# Uma Mageswari Rajendiran

> Founding Engineer @ Foundation

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/umamageswarirajendiran

I’m a Senior Full Stack / Front-End Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience building scalable, high-performance applications across fleet management, robotics, VR teleoperation, and automotive platforms. As a 0→1 builder, I’ve architected systems from scratch - delivering solutions that bridge hardware, cloud, and user interfaces with a relentless focus on latency, usability, and scalability.

My expertise spans React, TypeScript, Node.js, and modern front-end ecosystems, as well as real-time communication (ROS2, WebRTC, WebSocket, Kafka, RTPS) and cloud-native development (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, EKS, CI/CD). I’ve built interactive dashboards, custom maps, and telemetry tools using D3.js, Mapbox, and Grafana, enabling real-time insights for mission-critical platforms.

I thrive in cross-functional teams, mentoring engineers, collaborating with product/design, and aligning complex systems into cohesive, user-friendly applications. My research and professional interests lie in Human-Computer Interaction and Data Visualization, where I aim to craft interfaces that are not only functional but also empowering.

## Work Experience
### Founding Engineer @ Foundation
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States
As a Senior Software Engineer at Foundation Robotics Labs, I lead the design, development, and deployment of critical software components powering our robotic fleet management ecosystem. Key responsibilities and accomplishments include:
· Architected and developed the robotic fleet management ecosystem from scratch, designing scalable software components that improved operational efficiency, usability, and system reliability.
• Designed and launched a real-time web application with an integrated Inverse Kinematics (IK) streaming engine, bridging ROS2 with modern front-end interfaces to enable precise robot movement control.
• Built robust APIs and communication pipelines for real-time telemetry, actuator health, and robot data synchronization, ensuring seamless integration across fleet applications, back-end services, and hardware.
• Designed and deployed AWS EKS clusters from the ground up to power a cloud-native VR teleoperation platform, enabling secure and scalable real-time robot control.
• Optimized the teleoperation pipeline on EKS Cluster for low-latency streaming (sub-30ms), ensuring responsive and reliable VR-based robot control.
• Created telemetry and health monitoring applications using React, TypeScript, and D3.js, delivering real-time visualization, fault detection, and predictive maintenance insights.
• Led testing and validation efforts for scalability, reliability, and usability, while producing comprehensive technical documentation to streamline onboarding and accelerate future development.
• Mentored junior engineers and collaborated cross-functionally with robotics, hardware, and design teams to align on system architecture, accelerate delivery, and ensure seamless integration.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Ford Motor Company
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Dearborn, Michigan, United States
· Developed the user interface for FordPro Upfit Integration System (UIS), deployed across Super Duty, F-150 Police Responder, Transit Custom and Police Interceptor Utility models in the US.
• Improved FordPro UIS tool UI performance by 38% through local database caching for CAN (Controller Area Network) signals, reducing latency and improving responsiveness.
• Integrated drawflow.js into FordPro UIS to enhance canvas interaction and deliver a more intuitive user experience.
• Built and tested MSI packages for FordPro UIS, ensuring seamless vehicle integration and performance using remote TDK.
• Proactively monitored logs and resolved issues, preventing critical failures and improving stability.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align requirements, improve system usability, and meet customer needs.
• Created and maintained technical documentation for clarity and stakeholder alignment.
• Mentored junior engineers, accelerating their professional growth and improving team productivity.

### Software Engineer II @ Rivian
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Palo Alto, California, United States
· Developed and deployed front-end applications for Rivian’s Fleet Management into production (using Typescript, React).
· Built user interface for client-facing (Amazon) front-end applications in Rivian’s Fleet Vehicles.
· Enhanced the unit-test coverage of the existing code base from 40%-50% to 85%-95% using Jest (React testing lib).
· Wrote GraphQL queries for fetching real-time data from the backend services.
· Built UI widgets for a client-facing (Amazon) front-end application.
· Collaborated closely with the design, product, and backend teams to successfully deploy applications to production.
· Engaged in bug bash sessions actively to assist in resolving critical bugs prior to production deployment.
· Actively participated in design discussions for projects, providing value-adding UI/UX enhancement ideas to enrich the overall user experience.

