Hari Kiran Yalavarthi

Principal Consultant | Founder


I am a passionate Software Engineer and Principal Consultant at Merito Solutions, with over 8 years of experience in delivering innovative software solutions that drive customer success. My expertise lies in developing web applications, tools, and workflows, alongside scoping requirements, managing projects, and delivering strategic solutions for our clients and partners. In my spare time, I am the founder of Ayikah Technologies, where I focus on custom software development, testing and QA consulting, software integration, and DevOps solutions. This endeavor allows me to pursue my entrepreneurial interests while continuously enhancing my skills in the tech industry. I hold dual master’s degrees in Computer Science from Georgia State University and Information Technology Management from Campbellsville University, providing me with a robust foundation in both technical and managerial aspects of software consulting. Outside of work, I stay active with CrossFit, Kickboxing and Yoga, enjoy traveling to new destinations, explore new cuisines, and love spending time with friends and family through cricket, badminton, chess, and board games.

Work Experience

Ayikah Technologies

Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Founder
Oct 2024 - Present

Custom Software Development: We craft tailored software solutions designed to align with your unique business needs. Our approach ensures you receive the most effective and scalable product, helping you stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market.

Testing & Quality Assurance Consulting: Our comprehensive testing services ensure your software performs flawlessly, combining both manual and automated testing methods. From reliability to scalability, we fine-tune every detail so you can release with confidence.

System Integration & Workflow Automation: Seamlessly integrate your systems and applications to boost efficiency and streamline workflows. Our integration services help you create a unified IT ecosystem, enabling smoother operations and better productivity across platforms.

Agile Practices, CI/CD & DevOps Workflows: We help automate and optimize your development processes, ensuring faster and more reliable software releases. Our DevOps strategies empower your team to continuously integrate and deliver high-quality code, accelerating your time to market.

API Development & Management: Build and manage powerful APIs that connect systems and enable seamless integrations. Whether you're creating new services or managing existing ones, we ensure your APIs are secure, scalable, and easy to maintain.

Data Analytics & Business Intelligence: Turn your data into actionable insights with our analytics and business intelligence solutions. We provide advanced reporting and visualization tools that give you the clarity and foresight needed to make smarter, data-driven decisions.

Merito Solutions

Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Principal Solutions Consultant
May 2024 - Present

• Build custom tools and lead discovery conversations for various Test Management Tool migration, integration services using React.js, Node.js, Express, Python, REST APIs, Redis, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Docker, and AWS.

• Develop workflows to trigger CI/CD or automation tests, either on demand or on a schedule, and deliver real-time test results for reporting using CI/CD tools, automation frameworks, APIs, and webhooks.

• Design and implement data pipelines using Test Management Tool databases, APIs, and external integrated tools such as Jira and ADO to enable custom reporting. Additionally, transform and deliver data to visualization platforms like Power BI and Tableau for advanced analytics and reporting.

Tricentis

Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Lead Software Engineer/Consultant
February 2018 - April 2024

• Designed and Developed tools to migrate data for our customers from their previous test management tool to qTest product.

• Created integration tools, Agile and DevOps workflows for qTest using Node.js, qTest Pulse, Launch, Webhooks, REST APIs.

• Acted as the SME, provided documentation and training for Tricentis consultants and partners on various qTest services.

• Developed features for qTest Scenario - Enterprise BDD for Jira product using Pug.js, Node.js, Express, MongoDB.

KMS Technology, Inc.

Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Software Engineer Intern
June 2017 - January 2018

• Collaborated with a team of four interns and a lead to develop front-end modules for Kobiton, a mobile device testing platform, utilizing HTML5, CSS, JavaScript ES6, Reactstrap, React.js, and Webpack.

• Developed a solution to validate ALM to qTest data migration with project-specific HTML reports, leveraging ALM DB Export and qTest APIs, using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript ES6, Node.js, and Express.

• Wrote automation scripts using Java, Appium, and Kobiton to test native, hybrid, and mobile web applications.

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Graduate Research Assistant
August 2016 - May 2017

• Worked on a Data Visualization project with Professor Dr. Ying Zhu, funded by Creative Media Industries Institute.

• Created interactive and dynamic data visualizations on Cricket game statistics using ES6, D3.js, React.js.

• Performed web scraping on a popular cricket website (ESPNcricinfo) using Cheerio, jQuery, Node.js, Express, and MongoDB to extract real-time data for visualizations.

• Worked as a lab instructor and grader for Java and Web development courses.

Navtech

Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Software Developer Intern
January 2016 - June 2016

• Developed a web application for a restaurant client in a team of three developers using HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, Angular 1.x, Grunt.

• Developed some of the RESTful API endpoints for communication using Node.js, Express, Mongoose, MongoDB.

• Integrated sessions, token-based, OAuth (Facebook) authentications into the web application with the help of Passport, JWT, Express.

Education

MS in Information Technology Management

Campbellsville University
January 2021 - December 2022
I completed this degree while working full-time to enhance my management and technology skills, with coursework in Project Management, Team Management, Negotiation & Conflict Management, Cyber Security, Current & Emerging Technology, and Information Systems Infrastructure & Management.

MS in Computer Science

Georgia State University
August 2016 - December 2017
Received a full scholarship from the CS Department for two semesters through my work as a research and teaching assistant. I pursued advanced courses in Software Engineering, Application Development, Databases, Networks, Modeling & Simulation, and the Semantic Web during the masters.

BE in Computer Science

Vasavi College of Engineering
October 2012 - June 2016

Professional Skills

Top Development Skills

React.js

3 years

Java

6 years

Python

4 years

Node.js

8 years

Other Skills

HTML5 CSS Bootstrap SCSS jQuery AJAX
Angular 1.x Pug.js Express.js Mongoose D3.js Recharts
PostgreSQL Oracle MySQL MongoDB Redis DynamoDB
Jenkins GitHub GitLab Docker Heroku AWS
Git Linux Docker PIP NPM Homebrew Webpack
CI/CD Tools Project Management Test Management Test Automation Workflow Automation
Application Security Data Analytics & BI Data Pipeline AI & LLMs Integration Microsoft Office

Contact

I am eager to explore opportunities in the following areas:

  • Software Engineering
  • Technical Consulting
  • Solution Engineering