Sridhar Mocherla

Created a VSCode extension that adds Bazel support to the Kotlin language server, enabling better IDE integration for Kotlin projects built with Bazel. This extension improves developer experience by providing proper language support, navigation, and error reporting in Bazel-managed Kotlin codebases.

Added Gradle support to resolve JVM dependencies with Bazel, specifically targeting improved Kotlin Multiplatform support. This contribution enables teams to leverage Gradle’s dependency resolution while maintaining Bazel’s build performance and reproducibility benefits.

Authored a comprehensive guide on leveraging Bazel remote caching for JVM projects in hybrid mode (remote execution and local execution). The article covers practical implementation strategies for cross-platform builds on Mac/Linux environments.

Build Systems & Developer Productivity:

• Architected Bazel-based polyglot development environment supporting Go, Kotlin, TypeScript, Python, and Protobuf in a large monorepo
• Reduced cloud infrastructure costs by an order of magnitude through optimized build and caching strategies
• Built Cloud Development Environments to accelerate developer onboarding and productivity
• Created custom Bazel rules for GraphQL supergraph composition and subgraph validation to prevent API breaking changes

GraphQL & Performance:

• Migrated from Apollo Gateway to Apollo Router (Rust implementation) improving GraphQL API performance by 30%
• Led federated GraphQL architecture improvements and developer experience enhancements
• Extensive work with JVM frameworks including Micronaut for microservice development

CI/CD & Infrastructure:

• Optimized Buildkite CI/CD pipelines significantly reducing build times
• Integrated GitOps with FluxCD on Kubernetes to accelerate microservice development
• Managed AWS infrastructure and container orchestration for scalable deployment pipelines

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Developer Experience & Documentation:

• Improved documentation discoverability across LinkedIn’s engineering organization
• Built real-time feedback systems enabling engineers to provide input on tooling and processes
• Enhanced support experiences for LinkedIn’s extensive suite of internal developer tools
• Focused on developer productivity improvements and streamlined engineering workflows

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Large-Scale Distributed Systems & Build Infrastructure:

• Built large-scale distributed systems enabling testing simulations on large cloud workers for autonomous vehicle development
• Architected systems allowing engineers to iterate rapidly on ML models and autonomous driving features
• Maintained C++/Python monorepo with Bazel build system, including custom rules and build performance optimization
• Implemented Remote Build Execution (RBE) for improved build performance and scalability
• Led CI migration from CircleCI to Buildkite significantly improving build performance and reliability

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I worked at the Steward Observatory under Dr. Chris Impey on building tools that were powered by machine learning to allow beginners to grasp astronomy and its concepts.

Working on enterprise B2B legacy codebase was a learning experience right out of college.

Right out of college, I joined a rotational program at Microsoft that allowed me to work in 2 different roles (Service Engineer/Software Engineer) that allowed me exposure to enterprise-scale infrastructure and services in the Universal Store Team. I worked on improving the reliability and availability of the OEM application suite through disaster recovery automation across datacenters. As an SWE, I built a number of features that enabled hybrid connectivity (cloud/on-premise) for B2B message processing for orders between Microsoft and OEM/volume licensing partners.

Established in 1979, CBIT is one of the top private institutes for engineering in the southern state of Telangana, India.

Learned the ropes of basic CS, did some projects and used it as a platform for my entry in the industry.

Established in 1885, The University of Arizona is one of the premier public universities in the Southwest United States and offers degrees in upto 300 majors.

During my time at UofA, I took courses across a broad array of CS subjects, while also taking advanced research oriented courses in graph theory.