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Monica Elaina K.

Engineering Leader | AI, Platform, Mobile, Product Engineering | Scaling High-Impact Teams | Driving Business Outcomes

Bangalore Urban

13+ years of work experience

Independent Practice
Jun 20264 moPresent

Remote

Independent Consultant
Jun 20264 moPresent

Remote

Engineering architecture, independent consulting and advisory
Career Break - World Travel
Mar 20263 moJun 2026

Global

G-P
Jan 20242 yrs 2 mosFeb 2026

G-P/Globalization Partners
Feb 20233 yFeb 2026

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

AI, Platform & Shared Services
ShareChat
Dec 20211 y 2 moFeb 2023

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Full-stack Product Engineering - Backend & Mobile
BYJU'S
Jan 202111 moDec 2021

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Full-stack Product Engineering
Freshworks
Apr 20209 moJan 2021

Tamil Nadu, India

Backend & Mobile
Freshworks
Jun 20172 y 10 moApr 2020

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Mobile
Freshworks
Jun 201611 moMay 2017

Greater Chennai Area

Mobile
Qburst Technologies Pvt Ltd
Nov 20156 moMay 2016

Chennai

Mobile Engineering
Dec 20123 yDec 2015

Chennai

Mobile Engineering

Monica’s AI Stack

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Education

Scaler school of technology

MS, AI/ML

Scaler school of technology

20262 yrs2028
St. Joseph's College of Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science

St. Joseph's College of Engineering

20084 yrs2012
Anna University Chennai

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science

Anna University Chennai

20084 yrs2012

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Headline

Engineering Leader | AI, Platform, Mobile, Product Engineering | Scaling High-Impact Teams | Driving Business Outcomes

About

Engineering leader with 13+ years of experience scaling AI-driven, distributed full-stack product platforms across global SaaS and high-growth startup environments. Led a multi-layered organization of 40+ engineers (engineering managers and individual contributors) across Generative & Agentic AI, Platform, and Mobile domains, translating business strategy into scalable systems while strengthening leadership depth and engineering rigor.

Location

Bangalore Urban

AI stack

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lovable

mcp

obsidian

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Work experience

Leadership, Career & Life Coach/Mentor at Independent Practice, Jun 2026 - Present · 4 mo, Remote

Fractional CTO at Independent Consultant, Jun 2026 - Present · 4 mo, Remote, Engineering architecture, independent consulting and advisory

Travel & Professional Development at Career Break - World Travel, Mar 2026 - Jun 2026 · 3 mo, Global

Presiding Officer (Chairperson) POSH APAC at G-P, Jan 2024 - Feb 2026 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Senior Software Engineering Manager at G-P/Globalization Partners, Feb 2023 - Feb 2026 · 3 y, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, AI, Platform & Shared Services

Software Engineering Manager at ShareChat, Dec 2021 - Feb 2023 · 1 y 2 mo, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Full-stack Product Engineering - Backend & Mobile

Tech Lead Manager at BYJU'S, Jan 2021 - Dec 2021 · 11 mo, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Full-stack Product Engineering

Lead Software Engineer at Freshworks, Apr 2020 - Jan 2021 · 9 mo, Tamil Nadu, India, Backend & Mobile

Senior Software Engineer at Freshworks, Jun 2017 - Apr 2020 · 2 y 10 mo, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Mobile

Software Engineer at Freshworks, Jun 2016 - May 2017 · 11 mo, Greater Chennai Area, Mobile

Senior Software Engineer at Qburst Technologies Pvt Ltd, Nov 2015 - May 2016 · 6 mo, Chennai, Mobile Engineering

Software Engineer at Renault Nissan (RNTBCI) Chennai Area, India, Dec 2012 - Dec 2015 · 3 y, Chennai, Mobile Engineering

Education

MS, AI/ML, Scaler school of technology

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, St. Joseph's College of Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science, Anna University Chennai

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