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Director – Cloud & AI | Building Intelligent Platforms at Global Scale | Ex-Adobe, Flipkart, Postman

About

I’ve spent over two decades immersed in the world of technology and engineering leadership. Along the way, I’ve had the privilege of leading talented teams and building impactful solutions across SaaS and e-commerce platforms. One of my proudest milestones was founding the technology division at EM3 Agri-services from scratch. In just six months, we delivered an MVP that resonated deeply with both the business and the farming community; an experience that underscored the value of truly understanding user needs. At Flipkart, I led engineering for the grocery vertical, one of the company’s highest-priority business lines. The business 30% YoY GMV growth through deep funnel optimization and platform innovation. I led projects involving up to ten teams and built key capabilities like the internationalization platform, which helped Flipkart reach 95% of the Indian population. Over the last four years, I’ve been managing managers and leading a large engineering org across multiple verticals; work that’s both challenging and deeply rewarding. At its core, it’s about fostering a culture where innovation thrives. At Postman, I led the AI team and API Testing product engineering, where we’re transforming experimental ideas into production-ready, revenue-generating solutions. It’s exciting to be at the forefront of AI innovation, and I take pride in staying hands-on; there’s nothing quite like rolling up your sleeves and building alongside brilliant engineers. Previously, I led the Flash Player India team at Adobe, where I scaled the mobile runtime platform and delivered foundational innovations like the Ahead-of-Time compiler for native iOS apps. Outside of work, I enjoy mentoring young engineers and sharing lessons from my journey. It’s fulfilling to help shape future tech leaders while also gaining fresh perspectives on how they approach today’s engineering challenges. Let’s connect if you’re working on AI-driven platforms, scalable architecture, or just want to trade ideas about building and scaling high-impact engineering teams. Email:govinda.gupta@gmail.com Skills: Engineering Management | Team Leadership | AI Technologies | SaaS Development | E-commerce Solutions | Product Development | Cross-Functional Collaboration

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Director - Cloud & AI at Esko, Jan 2026 - Present · 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, As Director – Cloud & AI at Esko, I’m leading the transformation of packaging into a truly intelligent, connected, and AI-powered ecosystem. Architecting a unified global platform that brings together Esko’s portfolio into a seamless digital backbone, enabling scale, interoperability, real-time collaboration, and entirely new customer experiences. The goal is not just cloud migration, but cloud-native reinvention. Reimagining the packaging lifecycle through applied AI. From 2D/3D design and artwork creation to compliance, workflow orchestration, and print optimization. By embedding intelligence into every stage, we aim to dramatically compress time-to-market and unlock exponential value for brands worldwide. Packaging touches nearly every physical product on the planet. Our ambition is to make that invisible layer smarter, faster, and future-ready.

Engineering Leader at Postman, Jul 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Led the strategic development of Postman's AI Team, API Testing team, transforming experimental capabilities into production-ready solutions that establish new revenue streams. Heading engineering teams of 25+ engineers across multiple product verticals while fostering collaborative innovation and cross-team collaboration. ▪ Rolled out AI-generated API test feature with intelligent code completion (Intelli-sense) on Postman app, allowing users (developers) to write quality tests 10x faster. ▪ Launched test automation monitoring for private APIs, enabling enterprises to maintain comprehensive API quality assurance across the internal systems, projected to grow Postman API testing usage by approximately 5x. ▪ Revitalized Public API Network initiative, implementing SEO optimization strategies that doubled organic traffic and enhanced market visibility. ▪ Built a comprehensive strategy for the AI team and Test Automation team, establishing clear technical roadmaps and success metrics that facilitated doubling the monthly active users. ▪ Orchestrated cross-functional collaboration between product managers, design, and engineering teams to accelerate AI feature development and deployment, rolling out 5 experiments in the last quarter. ▪ Architected engineering excellence framework that reduced production incidents by 90% through monitoring and robust operational practices.

Senior Engineering Manager at Flipkart, Apr 2019 - Jun 2024 · 5 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Directed the complete engineering organization for Flipkart's grocery vertical, managing multiple engineering teams while delivering 30% GMV growth through strategic initiatives and cross-functional collaboration. ▪ Drove significant revenue impact: 20% increase in search CTR, 50% growth in advertising revenue, and 40% improvement in recommendation performance. ▪ Launched quick search functionality representing 2% GMV impact (~$20M annual revenue) through seamless cross-departmental collaboration. ▪ Founded a business intelligence platform that reduced inventory optimization cycles from 3 months to 2 weeks, enabling data-driven decision making. ▪ Established New Customer Initiatives team from scratch, developing innovative acquisition strategies that acquired 5 Mn monthly active customers. ▪ Mentored senior ICs to grow into outstanding managers, influenced the org-wide leadership development program that increased team retention and created internal management pipeline. ▪ Delivered platform capabilities including machine translation (₹2+ Cr savings), differential coupons (26% CAC reduction), and video commerce infrastructure. ▪ Led the sortation center's tech in Flipkart's supply chain network. Executed major monolith migration before the festive sale. Started research project to optimize hub resource utilization.

Sr Software Development Manager at Plivo, Jun 2018 - Mar 2019 · 10 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, Scaled three engineering teams from 10 to 22 engineers while establishing a high-performance culture that achieved 2X velocity improvements. Led end-to-end product development from POC to market launch within 9 months. ▪ Architected revolutionary no-code integration platform, reducing customer onboarding time from 2-3 weeks to hours. ▪ Implemented a comprehensive OKR framework that streamlined the Software Development Life Cycle, enhancing cross-functional collaboration and resulting in almost 2x team output.

Head of Engineering at EM3 Agriservices Pvt. Ltd., Apr 2016 - May 2018 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Noida, Founded the technology division from ground up, building a team of 14+ engineers and delivering MVP within 6 months. Led comprehensive technology and product strategy through field research and farmer engagement. ▪ Architected modular backend infrastructure that extended to enable 10X YoY growth and played a keyrole in securing $10M Series B funding. ▪ Developed breakthrough solutions including AI-powered fraud detection, real-time billing, and automated demand-supply matching saving approximately 10% revenue loss.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur