# Sri Harish Pinnimti > Software Engineer | Medium (2M+ views) Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sriharishpinnimti I'm a software engineer who loves solving problems and improving systems to make them faster and more efficient. I've got a knack for learning on the go, and I don't let the unknown hold me back. I have experience collaborating with people from various domains to build tools that make their work easier and reduce their mental fatigue. I've led some impressive projects and bagged a few coding contests too. For me, it's all about continuous learning and consistent improvement - that's how I keep pushing the boundaries. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Walmart Global Tech Jan 2025 – Present | Sunnyvale, California, United States ### Software Engineer III @ Walmart Global Tech Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | Sunnyvale, California, United States ### Graduate Research Assistant @ The University of Texas at Arlington Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Arlington, Texas, United States • Achieved 87% faster p99 web page load times - reduced from 15 to 2 secs by migrating blob column in MySQL to file server • Rewrote Ph.D. annual report MySQL script, achieving 99.75% improvement, reducing the running time from 80 to 0.2 secs • Automated Adobe Sign for Ph.D. evaluations, minimizing errors and reducing turnaround time from days to hours for advisors • Led a successful MySQL query audit of the codebase, improving read performance and fixing SQL injection vulnerabilities • Led the migration of Kerberos auth to Microsoft OAuth2.0 by developing an Apache Server module in C language for PHP • Led the migration of CSE's SMTP to Microsoft Graph API with minimal code changes in PHP and Python, reducing testing needs • Played an integral role in design decision meetings, taking ownership of features and proactively addressing potential issues. Optimized system performance through refactoring and implemented successful solutions independently ### Software Engineer @ Exxaro Tiles Limited Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Gujarat, India • Proposed and implemented a role-based (RBAC) app for planning and tracking, improving interdepartmental communication, and reducing the average query time to a few seconds from 90 minutes for a monthly workload of 400+ orders across two locations • Proposed and developed a maintenance scheduler that reduced sudden machinery failures by 67%, increased production by 20%, and cut costs by 10% in a month through collaboration with the maintenance department • Proposed and developed inventory tracking for the maintenance department, reducing wastage by 20% • Implemented GraphQL API using Apollo and Knex.js, reducing latency by 30% via optimized data fetching through dynamic query construction, batching using data loader, caching, reduced bandwidth, and fewer network calls • Developed UX/UI-friendly tools for server admins, cutting costs by $10k/month via migrating from AWS to Digital Ocean • Analyzed and optimized vital MySQL queries, cutting response times by 35%, improving app responsiveness • Led successful migrations from Java Spring Boot to ExpressJS, increasing QPS by 40% for IO-bound operations of the system • Led successful migration to Temporal Workflows to build resilient, highly available, scalable, and consistent back-end systems • Implemented authentication system using AWS Cognito with various providers like Google, Email, etc. • Crafted intuitive UI in React, reducing training requirements for teams through a design approach centered around user needs • Built end-to-end web applications and features through requirement analysis, development, deployment, and maintenance • Trained and mentored 10+ team members to enhance performance and workflows; provided knowledge transfers ### Web Content Writer @ BrowserStack Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 • Engaged collaboratively with the company's engineering unit as a proficient ghostwriter for their dedicated engineering blog, generating a multitude of articles • Innovatively leveraged illustrative skills to create comprehensive architectural diagrams and flowcharts independently, enhancing the accessibility and clarity of complex engineering concepts ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science The University of Texas at Arlington ### Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sriharish-p - Website: https://sriharish.me - Website: https://medium.com/from-the-scratch - Website: https://sriharish.me/GitHub --- Source: https://flows.cv/sriharishpinnimti JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sriharishpinnimti/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-01