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Founding Engineer | Distributed Systems, Microservices & Cloud Architecture | AWS | Technical Leadership | 20+ Years

About

I am a Technology Leader and Architect with 20+ years of proven experience building scalable, high-performance systems for industry giants like Ola and Naukri, as well as agile startups like Spry PT. Core Expertise: • Distributed Systems & Microservices Architecture • Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Multi-tenant SaaS Platforms) • Technical Leadership & Team Scaling • Healthcare & Transit Technology Domains • High-performance, secure engineering cultures Key Achievements: • Designed and implemented core EMR platform at Spry PT, enabling seamless healthcare delivery • Led architecture and delivery of mission-critical transit systems affecting millions of daily commuters at Ola • Specialized in bridging complex business requirements with robust, scalable engineering solutions • Proven track record of hiring, mentoring, and developing high-performing technical teams I am passionate about creating engineering cultures that prioritize scalability, security, and developer efficiency. Seeking leadership roles where I can drive innovation and technical excellence. Open to: VP Engineering, CTO, Technical Director, Head of Architecture roles.

Location

Pune District

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Work experience

Software Architect / Founding Engineer at SPRY PT, May 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 3 mos, • Built technology organization from the ground up — architecture, engineering processes, cloud infrastructure, and AI strategy as founding engineer. • Architected multi-tenant EMR and Practice Management platform (microservices, frontend, AI services, cloud infrastructure) serving US healthcare providers. • Defined and executed technology roadmap across EMR, Scheduling, Billing, Claims, Patient Engagement, Integrations, and Clinical Workflows. • Spearheaded AI capabilities: LLM-powered SOAP note generation, RAG-based clinical chatbots, OCR-driven document processing, predictive analytics, and agentic workflow automation with MCP servers. • Led migration of production workloads to Kubernetes with GitOps/ArgoCD, significantly improving reliability, scalability, and deployment velocity. • Established HIPAA and SOC2 compliance programs; led security hardening, governance controls, and disaster recovery architecture on AWS. • Built customer onboarding migration frameworks for seamless transitions from legacy EMR platforms.

Technical Architect, Founding Engineer at Ola (ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd), Aug 2014 - Mar 2021 · 6 yrs 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Led the architecture and delivery of mission-critical transit systems affecting millions of daily commuters. Focused on high-concurrency systems, IoT integration, and real-time data processing. High-Scale System Delivery: Mumbai Metro Project: Orchestrated the backend integration for Mumbai Metro’s QR/Paper ticketing system. Designed the handshake between server infrastructure and IoT-enabled gates to handle peak-hour passenger traffic with sub-second latency. Fare Collection Platform: Led end-to-end architecture for the Fare Collection System deployed with BEST Mumbai and 100+ private operators. Data Analytics at Scale: Built operational dashboards for Public Transit Agencies using Clickhouse DB and Grafana. Enabled real-time detection of transit patterns and fraud alerts, driving data-driven operational decisions. Performance Engineering: Mobile Optimization: Engineered a custom micro-JavaScript UI framework to achieve <500ms rendering times on 2G networks, ensuring accessibility for all user demographics. App Efficiency: Optimized the Android application architecture to drastically reduce APK size, network calls, and battery consumption. DevOps & CI/CD: Managed AWS infrastructure and established automated CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment times and increasing release reliability.

Technical Lead at Yapsody, Jan 2010 - Jun 2014 · 4 yrs 6 mos, Los Angeles, California, United States, Leadership: Responsible for hiring, mentoring, and training intern cohorts, transitioning them into productive full-time engineers. Full Lifecycle Ownership: Managed the SDLC from requirement gathering to server deployment for high-traffic ticketing and casino applications. Mobile Strategy: Oversaw the development of native apps (iOS/Android) and mobile-optimized microsites for clients like Downstream Casino Resort and Sycuan.

Project Manager at Yapsody, Dec 2009 - Jul 2014 · 4 yrs 8 mos, • Architected and scaled a SaaS event ticketing platform serving 1000+ event presenters across 20+ countries. • Managed a cross-functional team of 15+ engineers, QA, and support personnel; led roadmap planning and delivery management. • Built AWS infrastructure and deployment automation from the ground up.

Software Developer at Geodesic, Jul 2008 - Sep 2009 · 1 yr 3 mos, Developed the mundu Web Instant Messenger Toolbar Client (a facebook style-toolbar messenger) using Javascript, HTML, CSS and creating images for the same. Developed World's first socially integrated Web based Multi-service IM on Indyarocks.com. This allowed users of Indyarocks to chat with buddies from Indyarocks, Yahoo, Gtalk, MSN and AOL in one single place. Also worked on optimizing the build size for web instant messenger and brought it down to less than 100Kb, reduction of more than 60%.

Education

BE, Electronics, University of Mumbai

PGDM, Welingkar Institute of Management