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Principal Software Engineer | Principal Architect | Platform Architecture, AI/ML Systems & Large-Scale Distributed Platforms

About

I build large-scale platforms that simplify complex ecosystems. Over the last 17+ years, I've worked across commerce, fintech, healthcare, telecom, and enterprise software, leading architecture and modernization initiatives that span distributed systems, platform engineering, data ecosystems, and AI-enabled automation. My focus has consistently been on solving problems at platform scale: • Modernizing fragmented technology ecosystems into reusable, governed platforms • Designing highly scalable distributed systems serving millions of users and products • Driving multi-market technology convergence across organizations and geographies • Building event-driven, cloud-native architectures with strong reliability and operational excellence • Applying AI/ML and intelligent automation to improve decision-making, efficiency, and business outcomes At Walmart Global Tech, I lead architecture initiatives across international catalog platforms, including ML-assisted catalog quality systems, AI-enabled automation workflows, multi-tenant enrichment platforms, and large-scale catalog modernization efforts spanning multiple countries. Previously, I led architecture and scaling initiatives at Intuit across experimentation infrastructure, scheduling systems, and customer-expert collaboration platforms. My work helped scale critical platforms from ~23K TPS to ~110K TPS while maintaining reliability and operational efficiency. What interests me most is the intersection of: • Distributed Systems • Platform Architecture • AI-Enabled Enterprise Platforms • Data & Event-Driven Systems • Engineering Strategy & Technology Leadership I enjoy working on complex, ambiguous problems that require both deep technical thinking and organizational alignment, turning fragmented systems into scalable platforms that teams can build upon for years.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Distinguished Engineer at Capital One, Sep 2026 - Present · 1 mo, Bengaluru, I’m a Distinguished Engineer and technology leader focused on distributed systems, data platforms, and large-scale engineering. Over 16+ years in software engineering, I've worked across distributed systems, experimentation platforms, data platforms, catalog systems, and real-time applications—building systems that operate at significant scale and evolve through multiple generations of architecture. My work sits at the intersection of deep technical problem solving and organizational leverage: defining architecture, simplifying complex systems, driving platform adoption, and helping engineering teams make better technical decisions. I enjoy problems where the challenge isn't simply building a system, but figuring out how to make it scalable, reliable, operable, and reusable across teams. I'm particularly interested in distributed systems, data infrastructure, platform architecture, AI/ML infrastructure, and the evolution of engineering organizations as systems and teams scale. I also enjoy sharing what I learn through System Design Decoded, where I explore system design and distributed-systems concepts for engineers preparing to take on larger technical challenges.

Principal Engineer at Walmart Global Tech, Sep 2024 - Sep 2026 · 2 y, Bengaluru

Principal Software Engineer at BT Group, Apr 2024 - Sep 2024 · 6 mos, Bengaluru, • Took ownership of architectural direction for platform initiatives, focusing on scalability, reliability, and cross-team alignment. • Helped establish technical direction, design standards, and decision-making frameworks during an early phase of platform evolution.

Staff Software Engineer at Intuit, Jan 2023 - Jan 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo, Mountain View, California, United States

Staff Software Engineer at Intuit, Jan 2020 - Jan 2023 · 3 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Associate at JPMorgan Chase & Co., Aug 2015 - Jun 2019 · 3 yrs 11 mos, Bengaluru Area, India