# Varun Rallabandi

> SWE @ Lab2Fab | CS @ Kettering University

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/varunrallabandi

A software engineer at Lab2Fab with expertise in automation and robotics. I have designed and programmed PLC-based systems, including a pizza robot capable of producing 100 pizzas per hour, and developed data-driven web applications using Python, Java, and ReactJS.I have been involved in every sector of the product lifecycle, contributing across all stages from ideation to implementation.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Lab2Fab®
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
- Co-programmed a pizza automation system with production capacity to 75 pizzas/hour, enabling volume production with Sam’s Club.
-Assisted in customer feedback analysis and gathered pain points from robot operators, identifying key issues that led to product improvements.
- Developing and automating tests using jigs for an automated beverage dispenser, creating test plans, and overseeing the testing phase end-to-end from test requests to data reporting through lab reports.

### Engineering Intern @ Lab2Fab®
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | Fremont, California, United States
- Developed an MVP of a real-time robot monitoring dashboard, leveraging AWS IoT and Python, leading to operational visibility of robot orders.
- Assisted Engineer in creating a real-time order dashboard using TypeScript and HTML/CSS to track drink sales and order status for an automated coffee robot.
- Tested an algorithm using capacitive sensing for liquid detection, leading to a patent filing for theft prevention in an automated beverage dispenser.
-Implemented OTA firmware updates via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), improving production speed and eliminating manual updates.
-Oversaw frying robot operations at Universal Studios, resolving any on-site bugs and relaying insights, critiques to the development team.
- Co-developed the legacy product's data capture feature into the latest web app version using Typescript and HTML/CSS, allowing customers to access and view consistent data across all product iterations.
- Presented kitchen automation progress to the C-suite and stakeholders of The Middleby Corporation.


## Education
### Bachelor’s of Computer Science in Computer Science
Kettering University

### High School Diploma
Troy High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/varun-rallabandi-b66653214
- Portfolio: https://VarunR17.weebly.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-29