About Me

From Pune to Silicon Valley—A Journey Through Tech's Evolution

My engineering journey began in India and led me to Silicon Valley, where for over 20 years I've built and scaled products and organizations at companies that shape how the world works—Google, LinkedIn, FireEye, Pantheon, and most recently AppOmni.

I've lived every stage of the engineering leadership spectrum—from hands-on individual contributor to executive leader responsible for platform, data, and product organizations. I've built and scaled globally distributed teams, including growing a 70-person platform engineering organization at Pantheon and establishing the Data Layer organization at AppOmni to 30 engineers in under a year. My work with AI has spanned both product innovation and operational leverage—building AI-driven capabilities into customer-facing platforms and embedding AI across the end-to-end engineering delivery lifecycle to materially improve speed, quality, and predictability, including a 90% reduction in SaaS integration delivery time.

What differentiates my approach is a focus on compounding impact. I bring deep pattern recognition from scaling systems and teams across multiple companies to help organizations move faster, operate more efficiently, and make smarter technology bets—including where and how to apply AI for real business outcomes. I'm most energized by building high-performing teams, developing strong engineering leaders, and establishing cultures of accountability, clarity, and continuous learning. Whether the challenge is platform scale, operational excellence, or organizational transformation, I bring experience from having done it—successfully—many times before.

Beyond engineering:

Beyond my professional work, I'm deeply committed to developing the next generation of builders and leaders. I actively mentor and coach young talent—from early-career engineers to school-age children exploring STEM and entrepreneurship—helping them build confidence, curiosity, and practical problem-solving skills.

I also volunteer regularly in my community to promote creativity, hands-on making, and craftsmanship among children. I believe that curiosity, creative thinking, and an ownership mindset are foundational skills that begin well before formal education—and that investing early in these areas creates more adaptable, resilient innovators over the long term.

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Great engineering isn’t just about code—it’s about people, process, and purpose working in harmony.
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Deep Expertise in Platform & Leadership

From building tools at Google and LinkedIn, to leading cybersecurity engineering at FireEye, to directing platform organizations at Pantheon and AppOmni—I bring hands-on technical depth combined with proven leadership at scale.

I’ve learned that great engineering leadership is about creating the conditions for teams to do their best work—clear strategy, operational discipline, and a culture where people grow and deliver impact together.

Platform Engineering

  • Cloud-Native Infrastructure

  • Kubernetes & Containers

  • SaaS Integration Platforms

  • Distributed Systems

  • CDN & Edge Computing

Operational Excellence

  • Reliability Engineering

  • Technical Debt Reduction

  • Process Improvement

  • Agile & Scrum

  • Data-Driven Decisions

Engineering Leadership

  • Org Scaling & Transformation

  • Leadership Coaching

  • Global Team Building

  • Performance Management

  • Culture Development

Strategic Execution

  • Engineering Strategy

  • Cross-functional Collaboration

  • Customer-Centric Delivery

  • Change Management

  • Risk Mitigation

20+
Years of Experience
From IC to Senior Director

100+
Engineers Led
Across Global Teams

5 -> 70
Team Growth
Platform Org at Pantheon

90%
Faster Delivery
Integration time reduction

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