PAVITRA HEGDE
Bengaluru
Summary
Engineering professional with over 15 years of experience in Performance & Scale Engineering and Data Protection. Currently leading performance initiatives for enterprise software, driving end-to-end benchmarking strategies, and managing stakeholder relationships to enhance operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. Results-oriented engineering leader with extensive expertise in Performance & Scale Engineering and Data Protection. Spearheading benchmarking strategies and large-scale validation efforts that enhance customer experiences and operational performance, while effectively managing cross-functional teams and stakeholder engagements.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Software Principal Engineer
Dell Technologies
01.2024 - Current
- Working as Product Owner for the Performance and Scale Engineering team for enterprise Data Protection software.
- Led performance engineering initiatives for Filesystem Protection and SQL Protection workflows, enhancing overall system reliability.
- Designing and driving end-to-end Performance & Scale test strategies.
- Leading stakeholder management, execution planning, and large-scale validation efforts.
- Deriving customer sizing guidelines and presenting performance insights to architects and stakeholders.
Member Technical Staff Software
VMware
05.2021 - 01.2024
- Led Performance & Scale workstream for Tanzu Service Mesh projects.
- Collaborated with product management and customer success teams to establish benchmarking standards.
- Executed longevity, scalability, and load testing to ensure reliability of distributed cloud-native systems.
- Managed API lifecycle, optimized traffic shifting, and enhanced runtime controller functionality.
Performance Test Engineer
Cisco
05.2019 - 05.2021
- Conducted performance and scale testing for Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) to ensure system reliability and robustness.
- Executed benchmarking for Posture, TrustSec, Profiler, pxGrid, and ERS features to assess and enhance system performance.
- Validated customer escalations in collaboration with TAC and engineering teams to resolve issues effectively.
- Conducted System Integration testing with FMC, Linux pxGrid clients, and Splunk.
Senior Software Engineer
Wipro
10.2015 - 05.2019
- Acted as Senior Quality Analyst for Ericsson SSR platform projects, delivering high-quality results.
- Validated features and conducted functional testing for Ethernet Packet Gateway solutions to enhance product reliability.
- Coordinated team efforts, managed reporting, mentored junior members, and oversaw execution management to streamline project workflows.
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) -
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)
01-2009
Skills
- Product Ownership
- Technical Program Execution
- Performance & Scale Engineering
- Performance Benchmarking
- Scalability Validation
- Data Protection Workflows
- Data Protection
- Kubernetes
- Layer 7 Security
- Stakeholder Management
- Cross-functional Leadership
- Customer Escalation Management
Certification
PMP - Project Management Professional (PMI), 03/01/26
Accomplishments
- Received multiple "Inspire" awards and "Game changer" award for Performance engineering contributions
Timeline
Software Principal Engineer
Dell Technologies
01.2024 - Current
Member Technical Staff Software
VMware
05.2021 - 01.2024
Performance Test Engineer
Cisco
05.2019 - 05.2021
Senior Software Engineer
Wipro
10.2015 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) -
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)