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Anushree Prakash B

Philadelphia,PA

Summary

Software developer with over 10 years of experience in database internals, filesystems, and distributed systems. Expertise in designing scalable, high-performance solutions that enhance system reliability and address critical production challenges. Knowledgeable in modern data architectures and AI/ML integration with database, including embeddings and semantic search.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal Member of Technical Staff

Oracle America, Inc
06.2021 - Current
  • Enabled JavaScript-stored programs in MySQL, unlocking access to over 12 million JavaScript developers globally, resulting in a 15–20% increase in developer engagement within the first six months of launch.
  • Led the design, development, and testing of JavaScript stored program features in MySQL by collaborating with cross-functional teams.
  • Implemented robust type conversions and mappings, supporting MySQL types (DECIMAL, TEXT, BLOB, ENUM, SET, etc.), while ensuring seamless interoperability between SQL and JavaScript.
  • Accelerated time-to-market for AI/ML applications by 30%, providing specialized support for VECTOR type in JavaScript stored programs, enabling storage and manipulation of embeddings for AI/ML workloads, semantic search, and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) scenarios directly within MySQL.
  • Engineered comprehensive error-handling mechanisms, ensuring that JavaScript stack traces, console logs, outputs, and errors are transparently surfaced in MySQL, appropriately mapped to SQLSTATE errors for predictable execution, and developer-friendly debugging.
  • Implemented mechanisms for runtime monitoring, configuration, and control for the MLE component, and enhanced CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins to streamline the build, test, and deployment of JavaScript stored program features.
  • Authored reusable test frameworks and documentation that accelerated internal adoption of MLE features, enabling 3+ product teams to build on top of the JavaScript engine within the first quarter post-release

Graduate Research Assistant

Villanova University
, PA
08.2021 - 05.2022
  • Supported faculty in research, curriculum development, and class delivery. Skilled in creating technical content, coordinating exams, and mentoring students.
  • Delivered exemplary performance that enhanced both teaching and research outcomes, leading to an opportunity to join the university as an Assistant Professor.

Senior Member of Technical Staff

Oracle India
06.2016 - 12.2020
  • Enhanced MySQL server components, including query execution, client–server protocol, performance schema, C APIs, MySQL client interfaces, connectors, and client utilities
  • Contributed to open-source fixes addressing vulnerabilities and performance bottlenecks, resulting in a 25% improvement in query execution speed for affected workloads, and closing 100+ performance issues over 12 months.
  • Shipped hotfixes with a rapid turnaround—often within 24 to 48 hours of issue identification—minimizing downtime and avoiding SLA breaches for Fortune 500 clients in sectors like finance, e-commerce, and healthcare.
  • Led root cause analysis and knowledge sharing initiatives that improved bug triage efficiency and reduced average time-to-resolution for complex issues from 5 days to under 3 days

Software Developer- I, II

NetApp, India
06.2013 - 06.2016

Project: WAFL Filesystem – WAFLIron and FlexGroup Repair.

  • Enhanced WAFL filesystem reliability by contributing to WAFLIron, implementing improved consistency checks, and automated repair workflows for large-scale deployments.
  • Designed and implemented FlexGroup repair workflows, improving data integrity, availability, and automated recovery.
  • Improved fault detection and resiliency, reducing downtime, and accelerating recovery in mission-critical storage environments.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, high-performance storage solutions for enterprise customers.

Education

Master of Science: Computer Science -

Villanova University
05.2022

B.E. (Hons): Computer Science -

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India
05.2013

Skills

  • Programming & Scripting: C, C, Java, Python, SQL, Shell scripting
  • Operating Systems: Unix/Linux, Windows
  • AI/ML & Data Science Tools: NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn, Matplotlib, Seaborn; knowledge of embeddings, semantic search, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • DevOps: Git, GitHub, Jenkins (CI/CD)
  • Project management: Jira, Agile/Scrum practices
  • Other: Software design, Unit testing and debugging, performance optimization, code reviews and mentoring

Timeline

Graduate Research Assistant

Villanova University
08.2021 - 05.2022

Principal Member of Technical Staff

Oracle America, Inc
06.2021 - Current

Senior Member of Technical Staff

Oracle India
06.2016 - 12.2020

Software Developer- I, II

NetApp, India
06.2013 - 06.2016

Master of Science: Computer Science -

Villanova University

B.E. (Hons): Computer Science -

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India
Anushree Prakash B