It has been a privilege to work alongside Rahul Poruri 8 years at Enthought, where he consistently demonstrated a strong work ethic and a dedication to success. Rahul's understanding of Enthought's stack and his ability to apply it in practical contexts have been valuable to our team's efforts.

His technical skills, coupled with a collaborative spirit, have made him a go-to person for both colleagues and clients.

Beyond his professional skills, Rahul's positive approach and willingness to support others have contributed significantly to our team dynamics. He consistently shows a genuine commitment to our collective goals and is always ready to lend a hand where needed.

I appreciate having had the opportunity to work with Rahul and recommend him as a dedicated and knowledgeable professional.

I have had the pleasure to know Rahul for many years and to work closely with him over the past two years as his direct line manager on one of our scientific consulting projects. On this project, Rahul was part of a team responsible for the operationalization of a machine learning pipeline for automated animal behavior classification and the construction of a GUI application to make this pipeline accessible to client users. In addition to assisting with development and design of this system, Rahul provided valuable assistance and mentorship to newer team members and consistently worked to identify novel approaches to improve project operations.

Rahul has demonstrated a tenacious quest for continued experience and growth. These efforts at times involved intentionally taking on tasks that would provide exposure to new technical areas, but also extended to extracurricular activities such as technical book clubs and forums. Rahul also made a point of sharing knowledge he had gained with others at the company through posts and presentations. Last year, Rahul also helped organize a large technical conference in his extracurricular time, exemplifying his drive for continued growth both for himself and the community.

I highly recommend Rahul for all future employers looking for a technically skilled, experienced, and well-rounded developer with a determination to improve both a given project and the team around it.

Rahul was not only a diligent, competent developer but also a caring, dependable project manager. We worked together for about a year in a project that supported other development teams. There were many channels through which requests may be coming the team's way but he'd make sure they didn't fall through the crack. He took ownership of the product we were building and was always on the look out for possibility to improve the product as well as our development process. He was hands-on when it was needed and always did his best to facilitate the team despite challenging time zone differences. He was sensitive about the different technical expertise present among the team members as well and would entrust developers to do what they are good at doing, and more, for their professional development. Rahul would be a great asset to any company and a great colleague to anyone.

It is rare to come across an extremely talented and well-rounded person like Rahul. I had the pleasure of working with him for over an year at Enthought, and during that time I grew to appreciate and rely on his abilities as a engineering leader. His managerial aptitude is complimented by his deep technical expertise. This, I believe, allows him to set manageable targets, so you are never overworked or under-worked. Rahul significantly contributed to a number of projects concurrently, and he actively took initiative and ownership of outstanding issues in those projects. He played the role of my mentor, and as such he pushed me to become a better software developer by directing me to increasingly challenging problems. He was always kind and willing to share his knowledge. He also frequently reached out to check on my well-being, and learn about my interests and career goals. Every meeting or conversation with Rahul is fun-filled and peppered with some of his quirky astronomy humor -- which, by the way, is out of this world! I would gladly work with Rahul again and would not hesitate to recommend him.

It was a pleasure working with Rahul at Enthought. He took the responsibility to own many products he has worked on and insisted on the highest standards when maintaining the codebase. He dived deep into technical details and were happy to share his knowledge with the colleagues. I benefited a lot from discussions with Rahul and trusted him as a reliable developer at work.

I worked under Rahul as a scientific software developer at Enthought for about a year. He was not only a great manager, but an outstanding mentor for me. As a boss he assigned a fair workload that was a healthy mix of being manageable yet challenging. He was always very understanding, and in my time working for him I never felt over-stressed or pressured. He helped me work through and learn from challenging problems, and taught me so much about being a better developer. He was both extremely intelligent and very diligent. I was always impressed at both the quantity and the quality of his development work knowing that he had many management related responsibilities to attend to as well. We worked out of two very different time zones and he would consistently work late into the night to do code review, etc. to ensure I wasn’t blocked. He actively reached out to me about my career goals / interests independent of our project and I genuinely believe he wants me to be successful. All in all he was a joy to work for, and I have the utmost respect for him.