Dec 2024 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• As an engineering leader driving execution and strategy across Skype for Business (SFB) and core platform components, I’ve focused on delivering critical milestones, strengthening team capabilities, and fostering cross-org collaboration. I’ve helped shift the team mindset from “Give it all” to “Know it all,” enabling sustainable ownership and deeper technical understanding.
• Delivered the RTM for SFB Subscription Edition, partnering with engineering, test, and partner teams to resolve critical issues and successfully release to TAP customers on schedule.
• Led a complex Service Fabric upgrade to v10.x—navigated deep platform issues without legacy support, enabling cluster scalability and proving future upgrade viability.
• Drove security excellence, closing all SFI, S360, and MSRC items with zero slippage, while mentoring engineers on secure coding and risk prioritization.
• Built a culture of ownership and deep debugging, launching SOPs, organizing CodeQL war rooms, and coaching the team to handle complex issues independently.
• Thrived in ambiguity, frequently taking on ill-defined problems and driving clarity through structured thinking, cross-team engagement, and hands-on execution.
• Championed AI innovation, guiding the GPT-powered Code Summarizer project—recognized with 3rd place in a Microsoft-wide LLM challenge and adopted internally

Mar 2020 – Present · 6 yrs · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Skype For Business
• Service Fabric Upgrades: Independently upgraded SFB’s Fabric cluster to version 10.x by solving deep platform issues—without legacy docs or team support—proving upgrades were possible.
• Exchange Admin Center
• Spearheaded the migration of RDFE infrastructure to the CSES service across all environments to eliminate single points of failure.
• Managed feature parity by migrating and developing features for the new admin center, ensuring smooth transition and functionality for customers.
• Led a team of 6-8 members, overseeing the completion of features and deprecating the old admin center, which resulted in savings of $2 million for the organization.
• Addressed ambiguities with partners, ensured security and compliance, and contributed to the design and implementation of the OCDI feature to enhance the service’s security posture.
• Actively participated in resolving high-severity incidents, facilitated the monthly release of EAC across cloud platforms, and contributed to the introduction of EAC in new cloud environments.
• Served as a shadow manager in the absence of my manager, led team operations, and participated in recruiting and onboarding new joiners and interns.
• Report Generation
• Designed and implemented scope scripts to generate reports that identify outdated software within tenant environments.
• The generated reports enabled tenant administrators to pinpoint and update outdated software, facilitating system maintenance and compliance.
• SharePoint Admin Settings Migration
• Successfully migrated SharePoint admin settings from SQL to NoSQL databases, handling complex configurations such as search schema, query suggestions, and result types.
• Analyzed existing settings, identified gaps, and coordinated with partners to ensure API provisions addressed these gaps effectively.
• Led a team of 4 to drive the migration project to successful completion.