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Adharvan Sai J

Building HPC & AI/ML Storage & Compute Infra | Scaling Large-Scale Distributed & Cloud Orchestration @ Zoox | ex-Oracle | CS Grad @ TAMU

United States
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I’m an engineer at heart and a problem solver by nature. I specialize in HPC storage, large-scale AI/ML infrastructure, and distributed cloud orchestration, ensuring AI/ML workloads scale efficiently while maintaining high performance and cost optimization. As an SME in HPC storage, particularly Lustre, I focus on designing, optimizing, and troubleshooting high-performance distributed storage systems. I thrive on cross-domain challenges, whether orchestrating petabyte-scale data movement, optimizing compute-heavy AI workloads, or enhancing storage performance for distributed training, I build systems that work at scale, under real-world constraints. If it’s a tough problem, it’s worth solving. 💡 Why HPC & Large-Scale Infra? I design and optimize HPC, large-scale distributed cloud storage & compute infrastructure orchestration. My work ensures AI/ML training runs faster, scales efficiently, and remains cost-effective. When working with petabytes of data, high-throughput cloud storage, and compute workloads spanning thousands of CPUs and GPUs, performance is everything. My expertise spans: • HPC & AI/ML Infrastructure → Architecting scalable storage & compute for AI/ML training. • HPC Storage & Lustre → Optimizing high-performance Lustre-based storage systems. • Cloud & Distributed Systems → Designing cost-efficient, high-throughput AI/ML infra. • Storage & Compute Orchestration → Automating & scaling data pipelines & training workloads. • Performance Engineering → Debugging & optimizing latency, throughput & resource utilization. ⚡ How I Work—My Work Ethic & Mindset 💡 Problem Solver First, Specialist Second : I don’t just focus on one area—I solve problems wherever they arise. Whether it’s optimizing HPC storage, debugging AI/ML workloads, or resolving compute inefficiencies, I focus on getting to the root cause and delivering practical solutions. 🔍 Expanding Beyond Boundaries : The toughest challenges don’t fit neatly into one domain. I bridge gaps between storage, compute, AI, and distributed systems, constantly learning and adapting to solve problems that truly matter. 🔧 Hands-On, Not Just High-Level: I don’t just design systems—I build, debug, and optimize them. Whether it’s an OOM issue in AI training, a storage bottleneck in Lustre, or a misbehaving cloud workload, I dive deep to fix it. 📍 Constantly Learning, Constantly Building: The best engineers never stop learning. Whether it’s HPC advancements, AI/ML infra trends, or cloud performance optimizations, I’m always pushing boundaries and scaling systems beyond expectations.

Experience (7 roles)

Zoox · Full-time

Software Engineer

Current

Zoox · Full-time

Jun 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos·San Francisco Bay Area

Software Infrastructure Engineer in High Performance Compute

Zoox · Internship

Software Engineer

Zoox · Internship

May 2022 - Aug 2022 · 4 mos·Foster City, California, United States

Worked as part of the Pipedream team that handles Zoox's super-compute infrastructure. Developed a new application to efficiently perform various operations on the Slurm scheduler, AWS EC2 compute nodes and Zoox's on-prem compute resources remotely. Improved the functionality of a scheduler priority...

Texas A&M University

Solutions Engineer

Texas A&M University

Jan 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos·College Station, Texas, United States

As a sole software solutions engineer, designed and developed a suite of tools, websites, and algorithms to enhance the English language pronunciation of non-native speakers, in association with the Center for Teaching Excellence at TAMU. Collaborated with linguists and experts in the field to trans...

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Education (2)

Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

Aug 2021 - May 2023

Vasavi College of Engg

Vasavi College of Engg

2015 - 2019

Grade: A

Skills (5)

AWSSoftware DesignSoftware InfrastructureEC2Node.js
Certifications (2)

Certified System Architect (CSA)

Pegasystems

Oracle Utilities Customer Cloud Service Implementation

Oracle Utilities

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Adharvan Sai J is currently working as Software Engineer at Zoox · Full-time.
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Adharvan Sai J studied Master's degree, Computer Science at Texas A&M University. They have 2 education entries on their profile.
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Adharvan Sai J's top skills include AWS, Software Design, Software Infrastructure, EC2, Node.js.
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Adharvan Sai J is based in United States.

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