Malolan Santhanakrishnan

Malolan Santhanakrishnan has a diverse and extensive work experience in software engineering and leadership roles.

At Rapid7, they currently hold the position of Senior Manager, Software Engineering since the beginning of 2022. In this role, they have successfully managed a team of 17 engineers and managers across multiple locations. During the pandemic, they led the transition to a work-from-home setup and ensured smooth operations and high productivity. Malolan also expanded the team by nearly doubling its size in the past year to meet growing demands.

Before their current role, Malolan was the Manager, Software Engineering at Rapid7 from January 2020 until January 2022. Malolan effectively managed a team and was responsible for the team's growth and development. Malolan also played a key role in designing and architecting the backend infrastructure for a SaaS offering, as well as coordinating product releases across multiple teams.

Prior to joining Rapid7, Malolan worked at SessionM as a Senior Software Engineer from February 2016 to December 2017. In this role, they designed, developed, and maintained microservices for a loyalty platform. Malolan also contributed to the migration of a monolithic application to a microservices architecture and worked on the development of an ETL pipeline.

Malolan began their career at The MathWorks, where they held various roles from 2007 to 2016. Malolan served as a Team Lead from May 2014 to February 2016, a Senior Engineer from March 2008 to May 2014, and a Software Engineer from January 2007 to May 2008. Malolan gained expertise in software development and leadership during their time at The MathWorks.

Additionally, Malolan worked as a Research Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University from April 2006 to December 2006.

Overall, Malolan Santhanakrishnan's work experience showcases their expertise in software engineering, team management, and leadership, with a proven track record of successfully executing complex projects and driving organizational growth.

Malolan Santhanakrishnan completed their Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) in Electronics and Communication from Thiagarajar College of Engineering, between the years 2001 and 2005. Following this, they pursued a Master of Science (M.S.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, during the period of 2005-2006.