yatindra chugh — Director of Engineering
Engineering leader with 13 years in Management, 14 years as Engineer from startups to IPO, public company growth. Growing teams and businesses from incubation to revenue market-leading position of 1B+. Created, Scaled, Managed Diverse Engineering teams from 0 to 300+ engineers globally, spanning Platforms, Apps, DevOps, SRE/Performance Engineering, managing the entire product releases collaborating with multiple cross-functional teams across the company with short and long-term product strategy, execution. Delivered Multiple 1.0 products with operational excellence to over 500+ Enterprise Customers on multiple platforms with great engineering culture, and teams that consistently delivered products on aggressive schedules, innovating and staying ahead of the competition with sustainable revenue growth. Technical Leadership and Hands-on Experience in Distributed Systems, Linux, Virtualization, Cloud Native/ Microservices architecture (Container Technologies, Kubernetes, gRPC, Node.js, Redis, NATS, Nameko), AWS, GCP, Networking, Network Security, Cryptography, DevOps, SRE, Performance Engineering, Embedded Systems, ARM, x86 SOC Linux Architectures, C/C++, Python, Golang, NodeJS, ReactJS, Real-Time/Low-Latency Apps, Fast Data Path, L1/L2/L3 Networking/Switching, Network management, H.323/SIP, SOA, Platform, Infrastructure, full-stack development, Knowledge of Crypto/Blockchain Lead with a strong strategic focus combined with hands-on technical experience across engineering, PM, marketing, customer services, and sales enablement. Focused on building great engineering culture, execution, empowerment, teamwork, and transparency, resulting in a happier, more motivated workforce. Hired, groomed Coached first/second level Engineering Managers, Teach Leads. My guiding principle is- be humble, relentless focus on execution, work hard, innovate, challenge the status quo, surround yourself with great people, motivate and inspire each other to reach greater heights. I Foster ownership culture, drive teams to improve customer experience and business needs to ensure scalable development, testing to improve overall SW quality. I am Change oriented, able to deal with ambiguity, hands-on with direct & matrix organizational skills, and have built strong, productive intra-company relationships at all levels and Leading Remote, Offshore teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Telecommunications Engineering Leader with expertise in scaling teams and delivering enterprise-level products.
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Experience: 16 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Leadership
- Software Development
- Team Management
- Product Management
Career Highlights
- Led engineering teams from 0 to 300+ globally.
- Delivered multiple 1.0 products to 500+ enterprise customers.
- Fostered a strong engineering culture focused on innovation.
Work Experience
Infinera
Director Software Engineering (12 yrs 2 mos)
Senior Manager Software Engineering (3 yrs 11 mos)
Education
CTO Program at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
at Indian Institute Of Technology
Master's degree at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi