Rakesh Sharma

Director of Engineering

Singapore, Singapore, Singapore19 yrs 6 mos experience

AI EnabledHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in Managed Services for Data & AI Innovation
Proven track record in enterprise-grade data platforms
Strong leadership in P&L management and operational scalability

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data and AI Managed Services expert with a focus on enterprise solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Managed ServicesData Engineering

Other Skills

AbinitioAccount ManagementAndroidApache KafkaApache NiFiApache SparkArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataBusiness DevelopmentCloud ComputingClouderaDataData ManagementExadataGrafana

About

Driving Managed Services for Data & AI Innovation I lead Managed Services business at Mindlance, enabling enterprises to design, build, and operate large-scale data platforms that power advanced analytics and AI-driven decision-making. With full P&L accountability, I oversee strategy, delivery excellence, and operational scalability to ensure client success. My mission is to help organizations unlock the value of data and AI through: - Enterprise-grade data platforms for big data and intelligent automation - Agentic AI solutions that accelerate workflows and innovation - Cloud-native architectures for resilience and scalability - Managed services that ensure compliance, efficiency, and business continuity Passionate about transforming data into a strategic asset, I work with teams and partners to deliver solutions that shape the future of digital ecosystems. Specialties: Managed Services | Data Engineering | Big Data | AI & Agentic Systems | Cloud Platforms | P&L Leadership

Experience

Mindlance

Director - Managed Services

Nov 2025 – Present · 4 mos · Singapore · Hybrid

Data ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)agenticCloud ComputingBusiness DevelopmentAccount Management+3

Skuad consulting

Executive - Managed Services

Sep 2020 – Nov 2025 · 5 yrs 2 mos · Singapore · On-site

DataTechnology LeadershipTechnology GovernanceBig DataTechnology ManagementManaged Services+1

Tokopedia

Head of Data Engineering

Apr 2019 – Sep 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos · Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia

Airtel

Head of Engineering, Customer Analytics (Digital Intelligence) @Airtel

Nov 2014 – Mar 2019 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Gurgaon, India

Looksmart

Director, Technology & Product

Aug 2013 – Nov 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos · Gurgaon, India

Managing efforts across five different Social Media Management Product and Services teams
Driving Data Analytics and Reporting efforts
Domain expertise in Social Media Publishing, Moderation and Analytics
Setting up Automation Frameworks

Syncapse

3 roles

Engineering Manager

Jul 2012 – Aug 2013 · 1 yr 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

Owned and managed the entire engineering efforts for the Social Media Platform
Data Integrations with multiple social media platforms for Enterprise Accounts
Analytics and Dashboarding around what's trending for the Enterprise Brand across social media platforms
Coordinated across remotely located Engg. and Product teams

Engineering Lead

Promoted

Feb 2011 – Jul 2012 · 1 yr 5 mos · Gurgaon, India

Led a team of 5 members
Planning, Strategy and Release ownership
Load Tested YourBuzz application and suggesting optimizations to support a concurrency of 300 users with a user base of 30K
Setup and analysed Monitoring Scripts on Production servers tracking Error logs and Scheduler status and Resource Usage
Setup, owned and maintained Local Testing Servers including a Cluster environment with Mongo Replica sets and Load Balanced between two Web Servers