Harjit Singh

CTO

San Francisco, California, United States15 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Reduced SaaS costs by 90% through optimization.
Led AI-driven initiatives enhancing DBaaS offerings.
Mentored engineers and aligned technology with business goals.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused Principal Engineer with extensive experience in cloud-native architectures and AI integration.

Contact

harjitmeister@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Artificial Intelligence (ai)Cloud NativeSoftware DevelopmentTechnical ArchitectureBack-end Web DevelopmentEtlOracle DatabaseDatabase Management

Other Skills

API DevelopmentAPIsAgile MethodologiesAlgorithmsAmazon Web Services (AWS)AnsibleApi securityAuthorizationBackend developerCore JavaData StructuresData WarehousingDatabasesDisk EncryptionDistributed Systems

About

With 15 years of experience, I lead AI-driven initiatives at Tessell, enhancing our DBaaS offerings. I have a proven track record in delivering scalable, secure, and cost-efficient AI and SaaS solutions, leveraging expertise across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Notably, I reduced our SaaS costs by 90%, optimizing infrastructure and operational processes. I specialize in cloud-native architectures, microservices, and AI integration, driving innovation across various domains. My technical expertise spans Python, Java, Go, and databases like Oracle, MySQL, and MongoDB. I work closely with cross-functional teams to solve complex business challenges through intelligent, high-performance systems. As a Principal Engineer, I mentor engineers, align technology with business goals, and foster a culture of innovation and excellence in a fast-paced startup environment.

Experience

Tessell

Principal Engineer

Jun 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 9 mos · California, United States · On-site

I lead the Security & Governance platform. I have designed, developed, and managed containerized Restful microservices and DBaaS for various purposes, including:
Milvus Database as a service on Tessell Cloud Platform
MongoDB as a service on Tessell Cloud Platform.
Identity & Access management system, covering AuthN, AuthZ, JWT, and SSO (using Okta, AD, and Google)
User profiles and API keys
Encryption at rest for AWS and Azure cloud
Network service to manage VPCs, VNET, Peering & Private links
Secret store to store product secrets
Cloud accounts management
Service plans engine
Feature flags engine
Apps engine
SSL certificate management
Compute shapes management
DB Governance
Open API Specifications

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AISoftware as a Service (SaaS)PythonCore JavaGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)+5

Nutanix

Staff Engineer

Jan 2019 – Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Worked on data protection and provisioning of Oracle Database using NDB on Nutanix Platform.
Worked on MongoDB data protection using NDB on Nutanix Platform.

Back-End Web DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipSoftware DevelopmentRESTful WebServicesDatabasesREST APIs+11

Rubrik, inc.

Software Engineer(L5)

Apr 2017 – May 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Led a team of six engineers.
Designed database provisioning platform agnostic to OS and Database Engine.
Integrated Rubrik with enterprise applications and databases, including Oracle and NAS.

EntrepreneurshipSoftware DevelopmentDatabasesREST APIsTechnical ArchitectureOracle+6

Flipkart

SDE-2

Dec 2014 – Mar 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

Developed data ingestion(ETL) pipeline for Filpkart's Rich Product Description.
Integrated various file formats(JSON, XML) into the product ingestion pipeline.
Developed a framework for Android app automation using Google's Espresso framework.

Back-End Web DevelopmentREST APIsCore JavaExtract, Transform, Load (ETL)System ArchitectureBackend developer+1

Oracle

Senior Member Technical Staff

Jan 2012 – Dec 2014 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore · On-site

Developed an Oracle database backup and recovery orchestration platform for Oracle Cloud.
Developed a code convertor framework to convert 100s of existing legacy code files to support pluggable database features.
Worked on Oracle Database 12c's marquee pluggable database feature.
Workef on Oracle Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance(ZDLRA).
As a team leader, led a team of two members

Software DevelopmentEnterprise SoftwareProgrammingPythonOracle Database

United online

Software Engineer

May 2010 – Mar 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

Managed hundreds of Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL databases for the mypoints.com and classmates.com websites.
Managed backup and recovery, database installations, patching, character set conversion, and monitoring database health.
Developed a tool to regularly monitor the health of the databases. The tool also compared the database configurations across QA, Stage, and Prod databases.

Software DevelopmentPythonOracle DatabaseMySQLShell ScriptingDatabase Management