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title: "Prasad Yoganarasimha - Senior Engineering Manager in Bengaluru | Tal"
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# Prasad Yoganarasimha on Tal

## Headline

Senior Engineering Manager \| Platform, Distributed Systems & AI at Optum

## About

Engineering leader with 14\+ years of experience building and leading high\-performing teams delivering critical, highly available platforms in regulated environments\. Currently operating in a software engineering leadership role at Optum, with over a decade of experience driving large scale initiatives across India and the US\. I lead multi\-team engineering organizations owning cloud native, distributed systems, with end\-to\-end accountability across architecture, delivery, production stability, and operational excellence\. My work spans AI driven automation and modernization of enterprise systems with a strong focus on availability, performance, security, and scale\. I have driven Generative AI and Agentic AI initiatives to automate workflows and improve productivity, delivering measurable business impact\. I partner closely with product, architecture, and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into resilient, production\-grade solutions\. Previously, as Founder & Director of Ayra Technologies, I architected and launched a digital publishing platform from concept to production, reinforcing my passion for platform engineering, product thinking, and scalable system design\. I am deeply invested in engineering excellence, talent development, and building teams that deliver under pressure, and I thrive in environments where reliability, trust, and innovation matter\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude code

claude

codex

gemini

github copilot

ChatGPT

## Work experience

Senior Engineering Manager at UnitedHealth Group, May 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Founder & Director at Ayra Technologies Private Limited, Apr 2023 \- Mar 2025 · 2 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Architect at UnitedHealth Group, Feb 2022 \- May 2025 · 3 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Associate Software Engineering Manager at UnitedHealth Group, Mar 2019 \- Feb 2022 · 3 yrs, California, United States

Senior Associate Consultant at Infosys, Jun 2014 \- Jul 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bangalore, PEGA Consultant

Senior Software Engineer at MindTree Ltd\., Nov 2011 \- May 2014 · 2 yrs 7 mos, Bangalore, Senior PEGA Developer

## Education

BE, Information Science, BNM Institute of Technology

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