Engineering Manager | SRE & Platform Engineering | AWS & GCP | Kubernetes | Cloud Infrastructure | Observability | Building Reliable Engineering Teams | Ex Swiggy

Remote

Bengaluru

Bangalore Urban

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bengaluru Area, India

Bengaluru Area, India

Gurgaon, India
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science
The LNMIIT

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Engineering
The LNM Institute of Information Technology
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Engineering Manager specializing in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Platform Engineering, and Cloud Infrastructure with 11+ years of experience building scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient platforms on AWS and GCP. I enjoy building high-performing engineering teams and solving large-scale infrastructure challenges. My experience spans Kubernetes, observability, Infrastructure as Code, cloud cost optimization, and production reliability, with a strong focus on enabling engineering teams through reliable, scalable, and self-service platforms. Passionate about engineering leadership, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, observability, Kubernetes, and operational excellence. Always open to connecting with engineers and leaders working on large-scale distributed systems.
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Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science, The LNMIIT
Bachelor of Technology, Computer Engineering, The LNM Institute of Information Technology