Pratiyush Prakash
Software Engineering Manager & Member Group Technical Staff
Software Engineering Manager and Member Group Technical Staff at Texas Instruments with 8+ years leading innovative end-to-end solutions for TI.com. IIT Kharagpur gold medalist in Instrumentation Engineering with ECE minor, who expanded into full-stack development, AI/ML, and scalable architecture through hands-on industry experience. Passionate about building impactful tools, mentoring engineering teams, and sharing insights on technology, system design, and leadership to help engineers grow.
Recent Projects
Enterprise solutions and technical innovations
Personalization and Recommendation for TI.com
ActivePersonalized experience and credible product recommendation for users across TI.com
Cross-Reference Audit and Recommendation Engine & Cross-Reference 2.0
End-to-End ML-based workflow to audit current crosses and recommend new ones to Business users. Complete revamp for Cross-Reference platform and suite.
Customer Interface Initiative
Company and Personal account onboarding and support
Recent Articles
Latest from my technical writing
Optimizing the Wrong Signal
Explains how incomplete data leads to flawed decisions, using a WWII aircraft example to highlight why missing data matters more than visible patterns.
GSLB Is Actually Smart DNS Not a Load Balancer
Explains why Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) is often misunderstood. Despite the name, most GSLB systems do not sit in the request path like traditional L4 or L7 load balancers. Instead, they oper...
7 Mental Models to Effectively Utilize Claude Code as an Agentic System
Presents Claude Code as an execution loop rather than a chat interface and shows how productivity comes from deliberately controlling its context, memory, reasoning budget, workflows, quality gates, a...
Experience
My professional journey
Member Group Technical Staff
Texas Instruments
Recognized for:
• Leadership, innovation and initiative to contribute to the organization's goals
• Mentoring and coaching members to be successful contributors and achieve shared goals
• High quality, differentiated and impactful solutions
Awarded to less than 14% of 34k+ employees in the company.
Software Engineering Manager
Texas Instruments
Main applications and tools include:
• Cross-reference
• Selection tool
• Material Attributes Search
• Design Tools (Power Design Tool, Filter Design Tool, Clock Tree Architect, TIMSS)
Senior Software Engineer Technical Lead
Texas Instruments
• Worked with solution architects to design solution approaches
• Solved complex problems related to software development across Frontend, Backend, and Database
• Managed sprint planning and task assignments for teams (Project setup to Production release)
• Grew technical talent through active participation in hiring and mentoring interns and New College Graduates (NCG)
• Mentored engineers and led trainings and bootcamps for NCGs
Education
Academic background and achievements
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Instrumentation Engineering
Grade: 9.1/10
Achievements:
- Institute Silver Medal - Department Rank 1
- D.V.S Murthy Merit Award - Best Outgoing Student of Instrumentation Engineering 2017
- Participated in various General Championships as part of Nehru Hall
- Team head of Project Management Team at Gopali Youth Welfare Society
- Co-founded KGP Blood Connect - blood donor database platform
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Minor, ECE, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Publications & Awards
Recognition and achievements
Cross-Reference Audit and Recommendation Engine
Presented an audit and recommendation engine for cross-reference system optimization.
Elected as MGTS
Elected as Member of Group Technical Staff (MGTS) - a recognition of technical excellence and leadership at Texas Instruments.
Industry Leading Cross-Reference Framework
Presented a comprehensive framework for industry-leading cross-reference solutions.
Enhanced Parametric Part Selection
Developed and presented an enhanced parametric part selection system for improved efficiency.
Skills
Technical expertise and capabilities
AI/ML & Data
Current FocusArchitecture & Design
Current FocusLeadership & Soft Skills
Current FocusBooks & Entertainment
Curated recommendations from books and shows I've enjoyed
Books
Homo Sapiens
by Yuval Noah Harari•Non-fiction/History
A brief history of humankind, exploring how Homo sapiens came to dominate the world through cognitive, agricultural, and scientific revolutions.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams•Science Fiction/Comedy
A comedic space adventure following Arthur Dent after Earth's destruction, exploring the absurdity of the universe with wit and humor.
Norwegian Wood
by Haruki Murakami•Literary Fiction/Romance
A nostalgic story of love and loss set in 1960s Tokyo, following a young man navigating relationships and personal tragedy.
Movies & Series
Shōgun
Series•2024•Drama/History
A British sailor becomes entangled in feudal Japan's power struggles.
3 Body Problem
Series•2024•Drama/Sci-Fi/Mystery
Humanity prepares for an alien invasion spanning time and space.
Silo
Series•2023•Drama/Mystery/Sci-Fi
A community survives underground following toxic conditions outside.
Get in Touch
Let's connect and collaborate
I'm always open to new opportunities and interesting projects. Feel free to reach out!