Headline

Director Software Engineering at Ruckus Networks

About

I build engineering organisations and AI-powered platforms that turn complex network data into intelligence, automation, and revenue — at global scale. Over 18+ years and 5 acquisitions (Vistapointe → Brocade → Ruckus → Arris → CommScope), I've led the full arc: founding teams, navigating M&A continuity, and shipping industry-first products. Today I lead Bangalore-based R&D as Director of Engineering, owning AI/ML platform development across WiFi analytics, ICX switch intelligence, and IoT device management — a unified, single-pane-of-glass system deployed at enterprise and carrier scale. What I bring to a Senior Director role: - Built Bangalore AI & IoT teams from 0 → global R&D hub; 25% uplift in engagement through structured career paths - Shipped AI-augmented development workflows: 30% productivity gain, 3× release velocity - Architected real-time telemetry platforms on Kafka + Druid processing Enterprise-scale data volumes - Led cloud-native migration to GCP/AWS microservices — 40% technical debt reduction, 40% fewer critical defects - Partnered with US executive leadership to deliver 50% improvement in on-time project completion Core: Engineering Leadership · AI/ML Platforms · Cloud-Native Architecture · IoT · Distributed Systems · Kafka · Apache Druid · GCP · AWS · Microservices · Node.js · Python · Golang · LLM Integration · Agentic Workflows

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

cursor

Work experience

Director Software Engineering at RUCKUS Networks, Apr 2022 - Apr 2026 · 4 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Lead a multi-team engineering org building AI-powered network management platforms — unifying WiFi, ICX switching, and IoT device management into a single-pane-of-glass operational system deployed at enterprise and carrier scale. - Architected AI/ML engines delivering predictive analytics and anomaly detection across WiFi and switch networks; integrated LLM-based workflows and agentic automation, cutting development cycles by 75%. - Built and scaled a real-time telemetry platform on Apache Kafka and Apache Druid, processing high-volume network data for analytics, alerting, and AI feature delivery. - Drove cloud-native migration to GCP and AWS microservices architecture — reduced technical debt by 40%, critical defects by 40%, and accelerated release frequency 3× via CI/CD modernization. - Founded and scaled the Bangalore AI and IoT engineering teams from inception into a global R&D hub; established engineering career ladders that increased team engagement by 25%. - Partnered with US executive leadership to align India delivery with global product roadmap — improved on-time project completion by 50%. - Delivered business continuity through 5 M&A transitions (Vistapointe → Brocade → Ruckus → Arris → CommScope) over 12 years, preserving team, codebase, and product momentum across each.

Sr Manager software development at RUCKUS Networks, Jun 2017 - Apr 2022 · 4 yrs 11 mos, Bangalore

Sr Manager Software Engineering at Brocade, Nov 2016 - Jun 2017 · 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Manager Software Engineering at Brocade, Sep 2014 - Oct 2016 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Manager Software Engineering at Torres Networks Limited, Mar 2014 - Sep 2014 · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Development Engineer Advisor at Dell, Nov 2010 - Mar 2014 · 3 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Core contributor on the Dell Management Plugin for Microsoft SCVMM 2012 — extended SCVMM to deliver end-to-end server lifecycle management (provisioning, firmware, OS installation) directly from the console. - Led analysis, HLD/LLD design, and cross-module issue resolution on the VIS (Virtual Integrated System), an integrated server/network/storage virtualization platform for mid-market enterprise workload provisioning. - Served as liaison between engineering and system testing; mentored incoming engineers and supported team ramp-up mid-project under delivery pressure.

Consultant Engineer at Ariba, Jul 2006 - Nov 2010 · 4 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Built and shipped features for Ariba Buyer, a global enterprise procurement platform automating the full buying cycle for Fortune 500 customers. - Owned complex data migration workstreams; became the internal go-to for migration challenges across releases. - Partnered with Product Management to translate business requirements into technical specifications; managed customer escalations and delivered quality fixes under SLA. - Mentored junior engineers and delivered technical onboarding training for new hires — early signal of the leadership trajectory to come.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science, Visvesvaraya Technological University