Pradeep Niranjan

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Sunnyvale, California, United States22 yrs 4 mos experience

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Key Highlights

22 years of software engineering experience.
Expert in API design and cloud platforms.
Passionate about AI-driven innovations.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Computing and Network Security expert with a focus on scalable solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud ComputingApi DesignEngineering LeadershipNetwork SecuritySoftware DevelopmentSoftware As A Service (saas)Business Transformation

Other Skills

802.1xAI-driven innovationsAPI managementApache KafkaArchitectural capabilitiesArchitectureAuthenticationB2CBootstrappingBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Cloud ApplicationsCloud Email Security SolutionsCloud SecurityCloud platformsCloud-based SAAS

About

As a Senior Engineering Manager at Google, I lead the API and Foundation Services Platform engineering team, enabling AI-driven innovations for Google Cloud. With 22 years in software, my expertise spans API design, infrastructure development, and cloud platforms, with a focus on building scalable, app-centric solutions for global impact. My work emphasizes collaboration and adaptability, transforming ambiguous requirements into practical systems. Partnering with cross-functional teams, we deliver robust, user-centric platforms that empower businesses. Passionate about advancing AI technology, I aim to drive meaningful progress in cloud infrastructure and application development.

Experience

Google

Senior Engineering Manager

Dec 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 3 mos · Sunnyvale, California, United States

Making GCP AI better for the world. Building model Infra, MCP stack and App-centric GCP.
All things APIs (Management, Control and Data planes), Infrastructure and everything in between.
Boot strapped and growing Google's API and Foundation Services Platform India Org and engineering. Leading API Design and Experience global strategy and engineering for the AI-First Google Cloud.

API designInfrastructure developmentCloud platformsAI-driven innovationsCloud ComputingAPI Design

Sumo logic

Director Of Engineering

Sep 2021 – Dec 2021 · 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

A.p. moller - maersk

3 roles

Director Of Engineering

Promoted

Aug 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

Bootstrapped and led engineering and architectural capabilities, teams building, and product transformation roadmaps at Maersk Technology center in Bangalore.
Transformed legacy applications and Integration Landscape towards open standard and microservices driven Cloud platforms.
Led the architecture and engineering of a new cloud-native Order Handling platform.

Engineering leadershipArchitectural capabilitiesMicroservicesEngineering LeadershipCloud Computing

Sr. Engineering Manager- Booking Platform

Jun 2019 – Jul 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

Principal Architect- Booking Engineering

Jun 2018 – May 2019 · 11 mos

Pulse secure

Staff Engineer- Pulse Secure Access Solutions

Jul 2016 – Jun 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Worked as Senior engineer and graduated towards leadership role assuming delivery responsibilities in Pulse Secure SSL-VPN/NAC team.
Work included delivery, architecture, design and development of secure access solutions for L2, L3 and L4 layer protocol security for SSL VPN, NAC across multiple platforms.
Worked on oAuth, SAML, IPSec, PKI, 802.1x , EAP , EAP-TLS, VPN Protocols

Secure access solutionsArchitectureDesign and developmentNetwork SecuritySoftware Development

Ritexpense solutions

Co-Founder & CTO

Jan 2014 – Mar 2016 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Georgia, United States

Cloud-based SAAS Expense Management System for Business.
Highly customizable workflows, approval flows, and BUsiness specific expense approval and management policies.
WOrked on solution conceptualization, development, deployment, Operations, and customer onboarding.
The venture is now closed.

Cloud-based SAASSolution conceptualizationDevelopment and deploymentSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Business Transformation

Sonicwall inc.

Senior Staff Engineer: Cloud Email Security Solutions

Feb 2013 – Jul 2016 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore

Contributed to technical decisions and activities for product including roadmap deliverable, architecture, design and development towards a Hosted E-mail Security Solution.
Worked on new security standards, Quality of Service (Scalability, Reliability, Availability).
Designed high-volume messaging and large data handling framework for our cloud cluster.
Worked on Protocols S/MIME, PGP, DKIM, DMARC, Threat Trends, Policy Framework.

Cloud Email Security SolutionsArchitectureDesign and developmentNetwork SecuritySoftware Development

Juniper networks

Sr. Engineer -4 , Secure Access Solutions

Jun 2010 – Feb 2013 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bangalore

Worked as Senior engineer in Juniper Networks' Pulse Secure Firewall, SSL-VPN and NAC Suite team.
Work included delivery, architecture, design and development of secure access solutions for L2, L3 and L4 layer protocol security for SSL VPN, NAC across multiple platforms.
Worked on oAuth, SAML, IPSec, PKI, 802.1x , EAP , EAP-TLS, VPN Protocols

Secure access solutionsArchitectureDesign and developmentNetwork SecuritySoftware Development

Mcafee

Principal engineer

May 2006 – Jun 2010 · 4 yrs 1 mo · Bangalore

Design, development, scalability works on Email Security Solution across 4 major releases.
Multi-tenant architecture design and implementation for ISPs with RBAC granular access.
E2E Integration with Directory servers(AD, Domino, Novell eDirectory, Sun DSEE,OpenLDAP)

Email Security SolutionMulti-tenant architectureIntegration with Directory serversNetwork SecuritySoftware Development

Siebel systems

Software Development Engineer

May 2005 – May 2006 · 1 yr

Worked on Siebel 7.2 development for eClinical and ERM horizontals.
A very short stint but helped a lot to learn how to handle active development on such ultra large scale products like Siebel CRM.

Compro technologies ltd

Software Engineer

Jul 2003 – Jun 2005 · 1 yr 11 mos

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Isro - indian space research organization

Project Intern

Apr 2002 – Jul 2002 · 3 mos · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

Developed a real-time Satellite Tracking application for ISRO, receiving data from IRS satellite to determine satellite location and deviation.
Implemented a system for internal use by ISRO, enhancing satellite tracking capabilities.
Utilized skills in real-time data acquisition and analysis, contributing to the success of the project.