# Shashank  Rao

> Software Engineer at Allstar | Ex-Microsoft

Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/shashankrao

I am a senior at Rutgers University majoring in Computer Science. I have a strong passion for all fields of technology especially in the areas of Software Development and Engineering. I am excited to pursue all opportunities in the Computer and Software fields!

Please feel free to connect with me here on LinkedIn or email me at shashank.rao@rutgers.edu!

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer II @ Allstar
Jan 2025 – Present | New York, New York, United States
I work on a large-scale social platform for gaming communities, contributing to core mobile features used by hundreds of thousands of active users. Focused on building scalable, high-quality Android experiences while collaborating closely with product and design.

-Built and shipped Android features for a social gaming platform with ~700K monthly active users, supporting live events, community engagement, and creator-driven experiences
-Led development using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and modern Android architecture, improving UI consistency and reducing feature iteration time
-Owned features end-to-end, from technical design through implementation and release, with a strong emphasis on performance, reliability, and clean code
-Collaborated cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to deliver user-facing features at startup speed
-Improved app stability and maintainability through refactors, architecture improvements, and proactive bug fixing

### Software Engineer @ Microsoft
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | Redmond, Washington, United States
I worked on the Titan Agent team within Azure Core, focusing on system-level engineering that powers the control and data planes of Microsoft's cloud infrastructure. Our work impacts millions of servers and customers globally, with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability.
-Shipped C#/C++ system-level changes in Azure's control and data plane, improving resource utilization and cloud workload execution by 20%.
-Enabled Host and SoC software for Azure Boost, improving server performance by up to 15% and reducing power consumption.
-Built an AI-powered on-call Android app using Jetpack Compose and Copilot LLM APIs, cutting incident response time by 20%.
-Automated deployment health checks, reducing failure rates by 30%; implemented 5+ SAC commands to streamline debugging and reduce manual effort by 40%.
-Analyzed telemetry across 100K+ nodes using Kusto queries to identify bottlenecks and improve observability.
-Led Safe Deployment Practices (SDP) across 4,000+ resources, ensuring high system uptime and low-risk rollouts.
-Practiced TDD using Moq for C# services; accelerated sprint velocity by 15% through agile planning in a 10-person team.

### Product Development Engineering Intern - Infotainment @ BMW of North America, LLC
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, United States
-Worked with BMW reporting tools such as Brian and Octane to run tests and write tickets
-Experimented with Android Automotive platform to use in next generation IDC infotainment systems
-Participated in Test Drives for current and future(prototype) vehicle projects including but not limited to G70, I20, G26 BEV
-Built first iteration of BMW Stock App using Kotlin in Android Studio for future Android based BMW Infotainment systems
-Integrated BMW specific libraries such as UI Kit into applications 
-Created a Raspberry Pi based Server network to allow for Head Unit Test Benches to be accessible remotely


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
Rutgers University


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-13