Mrugesh P. — CTO
I am a technology executive with 21+ years of global leadership experience across the U.S., Europe, APAC, and India—building high-performing engineering organizations, modernizing SaaS platforms, and leading large-scale AI/GenAI transformation initiatives.Across startups and enterprises, I’ve scaled engineering orgs from 0→1 to 150+, enabled 300+ offshore expansion, and managed distributed teams across India, North America, and EMEA. My work includes unifying complex product suites, consolidating 50+ legacy systems, and modernizing 12+ SaaS platforms into scalable cloud-native architectures.My recent focus centers on GenAI-driven engineering acceleration—integrating LLMs, RAG pipelines, vector databases, semantic search, and AI-assisted SDLC automation to deliver 60–80% productivity uplift and 75%+ quality improvement. I’ve deployed AI-powered workflows across QA, CI/CD, code reviews, observability, and developer experience to help organizations move faster with greater consistency and rigor.In roles including CTO, VP Engineering, Regional Site Leader, Startup Co-Founder, and Fractional CTO, I’ve led 0→1 product development, SaaS transformation, cloud migration, platform consolidation, and multi-region scaling. My leadership blends clarity, autonomy, and system-level thinking—enabling teams to innovate quickly while building durable, scalable foundations.As Sr. Director of Engineering, I lead 150+ engineers, drive org restructuring, build CoEs for AI/ML, DevOps, Quality, and Architecture, and anchor India expansion efforts. I’m passionate about building metrics-driven engineering organizations that balance innovation velocity with operational excellence. If you're modernizing platforms, scaling engineering teams, or adopting AI/GenAI at scale, I’m always open to connecting.⭐ Key Highlights• Scaled engineering orgs from 0→150+ and enabled 300+ offshore growth• Modernized 12+ SaaS platforms; consolidated 50+ legacy products• Delivered 60–80% productivity uplift and 75%+ quality gains through GenAI• Built global CoEs (AI/ML, DevOps, QE, Architecture) & BOT-based tech hubs• Delivered $100M+ revenue impact at Cisco and contributed to $170M acquisition at Bash Gaming• Architected cloud-native, multi-tenant SaaS platforms across AWS, Azure, GCP🔷 GenAI LeadershipDriving enterprise-wide GenAI adoption through LLM integration, RAG architecture, vector search, AI-assisted development workflows (QA, CI/CD, code reviews), and AI-driven engineering observability—achieving 60–80% acceleration and 75%+ quality uplift across global engineering teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Gaming technology leader with extensive experience in AI-driven transformations.
Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Experience: 19 yrs 11 mos
Skills
- Saas Transformation
- Engineering Management
- Ai/genai
- Program Management
- Quality Assurance
- Software Development
- Startup Growth
- Technical Leadership
- Game Development
- Project Management
Career Highlights
- Scaled engineering organizations from 0 to 150+.
- Modernized 12+ SaaS platforms into cloud-native architectures.
- Achieved 60-80% productivity uplift through GenAI initiatives.
Work Experience
Confidential Jobs
Sr Director of Engineering (1 yr 9 mos)
MeasureOne
Director of Engineering (5 mos)
Optimizely
Sr Engineering Manager (11 mos)
Korn Ferry
Technical Program Manager & Delivery Manager (2 yrs 1 mo)
Berkadia
Software Engineering Manager (9 mos)
AppYogi Software
Consulting CTO (7 mos)
Cisco
Sr Engineering Manager (7 mos)
Engineering Manager (3 yrs 2 mos)
Technical Leader (3 yrs 11 mos)
Esports Labs
Chief Technology Officer & Technical Co-Founder (2 yrs 5 mos)
JoinEight
Head of Engineering & Founding Member (10 mos)
Bash Gaming (Formerly Known as BitRhymes)
Team Lead & Architect (Founding Engineer) (1 yr 7 mos)
NDS service Pay TV Technology
Senior Software Engineer (1 yr 7 mos)
Vizualize Technologies
Sr Associate Development (Flash & Flex, ActionScript 2.0/3.0, AIR) (8 mos)
RadixWeb
Project Lead (5 mos)
Italia Glass Pvt. Ltd
Sr. Exe. Software Developer (Team Lead) (1 yr 1 mo)
eInfochips (Ennovate)
Software Engineer (1 yr 1 mo)
Assistant of R & D Work (11 mos)
Next Step Software Solutions
Jr. Programmer (1 yr)
Education
Chief Technology Officer Programme at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Master of Engineering - MEng at Dharmsinh Desai University
Bachelor of Engineering - BE at Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) at Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering
H. S. C. (10+2 / PUC - Higher Secondary Education) at Shree Vidyanagar High School
S. S. C. (10th / Secondary Education) at Shree Vidyanagar High School