Vinod Sridharan is a Principal Software Engineering Architect at Microsoft responsible for the Azure Cosmos DB APIs. He works on the design and architecture of the core components that power them, the gateway and the supporting distributed service infrastructure. Across various components including storage, transport, load balancing, and routing, Vinod drives low latency, high availability, and performance throughout the Azure Cosmos DB service. In his spare time, Vinod loves to travel, sing, and go hiking.