Deepak Aggarwal

CEO

Hyderabad, Telangana, India27 yrs 2 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • 20+ years in global engineering leadership.
  • Inventor on three US patents in cloud technology.
  • Transformed senior hiring practices at Microsoft and Amazon.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Cloud Computing expert with extensive experience in engineering leadership and hiring practices.

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Skills

Core Skills

Global Team LeadershipEngineering Org ScalingCloud ComputingEnterprise Software SystemsHigh Performance Senior Engineering HiringSoftware DevelopmentHigh Availability ArchitecturesSoftware Architecture

Other Skills

AI Copilot BillingAgile MethodologiesArchitecture Bar RaiserBusiness StrategyCareer CounselingCloud Computing & Distributed StorageCoaching & Mentorship CultureCollege RecruitingCross-functional Team LeadershipData CloudDeveloper Onboarding ToolsDistributed SystemsDomain Driven Design and Test Driven DevelopmentEngineeringEngineering Performance Management

About

Strategic Senior Engineering Leader with 20+ yoe building, scaling, and transforming global engineering orgs across Microsoft, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, and startups in the US and India. Proven track record of driving zero-to-one, AI-powered Cloud Platforms. Recognized for building and growing high-performing orgs, proactively expanding charters both organically and inorganically through trusted cross-org partnerships and thoughtful succession planning. Known for navigating ambiguity and sensitive situations, earning stakeholder trust even amid conflicting priorities. Primary inventor on three awarded US patents in cloud NoSQL data storage systems at Amazon; combines deep technical judgment, trusted cross-org stewardship, and a track record of growing future leaders while delivering transformative platform bets. As a leader, I am highly passionate and engaged. I work closely with my teams, while collaborating and influencing my global stakeholders. I have an eye to detail along with a constant focus on the “big picture”. My team members have always described me as being dedicated and enthusiastic, friendly and demanding - all at the same time! I am highly passionate about Hiring, and as part of Senior Hiring Committee at Microsoft E+D (10000+ org size), led transformation of Sr Engineering Hiring practices through ideation and evangelization to introduction of new frameworks and leadership training. Earlier at Amazon, I played a key role in evolving senior hiring frameworks and training interview panels —enabling the successful hiring of multiple senior architects and tech leaders.

Experience

27 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs
Average Tenure
6 yrs 3 mos
Current Experience

Microsoft

2 roles

Principal Group Engineering Manager (GEM)

Promoted

Jun 2022Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • Leading teams that own large enterprise-wide efforts such as MS Word Agreements (AI-powered Contracts Management System), SharePoint Admin, AI Copilot Billing, and SharePoint Embedded Admin Services in M365 OneDrive & SharePoint (ODSP)
  • Leading a team of engineering managers, principal engineers and architects, setting technical vision and driving execution at scale in a start-up environment
Global Team LeadershipEngineering org scalingLean Product Development in Start-up Style Environment in Big TechTransformation Sr Leadership and Engineering Hiring

Sr Principal Engineering Manager

Jan 2020May 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Part of Microsoft Office 365 ODSP org.

Power of belief foundation

Founder

Apr 2021Present · 5 yrs 1 mo · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • Vision is to make a social, cultural, scientific and health impact so that India can become a developed country not only through material prosperity but also through cultural & mindset change.

Amazon

Software Dev Mgr

Apr 2014Dec 2019 · 5 yrs 8 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

  • Head of Engineering for Tiered Storage Platforms, Secondary Indexing, Sequence ID Generation, and Developer Onboarding Tools
  • Filed 3 US Patents as Primary Inventor
  • Transformed Senior Engineering Hiring across Amazon India
Lean Product Development in Start-up Style Environment in Big TechCloud Computing & Distributed StorageHigh Performance Senior Engineering HiringCloud Computing

Goldman sachs

Sr Vice President, Technology

Apr 2012Mar 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Head of Engineering for Core Enterprise Platforms.
  • Led platform engineering team for internal CRM, telephony, and tiered SQL storage systems
High Availability ArchitecturesDomain Driven Design and Test Driven DevelopmentSoftware Architecture

Pramati technologies

India Head of Engineering for Agentrics.com

Mar 2007Mar 2012 · 5 yrs · Hyderabad

  • Head of Engineering (India) for Agentrics.com, a global leader in B2B e-commerce procurement platforms used by major multi-billion-dollar retailers around the globe
  • Built and scaled multiple high-performing full-stack teams, driving end-to-end product development, from ideation to global launch;

The d. e. shaw group

Project Leader

Jun 2005Jan 2007 · 1 yr 7 mos · Hyderabad

  • Led an awesome team for a couple of front-office products while owning delivery and architecture.

Oatsystems india pvt ltd

Senior Tech Lead

Dec 2003May 2005 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bangalore

  • OATSystems is the recognized RFID framework leader, which got acquired by Checkpoint Software.

Virtusa

Technical Lead/Senior Consultant

Jan 2002Dec 2003 · 1 yr 11 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

  • - Was Technical Manager and Lead on couple of offshore client projects spanning multiple product lines.

Equarius inc

Sr Consultant

Dec 2000Oct 2001 · 10 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Drove and executed client engagements using Microsoft technologies.

Vialto technology

Consultant

Sep 2000Nov 2000 · 2 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Vialto Technology was a leader in the Voice and Data related enterprise products. It was later acquired by Cisco. Refer: http://www.doteduventures.com/press/CiscoAcquiresVialto.html

Progressive insurance

Software Researcher & Developer

Jan 1998Aug 2000 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

  • An integral team member in the Autograph ® project, a pioneering and patented GPS-based pay-as-you-go auto insurance R&D product rebranded as Snapshot®

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

5 yr BS/MS

Jan 1990Jan 1995

Case Western Reserve University

MS — Hydrogen Cell Technology

Jan 1995Dec 1997

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