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# Surendra Babu Sake on Tal

## Headline

Software Engineering Manager \| Driving Quality Engineering \| AI ,Cloud, Distributed Systems

## About

Software Engineering Manager at Dell Technologies with over 13 years of experience in software quality engineering, test automation, and DevOps for distributed cloud and infrastructure systems\. Currently focused on leading full\-stack engineering teams to deliver mission\-critical software solutions, ensuring alignment between technical strategies and enterprise business goals\. Skilled in Go, Prometheus\.io, and Grafana, with hands\-on expertise in test automation, quality engineering, and Spec\-driven development practices\. Dedicated to improving system reliability and efficiency through innovative solutions and empowering high\-performing teams to consistently deliver robust, quality\-driven software for large\-scale, cloud\-based systems like Dell Telemetry Manager \(DTM\) and Dell Connectivity Module \(DCM\)\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude code

claude

gemini

langchain

openai

claudecode

## Work experience

Software Engineering Manager at Dell Technologies, May 2023 \- Sep 2026 · 3 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Software Engineering Manager with 13\+ years of experience leading full\-stack engineering teams of up to 13 engineers to deliver high\-impact, mission\-critical software solutions and Software Quality Engineering, test automation, and DevOps for large\-scale, distributed cloud and infrastructure systems, including leading cross\-functional technical and QA teams\. Proven track record of aligning technical strategy with business goals, building high\-performing teams, and optimizing development lifecycles, accelerating project delivery by 20% while maintaining stringent quality standards, quality engineering teams, aligning test strategy with business goals, and driving Spec\-driven development \(SDD\) practices using OpenSpec and SpecKit AI tool usage\. Skilled in hiring, mentoring, and performance management, and in partnering with Product, Engineering, and SRE leadership to improve release reliability, automation coverage \(90%\+\), and defect reduction across enterprise platforms\.

Principal Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Dell Technologies, Apr 2021 \- Apr 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Python, PyTest, Perl, Shell Scripting, Kubernetes, Storage and Networking, HCI, CI

Senior Software Engineer at Dell Technologies, Oct 2018 \- Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos, Bengaluru, As a Software QA, Manual and Automation Tester in Infrastructure automation, Cloud Testing, Storage Strong experience in analyzing system specifications, preparing test strategy, designing test plans, writing test cases, developing test scripts by de

Deputy Techincal Specalist at Hexaware Technologies, May 2018 \- Aug 2018 · 4 mos, Chennai

Technical Specialist at Hexaware Technologies, May 2018 \- Jul 2018 · 3 mos, Supported infrastructure automation and quality engineering initiatives during transition, maintaining continuity of test coverage and defect management processes\.

Senior Project Engineer at WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES, Apr 2015 \- May 2018 · 3 yrs 2 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Senior Software Engineer at WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES, Mar 2013 \- Apr 2018 · 5 yrs 2 mos, Specialized in manual and automation testing across Infrastructure Automation, Storage, and Networking \(NIC/HBA\), including VLAN, Jumbo Frames, SR\-IOV, iSCSI, FCoE, FC, VCM, Wake\-on\-LAN, and PXE\.

Software Test Engineer at WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES, Mar 2013 \- Mar 2015 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Worked as Quality engineer in Storage and Networking domain\. Around 3\+ years of experience as Automation &Manual tester using Python, Perl and Shell scripting\.

## Education

Master of Technology \- MTech, Radar and Microwave Engginering, Andhra university

B\.Tech, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada \(JNTUK\)

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