Reddy Chalam Kokatam

Reddy Chalam Kokatam is a seasoned software engineer currently serving as a Staff Software Engineer at GRAIL since May 2023. Prior experience includes a role as a Senior Software Engineer at Rivian from October 2021 to May 2023, where notable achievements involved designing and deploying scalable microservices on AWS for the Rivian Charging Platform, along with managing pricing policies and facilitating over-the-air firmware updates for chargers. Reddy also contributed to Yahoo as a Software Engineer from June 2014 to October 2021, focusing on monitoring, data ingestion workflows, and revenue incident management across ad platforms. Early career experience includes serving as a Graduate and Teaching Assistant at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a Business Technology Analyst at Deloitte Consulting, where Reddy implemented modules for banking applications and developed automation frameworks. Reddy holds a Master's degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Illinois Chicago and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.