Utkarsh Dixit โ VP of Engineering
I build engineering teams and cloud platforms that scale. Over the past 12+ years, I've gone from writing Selenium tests to leading platform engineering initiatives supporting $400M+ in annual recurring revenue. My journey has taught me that the best infrastructure is invisibleโit just works. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ผ I specialize in three areas: ๐๏ธ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด - Built Internal Developer Platforms reducing deployment time from weeks to days - Led DevOps transformation across 150+ engineers (weekly โ daily releases) - Architected multi-cloud infrastructure on AWS and GCP ๐ค ๐๐/๐ ๐ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ - Designed MLOps platforms supporting 50+ LLM models (2M+ daily requests) - Improved GPU utilization from 45% to 82% through smart autoscaling - Built end-to-end pipelines from data ingestion to model deployment ๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ข๐ฝ๐ & ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป - Reduced cloud costs by 32% ($2.4M annually) without performance loss - Implemented chargeback models and real-time cost attribution - Built culture of cost awareness across engineering teams ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ โ Built data engineering function from 0โ7 engineers โ Secured $2M infrastructure investment through ROI presentations to C-suite โ Achieved 99.95% uptime protecting $400M+ ARR โ Migrated 800TB+ data across clouds with zero downtime โ Reduced P1 incidents by 50% through SRE practices ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต I believe great engineering is about: - Solving business problems, not just technical ones - Building systems that empower other engineers - Making data-driven decisions (metrics > opinions) - Creating cultures of ownership and continuous improvement ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ ๐ Pursuing: GCP Professional Data Engineer & AWS Solutions Architect certifications ๐ฏ Exploring: AI governance frameworks and platform engineering best practices ๐ก Learning: How to scale engineering organizations without losing velocity ๐๐ฒ๐'๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ I'm always interested in: - Platform engineering and developer experience challenges - FinOps strategies that actually work - AI/ML infrastructure at scale - Engineering leadership and team building Open to conversations about consulting, speaking opportunities, or just geeking out about infrastructure. ๐ง utkarshdixit6@gmail.com ๐ linkedin.com/in/utkarshdixit6 #PlatformEngineering #CloudInfrastructure #AIMLOps #FinOps #EngineeringLeadership
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and AI/ML infrastructure expert with strong platform engineering capabilities.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 12 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Platform Engineering
- Finops
- Data Engineering
- Devops
- Ai/ml Infrastructure
- Cloud Architecture
- Platform Reliability
- Cost Optimization
- Quality Engineering
- Api Automation
Career Highlights
- Built data engineering team from scratch.
- Achieved 99.95% uptime for critical services.
- Secured $2M infrastructure investment through strategic presentations.
Work Experience
TELUS Digital AI Data Solutions
Senior Engineering Manager (1 yr 1 mo)
Software Engineering Manager (2 yrs 1 mo)
Staff Engineer (11 mos)
Walmart Global Tech India
Lead Software Engineer in Test (2 yrs 3 mos)
Playment
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Gaana
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (1 yr)
Info Edge India Ltd
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Education
Executive PG in Cloud Computing and DevOps at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Bachelor of Technology at AJAY KUMAR GARG ENGINEERING COLLEGE, GHAZIABAD