Headline

CTO, VP Engineering, Head of Engineering | Scaled Startups & Teams 10→100+ | AI and Technology leader enabling digital transformation | Enterprise SaaS, Quick Commerce, Ride Sharing, HealthTech

About

Engineering leader with over 19 years of experience scaling early-stage and growth-stage startups into high-performance, product-centric engineering organizations. I am a digital and AI transformation expert for enterprises. Built and led engineering teams from a handful of engineers to over 100, driving full-stack platform transformations—from monolithic architectures to Go-based microservices, real-time data pipelines, and robust RAG/LLM infrastructures. Architected enterprise-grade, high-throughput AI/LLM platforms and distributed systems, consistently meeting sub-100 ms SLAs while supporting rapid traffic growth and business expansion. Renowned for translating strategic OKRs into measurable outcomes, enhancing system reliability and observability, and accelerating developer velocity across cloud-native and data-intensive products. Poised to lead hypergrowth AI-forward platform initiatives as Director, VP, Head of Engineering or CTO roles for India, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, and Europe locations. Core Competencies: Engineering Leadership, Platform & Technical Strategy AI SaaS Platform Leadership, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Large Language Models (LLMs), LLM Fine-Tuning (LoRA / QLoRA), Generative AI, Graph-RAG Architectures, Semantic Retrieval, Abstractive Summarization, Distributed Systems, Microservices Architecture, Low-Latency Platform Design, Scalability & Reliability, Technical Roadmapping, Engineering Team Scaling, Cross-Functional Execution, Python, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Observability, Real-Time Data Pipelines, Vector Search.

Location

India

Work experience

Senior Director Engineering and AI at Inception42, Aug 2026 - Present · 1 mo, Abudhabi

Group Engineering Manager - Copilot & AI at Microsoft, Nov 2021 - Aug 2026 · 4 y 9 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, I lead M365 Copilot app and innovation from Bangalore. Graph‑RAG & LLM Pipelines: Architected end‑to‑end Retrieval‑Augmented Generation workflows, integrating Microsoft Graph connectors, vector‑store retrieval, LLM inference (Azure OpenAI), and abstractive summarization to surface relevant work items. Real‑Time Data Integration: Built connectors to Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and Azure DevOps APIs; implemented event‑driven pipelines with Azure Functions and Service Bus, achieving <200 ms end‑to‑end data freshness. Citation & Context Tracking: Designed a weighted knowledge graph model in Cosmos DB to rank contextual relevance; developed front‑end components that display source citations inline using React UI. User‑Interactive Chat Interface: Led development of a chat UI allowing natural‑language prompts against RAG index; implemented token‑efficient batching and streaming responses to improve responsiveness. Cross‑Functional Leadership: Collaborated with product management and data science to tune ranking algorithms, improving precision and reducing training cost by using LoRA and QLoRA techniques.

Director Of Engineering at Ally.io, a Microsoft Company, Jul 2020 - Oct 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Building next-generation business operating system for every business on this planet. Tech Stack - AngularJS, React, Ruby on Rails, golang, python, Postgres, mongodb, firestore, Redis, sidekiq

Director of Engineering at Dunzo, Aug 2019 - Jun 2020 · 11 mos, At Dunzo, I led the architectural transformation of the platform from a monolithic system to a scalable, microservices-based architecture using Python and Golang. This modernization effort resulted in a significant reduction in service downtime and significantly improved system scalability and maintainability. I architected real-time inventory synchronization solutions by integrating with major retail systems such as Apollo, BigBasket, and LimeTray, which dramatically reduced out-of-stock incidents. Additionally, I spearheaded the development of intelligent systems to optimize inventory management across dark stores, leading to a 30% improvement in order processing efficiency. My work also included leveraging data-driven decision-making and predictive analytics to enhance operational performance. I oversaw the integration of Google Location APIs with predictive models to enable real-time tracking and accurate ETAs, improving delivery performance significantly. I implemented IoT-based weather monitoring solutions to drive dynamic surge pricing and automate responses to external conditions. I played a key role in launching a bike ride-sharing service by repurposing existing tracking systems, driving growth in DAU and MAU. Furthermore, I led the creation of a dynamic partner incentive system to ensure availability during peak times and collaborated with cross-functional leadership across product, operations, and data science. By establishing agile practices and mentoring a high-performing engineering team, I consistently delivered strategic, end-to-end technical solutions aligned with business goals.

Engineering Manager at Rubrik, Inc., Sep 2017 - Aug 2019 · 2 yrs, Bangalore, Built a strong engineering team of 45 engineers from an initial team of 3. Coming up with hiring strategies to build strong hiring pipeline to build teams from scratch. Lead multiple projects in parallel and mentoring leads to deliver high quality products with complete automation.

Engineering Manager at Nutanix, Jan 2014 - Aug 2017 · 3 yrs 8 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, Managed core teams at Nutanix - Insights Data Fabric, NCC (Nutanix Cluster Checks), AHV (Acropolis Hypervisor), NGT (Nutanix Guest Tools).

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology