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
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 (11 mos)
Software Engineering Manager (1 yr 11 mos)
Staff Engineer (11 mos)
Walmart Global Tech India
Lead Software Engineer in Test (2 yrs 3 mos)
Playment
Senior Software Development Engineer In Test (3 yrs 2 mos)
Gaana
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (1 yr)
Info Edge India Ltd
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (2 yrs 8 mos)
Education
Executive PG in Cloud Computing and DevOps at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Bachelor of Technology at AJAY KUMAR GARG ENGINEERING COLLEGE, GHAZIABAD