Headline

Fintech | eCommerce | Digital Marketplaces

About

I started out building systems. Over time, I realized I enjoy building teams and outcomes even more. Today, at Branch, I work on problems that sit at the intersection of scale, ambiguity, and real world impact, especially in fintech across emerging markets. My journey has evolved from writing code and designing systems to shaping engineering strategy, mentoring teams, and contributing to business decisions. I enjoy working in the space where engineering meets product, and product meets business. I am particularly interested in scaling systems in fast growing environments. I focus on creating alignment across engineering, product, and business. I care about helping engineers think beyond code and focus on impact. I like solving ambiguous problems with clear and structured thinking. My experience, along with my time at Warwick Business School, helps me connect technical depth with business context. I believe this is important for modern engineering leadership.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

cursor

livekit

n8n

openai

Work experience

Senior Engineering Manager at Branch International, Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Engineering Manager at Branch International, Jan 2022 - Mar 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Engineering Manager at Infibeam Avenues Limited, Oct 2020 - Jan 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, Handled complex problems with interesting solutions for Reliance's Jiomart marketplace in the areas of catalog management, fulfillment workflows and settlement systems to support B2C, B2B, and B2B2C business models.

MBA Consultant at Holland & Barrett, Jun 2020 - Sep 2020 · 4 mos, United Kingdom, Delivered a go-to-market strategy for building and launching a multi-sided product and services marketplace along with establishing a comprehensive Holland and Barrett (H&B) ecosystem. The strategy aimed to help H&B capitalize on the evolution of online shopping behaviors and lucrative market potential in the $4 trillion health and wellness industry.

Product Owner at Infibeam Avenues Limited, May 2016 - Aug 2019 · 3 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Managed the marketplace and the catalog management system for Government e-market (GeM) - a novel multi-sided marketplace for the Government of India. Instrumental in planning, developing, and launching critical modules, facilitating GeM to handle transactions of over $10 billion

Software Engineer at BuildaBazaar, Jun 2013 - Apr 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Managed the growth and development of the catalogue management system and product discovery framework for Infibeam's B2B eCommerce platform - Buildabazaar. Involved in delivering customer-focused features and solutions aimed at increasing our customer's macro conversions.

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Strategy and Marketing, University of Warwick - Warwick Business School

Engineer’s Degree, Computer Science Engineering, PES University

Public links

github: https://github.com/Saiesh