Hi, I'm

Dhruv Matta

Technical Program Manager · Data Enthusiast · Builder

I ship infrastructure at scale at Microsoft Azure, build data-driven side projects, and obsess over making complex systems work better. Welcome to my corner of the internet.

About Me

I'm a Technical Program Manager at Microsoft, working on Azure Core's Specialized Compute team in Seattle. My day-to-day involves improving fleet reliability, optimizing capacity planning, and shipping infrastructure capabilities that power mission-critical workloads at cloud scale.

Before Microsoft, I cut my teeth in finance — building REST APIs and data pipelines at Credit Suisse, and developing analytics dashboards at Bain Capital. I studied Computer Science and Business Administration at Northeastern University, where co-ops gave me the chance to work across industries.

Outside of work, I'm drawn to data science and building things. I've built F1 race strategy simulators, credit card rewards optimization engines, and whatever else catches my curiosity. This site is a living portfolio of the things I build, learn, and care about.

Projects

A few things I've built that I'm proud of.

F1 Race Strategy Simulator
A tire/fuel/weather-based race strategy simulation engine that improved race outcome prediction accuracy by 18% via targeted feature engineering. Designed scenario workflows and data pipelines, reducing simulation analysis time by 40% to support faster in-race decisions.
PythonMachine LearningData PipelinesF1 Analytics
Credit Card Rewards Optimization Engine
A spend-intelligence model that identifies the highest-value credit card combinations, increasing projected rewards returns by up to 22% across key user personas. Built with a rules + ML hybrid engine with explainability and scenario modeling, reducing recommendation complexity by 60%.
PythonMachine LearningFintechData Science

Experience

Resume

Sep 2024 — Present

Technical Program Manager II

Microsoft — Azure Core, Specialized Compute

  • —Improved fleet sellable capacity by 5% (~$X0M/year CAPEX savings) by leading cross-functional efforts to increase packing density through automated defragmentation migrations
  • —Reduced VM interruption rates by 4x by leading Azure Failure Prediction & Detection for M-series, optimizing allocation rules for mission-critical workloads
  • —Accelerated out-of-service recovery by 40% in capacity-constrained regions by implementing predictive recovery workflows
  • —Enabled smarter capacity planning for memory-optimized hardware by modelling deployment patterns and defining calibrated triggers

Oct 2022 — Aug 2024

Technical Program Manager I

Microsoft — Azure Core, Specialized Compute

  • —Launched and scaled virtual machine migration capability to minimize customer disruptions from predictive hardware failures for up to 90% of containers
  • —Architected a central data platform serving analysis requirements for the entire product group
  • —Crafted dedicated metrics for SAP on Azure Solutions, informing strategic product roadmap decisions
  • —Optimized VM planned maintenance processes for critical workloads to ensure minimal customer impact

Jan 2022 — Jun 2022

Data Analysis Co-op

Credit Suisse Securities — HOLT, Model Development Group

  • —Created a REST API that permits users to generate bespoke portfolios and analyze insights based on company attributes
  • —Cut data collection time by 90% by automating bond yield data with a script
  • —Streamlined monthly backtesting procedure by employing statistical analysis in R

Jan 2021 — Jun 2021

Applications Developer Co-op

Bain Capital, LP — Credit IT Team

  • —Developed R Shiny applications hosted on Linux alongside the CLO Analytics team
  • —Built an automated system to backup deal documents using third-party APIs in Python
  • —Produced dashboards for company-wide holdings, trades, and direct lending using Tableau and SQL

Skills & Tools

Languages & Frameworks

PythonJavaRJavaScript / TypeScriptSQLKusto (KQL)React

Cloud & Infrastructure

AzureVirtual MachinesCapacity PlanningFleet ManagementLinuxGit

Data & Analytics

Machine LearningData PipelinesStatistical AnalysisPowerBIGrafanaTableau

Certifications

Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)

Get In Touch

Have a question, want to collaborate, or just want to say hi? Drop me a message and I'll get back to you.