Ashok Sathyanarayan

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India25 yrs 3 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

20+ years of engineering leadership experience
Expert in high-scale systems and cloud computing
Proven track record of zero downtime during peak periods

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Embedded Systems expert with a focus on high-scale solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software DevelopmentEngineering ManagementDistributed SystemsCloud ComputingEmbedded SoftwareSoftware EngineeringPerformance Engineering

Other Skills

Application DevelopmentArchitectureBig DataCCross-functional Team ManagementDebugger DesignDebuggingDesignDevelopmentEmbedded SystemsEngineering InfrastructureHigh AvailabilityNew Product DevelopmentPerformance AnalysisPersonnel Management

About

I am a talented, highly effective, and innovative engineering and product leader with 20+ years’ successful experience in driving engineering initiative success across various projects and industries. I am skilled in the development and management of high-impacting solutions that have repeatedly enhanced project outcomes, technical performance and efficiency. I have Strong experience in designing and building internet scale systems and enterprise software products. As an analytical professional with a talent for cultivating relationships I have expertise in promoting cohesive project management and best practices. I am recognized as a collaborative communicator capable of building and leading cross-functional teams to the accomplishment of operational excellence. I am driven by the challenge and reward that comes with delivering value through the resolution of technical problems and focus on execution. I leverage team skills to drive successful outcomes. I look forward to aligning my skills and passions with a future-facing organization that values their talent where I can continue to contribute to the mission and develop others around me. Specialities: Software Development, Software Engineering Management, Performance Engineering, Technology Strategy, New Product Development. Distributed Systems, High Scale Systems, Platform Architecture, Big Data, Cloud Computing

Experience

Bloomreach

Director of Engineering

Aug 2013 – Jan 2024 · 10 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore

I am leading Bloomreach's engineering efforts in the Bloomreach Search and Merchandising product line responsible for Architecture, Development, Product Delivery, Engineering Infrastructure, and Personnel.
I am leveraging an opportunity to provide strategic leadership and direction across a multi-regional active hot standby high availability Search infrastructure. Steer the performance of a geographically dispersed cross-functional team executing the product development and testing life cycle. Collaborate with product managers to define and deploy product roadmaps. Serve as a contributing member of the India Leadership team.
My contributions in this role:
Championed the development of a Multi-region active/active hot standby search solution with triple nine availability
Successfully drove the transformation of a mobile search product to an enterprise product sitesearch Product serving leading e-commerce B2B and B2C retailers around the world
Expertly navigated the organization through six holiday periods with zero downtime.
Defining and driving technology roadmap for the sitesearch product
Established a highly effective engineering team in India.

ArchitectureDevelopmentProduct DeliveryEngineering InfrastructurePersonnel ManagementSoftware Development+1

Microsoft

Senior Dev Lead

Nov 2011 – Jul 2013 · 1 yr 8 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

I was promoted to direct the performance and delivery of eight cross-functional professionals overseeing application development supporting the Windows embedded platform. Managed resource allocation, scheduling, and release logistics. Analyzed team and platform performance.
My achievements:
Spearheaded the development and implementation of the Toolset for the Windows embedded platform
Directly involved in developing the debugger for a new chipset

Application DevelopmentResource AllocationPerformance AnalysisSoftware DevelopmentEngineering Management

Microsoft india (r&d) private limited

Senior SDE

Nov 2008 – Nov 2011 · 3 yrs · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

I oversee the development of solutions and applications supporting the Windows phone application platform. Managed the architecture and design of the debugger and profiler. Provided leadership to a team of five virtual product managers, QA professionals, and developers. Held accountable for tracking project timelines and executing Scrum methodology.
My highlighted outcomes:
Conceptualized, design and launched the memory and sampling managed profiler as well as the debugger.
Effectively modified the Windows desktop debugger to the phone platform.
Recipient of a patent for debugging a reactivated application.

ArchitectureDesignScrum MethodologySoftware DevelopmentEngineering Management