Project

VMware Cloud Director is a premier cloud management platform that enables service providers to deliver secure, multi-tenant public and private cloud infrastructure. It offers a comprehensive suite of tools for managing virtual data centers, including automation, orchestration, and self-service provisioning capabilities. As one of VMware's leading revenue-generating products, VMware Cloud Director plays a crucial role in the company's portfolio.

In 2019, VMware acquired Avi Networks, a company specializing in Advanced Load Balancer (ALB) solutions. The ALB product enhances the performance, availability, and security of applications deployed across various cloud environments. The task in hand was now to integrate ALB capabilities into VMware Cloud Director, creating a unified management interface. This integration enables service providers to manage their load balancers directly from the VMware Cloud Director interface, streamlining operations and enhancing efficiency.

The integration of ALB into VMware Cloud Director was projected to substantially boost the product's revenue, potentially generating multi-million dollar increases. By offering a single-pane-of-glass management experience, service providers can leverage the full spectrum of VMware Cloud Director's capabilities while efficiently managing their load balancing needs.

My Role and Contributions

I worked on this project as a Full Stack Developer. My work was divided between 70% UI development and 30% backend development. Here are some of my key responsibilities in this project:

• UI Development: As part of a four-member UI team, my primary responsibility was to execute designs provided by the Product Designers. I also regularly provided feedback to improve the UI's intuitiveness, responsiveness, and user-friendliness. My role involved translating design specifications into functional interfaces, ensuring a seamless user experience.
• Feature Testing: Within our UI team, I took on the responsibility of feature testing on a rotational basis. Every week, one team member was assigned to monitor feature testing, ensuring that newly developed features met quality standards and performed as expected.
• End-to-End Testing: I wrote End-to-End test cases using Cypress and Cucumber for the features we integrated. Adhering to our development norms, I developed test cases immediately after completing the feature development, ensuring comprehensive coverage and early detection of issues.
• Backend Development: I contributed to backend development by designing APIs and handling interactions with the PostgreSQL database. This included developing server-side logic and ensuring secure and efficient data management.
• Monitor Pipelines: Periodically, I was tasked with monitoring our product build, test, and repository pipelines. My responsibilities included root cause analysis of pipeline failures, attempting to fix any bugs, and coordinating with the appropriate team members to resolve issues outside my domain.

Tech Used

• Angular
• Spring-Boot (Java)
• PostgreSQL
• Cypress, Cucumber

Screenshots of some of my work