Automation of CI/CD pipelines for Scylla Kubernetes Infrastructure Team in Public Cloud Engineering - Platform. • Automated new versions of Tekton tasks delivering to existing pipelines using Kubernetes, Bash, Docker, Python, AWS, Prow. • Developed an Automated Diff of generated Kubernetes files triggered by a PR using Golang, Ruby, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS. • Scaled the Automated pipelines and deployments on Workday’s multi-cloud platform using AWS & Google Cloud Platform. ### Software Research Intern @ Partnership for Advanced Computing Environment (PACE) @ Georgia Institute of Technology Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States • Working on Xalt/Lmod project that collects all job level detailed data and executable usage using Linux, bash script and MySQL. • Upgrading benchmarking framework “ProvBench” with a focus on provenance of collected data for heterogenous computing. • Developing ReFrame tests for existing software at GaTech using Python, Spack, and bash script. ### Software Engineer Intern @ iXperience™ Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 • Built a Permission Based Extended Reality Advertising User Journey allowing consumers and owners to control. • Developed user and admin-based APIs using Rust, Python, and JavaScript & front-end interactive interface via Svelte and React. • Deployed the database using PostgreSQL on Google Cloud and SQL migration using the integrated service on the cloud. • Set up authentication with JWT using Redis dependencies for admin and user session management. ### Automated Algorithm Design: Scoliosis Measurements Researcher @ Georgia Tech VIP Program Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States • Determining if artificial intelligence approaches can be used to automate the measurement of Cobb Angle on x-rays for patients with idiopathic scoliosis. ### Automated Algorithm Design: Modularity Researcher @ Georgia Tech VIP Program Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States • Member of the Modularity team which focuses on the improvement of architecture of the Evolutionary Multi-objective Algorithm Design Engine (EMADE) using Adaptive Representation through Learning (ARLs). • Utilizing genetic programming to dispassionately develop hybrid algorithms that outperform existing human algorithms and multi-objective optimization to provide a set of Pareto optimal algorithms that spans all desired objectives. • Working on expanding the architecture to support any size ARL and creating partial ARLs to create variability. ### Software Development Engineering Intern @ IBM Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States • Worked on applications that allow continuous delivery in the Watson Advertising & Weather Division: The Weather Company. • Redeveloped the Date/Time REST API microservice on the forecast and radar pages of the weather app/website using Golang. • Tracked any security issues with the microservice and periodically performing security remediations using Snyk. • Deployed the updated service to the microservices QA (and eventually production) Kubernetes cluster using Jenkins. • Set up metrics collection and alerts for the microservice in Kubernetes using Prometheus. • Met daily with project managers, QA engineers, and mentors to discuss project progress, blockers, and necessary updates. ### AI Data Scientist Intern @ V-Soft Consulting Group, Inc. Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States • Implemented an AI Computer Vision system that extracted insights from camera feed using Tensorflow, AWS, JupyterLab. • Developed a solution that led to better store layouts, optimized item positioning and personalized interactions in retail stores. • Identified appropriate details in an image to create datasets for analysis by developing and training models with CI/CD. ### KYSTEMinar Co-Director @ Kentucky Science Center Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States Co-director of KY STEMinar. Organized monthly seminars in which researchers present to an audience of around 25 scientifically-minded high school students at each seminar. Networked with researchers, communicated with the Kentucky Science Center, created flyers, and marketed for events ### Student Researcher @ University of Louisville - J.B. Speed School of Engineering, Bioengineering Department Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 2018-2019: Conducted research on Engineering Low-Cost & Specific Delayed Release Oral Insulin Using 3D Printing of Copolymers/Chitosan via the Gupta Research Lab. 2017-2018: Conducted research on creating a more efficient Biogas using Jatropha Seed Cake and Cow Dung ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science (Machine Learning & Cloud) Georgia Institute of Technology Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 ### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Georgia Institute of Technology Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 ### Biological and Biomedical Sciences in Biology/Biological Sciences, General Yale Young Global Scholars Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 ### Visitor Student in Computer Science University of Louisville Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 ### Du Pont Manual High School Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 ### Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Governor's School for Entrepreneurs Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sai-nikhil-vangala-3b5b001a5 --- Source: https://flows.cv/sainikhilvangala JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sainikhilvangala/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22