Nov 2020 – Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

• Yubi is India’s largest debt marketplace, connecting enterprises and NBFCs with capital providers via Loans, Bonds, Supply Chain Finance, Co-Lending, and Securitization. The platform has facilitated over $15B+ in transactions since inception.
• Joined Yubi at its early stage (pre-Series A) and scaled it to unicorn status through strategic leadership across product, technology, and data.
• In the first year, led Product, Data, and Engineering, establishing the platform’s foundation and driving the launch of initial offerings.
• Hired and scaled the engineering team from 35 to 350 in under two years, building multiple levels of leadership to support rapid growth.
• Played a key role in acquisitions, leading due diligence and post-merger integration of Spocto, while providing overall tech leadership to group companies.
• Built a scalable, secure, and innovative platform supporting diverse debt financing products, enabling seamless adoption and $15B+ in transactions.
• Mentored high-performing teams and spearheaded technology-driven innovation to enhance scalability, streamline operations, and strengthen Yubi’s market position.

Jan 2020 – Oct 2020 · 9 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom · On-site

• Led multiple engineering teams in the Integrity space, focused on solving complex problems around online identity fraud and misrepresentation, enabling accountability and reducing harm across Meta’s platforms.
• Designed and implemented scalable solutions to detect and mitigate risks, improving platform safety and trust for billions of users globally.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams across product, data, and policy to deliver impactful solutions in areas critical to user security and integrity.
• Left the role and returned to India due to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jan 2018 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos · Singapore

• Circles.Life is the world’s first fully digital telco, disrupting the telecom industry with cloud-based automation and delivering highly customizable mobile services. Currently live in Singapore, Taiwan, and Australia.
• Led all Engineering functions, including Backend Development, Mobile, Web, Data, DevOps, SRE, QA, and TPM, driving innovation and operational excellence.
• Built and scaled the Engineering team from 15 to 150+ across Singapore, Bangalore, Taiwan, Australia, and Indonesia within 1.5 years, fostering leadership across regions.
• Defined the Tech vision, strategy, and architecture, enabling Circles.Life’s cloud-first approach to disrupt traditional telco systems and deliver a seamless, customizable mobile experience.
• Spearheaded the development of scalable, cloud-native platforms to automate legacy telco operations, ensuring agility and cost efficiency in a highly competitive market.
• Contributed to Circles.Life becoming the fastest-growing telco in Singapore, driving aggressive overseas expansion into Taiwan and Australia.

Oct 2016 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bangalore

• Led the engineering for Financial Innovation Center in Bangalore, managing a cross-functional team of 50+ engineers to develop digital payment solutions.
• Delivered key products, including JioMoney Wallet, Jio Payments Bank, UPI solutions, Jio Tap & Pay, and Jio Coupons Platform.
• Incubated and scaled innovative payment initiatives, driving seamless and scalable digital monetization for Reliance Jio.

Mar 2014 – Oct 2016 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore · On-site

• Payments & FinTech: Led engineering for Flipkart’s Payments ecosystem, managing teams across Payments, Refunds, Consumer Finance, and Gift Cards. Focused on simplifying the payments experience and making payments more affordable for users.
• Data Platform: Built and scaled a Petabyte-scale, multi-tenant Self-serve Data Platform using an open-source tech stack. This platform powered critical applications like Seller Analytics, Financial Reporting, Fraud Detection & Prevention, and User Insights.
• Delivered high-impact solutions, ensuring platform reliability, scalability, and seamless integration across multiple business functions.

May 2009 – Mar 2014 · 4 yrs 10 mos

• Contributed to building Azure App Services, a multi-tenant cloud-based application hosting platform, from the ground up—one of Microsoft’s largest cloud services, spanning tens of thousands of servers globally.
• Played diverse roles, including Product Manager, Architect, and Release Manager, adapting to business needs to drive development, deployment, and scalability of the platform.
• Defined product strategies, architected solutions, and ensured seamless release cycles to support enterprise-grade application hosting and scalability.

May 2005 – May 2009 · 4 yrs

• Led product management for Data Protection Manager (DPM), part of Microsoft’s System Center suite, delivering unified data protection for Windows servers (SQL Server, Exchange, SharePoint, Virtualization, and File Servers) as well as Windows desktops and laptops.
• Defined product strategy, roadmaps, and feature prioritization to enhance enterprise data protection and ensure seamless integration within Microsoft’s ecosystem.
• Collaborated with global engineering teams and customers to align product features with business needs and market demand.

Oct 2004 – May 2005 · 7 mos · Delhi, India

• Worked on Server Solidifier, a product designed to protect fixed-function devices (e.g., ATMs) from unknown and unpatched vulnerabilities.
• Designed and implemented solutions requiring a deep understanding of OS concepts and file system drivers.
• Developed custom exploits to demonstrate the product’s value and effectiveness in real-world scenarios.

May 2002 – Oct 2004 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Proposed a mobility management architecture, winning 1st place at an international symposium.
• Developed and demonstrated innovative product ideas, including an XML-based mobile UI framework, VPN client, Mobile IP, and Text-to-Speech solutions.
• Worked with Motorola Labs to prototype technologies like voice commands and multi-modal UI.
• Contributed to key mobile applications, including the browser and MMS viewer.