### Software Engineer Intern @ Cisco
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Jose, California, United States
· Collaborated with Cisco’s DNAC Assurance UI Team to develop custom features for existing dashboards.
· Enhanced the existing dashboards by building customer’s most requested ‘Export Feature’ using React.js and CSS Flexbox.
· Enabled customers to efficiently share the data from the dashboards.
· Generated a print-friendly view of network and router data from various dashboards via the export feature.
· Conducted thorough examinations of the existing codebase to identify potential bugs and promptly resolved them to mitigate conflicts and ensure smooth functionality.
· Conducted A/B testing to identify bugs and UI improvements (using Google Optimize).

### UI/UX Researcher @ Pizza Hut
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Tempe, Arizona, United States
· Worked on enhancing the user experience for Pizza Hut's customers across their web and mobile applications.
· Collaborated with clients to gather and define requirements, establish scopes, and manage project milestones effectively.
· Collected data from customers using the web/mobile application via eye movement tracking glass.
· Analyzed the data gathered through eye movement recordings to identify problematic areas, leveraging eye-tracking technology to record fixation points and duration of user gaze on specific elements.
· Led a team of 8 undergraduates, offering design direction through mid-to-high fidelity concepts and prototypes derived from user research feedback.
· Recruited and screened participants for usability testing experiments to ensure diverse and representative feedback.
· Conducted user research using a wide variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods, both in-person and remote.
· Managed a database of reliable user research participants and maintained a centralized UX resource library to provide team members with visibility into the research process and findings.
· Developed a new UI prototype for the web and mobile application using Axure RP, leveraging the collected data to inform design decisions and enhancements.
· Significantly enhanced the performance of the web and mobile applications by reducing the overall time taken to place an order by 13%.

### Software Engineer II @ KGIT Computer Services
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Bengaluru Area, India
· Developed robust, usable, and accessible user interfaces using JavaScript frameworks like Angular, React, and Vue.
· Evaluated design requirements for website development, including responsiveness, scalability, security, and user experience, to ensure optimal performance and usability.
· Transformed design mockups into functional web elements using HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, and JSON.
· Collaborated with cross-functional teams to conceptualize, design, develop and launch innovative products and services to market.
· Adhered to the agile software development process, incorporating practices such as conducting code reviews and writing comprehensive unit tests.
· Conducted thorough testing on websites, including user testing and troubleshooting, prior to live deployment o guarantee a smooth and successful production launch.
· Maintained comprehensive documentation and reports throughout all stages of development to ensure clarity and transparency in project progress and processes.

### Software Engineer I @ Snapdeal
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Bengaluru Area, India
• Developed new features, functionality, and capabilities for web-based e-commerce applications (Snapdeal and FreeCharge) using Java, jQuery, AJAX, JSON, AngularJS, Bootstrap, and MongoDB.
• Crafted pixel-perfect user interfaces for several projects using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, AngularJS, and Bootstrap.
• Created modular, responsive templates using modern CSS techniques and JavaScript libraries.
• Developed and implemented service APIs to monitor sales progress and retrieve profit information efficiently.
• Created test plans and automated testing modules for features and products.
• Designed and implemented HTML email templates and newsletters tailored for marketing campaigns.

### Web Developer @ National Institute of Technology Puducherry
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Karaikal Area, India
• Contributed as a member of the NIT-Py Web Development team to develop the college's website.
• Implemented well-designed, testable, and efficient code by adhering to best software development practices.
• Developed website layouts and user interfaces using standard HTML/CSS practices.
• Integrated data from diverse back-end services and databases seamlessly.

### Web Development Intern @ Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Karaikal, Puducherry, India
• Developed admin panels for oil-wells data management systems.
• Effectively managed data records of up to 2GB in size using MySQL.
• Integrated the user interface seamlessly with the back-end systems and database.
• Created HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JSP pages to facilitate user interaction.
• Developed PHP scripts to facilitate data translation between applications.
• Constructed scalable distributed data solution using Hadoop.


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
Arizona State University

### Bachelor of Technology - BTech in Computer Science and Engineering
National Institute of Technology Puducherry


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-05