Chandra Sekhar Annambhotla

CTO

Hyderabad, Telangana, India27 yrs 7 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

15 years in technology leadership roles.
Expert in cloud-native application development.
Holder of multiple patents in technology.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a technology leader in MarTech and cloud-native application development.

Contact

ac.shekar@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipArchitecture And Design Of Large Scale Distributed SystemsSoftware Project Management

Other Skills

AI Software DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesCC++CommunicationCross-team CollaborationDevice DriversDistributed SystemsEmbedded SystemsGenerative AIGroup DynamicsIntegrationJavaJava Enterprise EditionLinux

About

Technology leader with 15 years in management and leadership roles across top-tier technology companies like Salesforce, Microsoft, and Qualcomm. Expert in designing and developing large-scale, high-traffic cloud-native applications, with a proven track record of building and leading high-performing engineering teams. Passionate about driving innovation, optimizing system performance, and delivering enterprise-class, scalable, and reliable solutions. Adept at balancing automation with human-driven processes to maximize efficiency and business value. Holder of multiple patents, demonstrating a commitment to cutting-edge technology and industry leadership.

Experience

Salesforce

Senior Director, Software Engineering

Apr 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 11 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

Leading the engineering vertical for the SMS messaging channel business, contributing to a 600 million USD business in Marketing Cloud at Salesforce. Successfully addressed key feature gaps, such as dynamic link tracking, intelligent reporting, and Contract-to-Code automation. This led to restored trust and deliverability, a reduction of 400 manual operation hours, enhanced cost-effectiveness, and the provision of advanced analytics and insights. These achievements ultimately boosted customer satisfaction and established a competitive edge in the SMS marketing sector. Additionally, identified and executed operational improvements, optimizing critical systems and achieving significant results in latency reduction and the resolution of mulitple billing issues.

LeadershipStrategic Planning and ExecutionPeople and project ManagementProblem SolvingService ExcellenceCross-team Collaboration+9

Microsoft

Principal Group Software Engineering Manager

May 2016 – Jan 2024 · 7 yrs 8 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

Led a team of 45+ passionate engineers and managers in the RSD team which is responsible for the secure ingestion, processing, release, and distribution of binaries and content across the world for the Microsoft ecosystem. Many critical services in the portfolio are being engineered and supported by the RSD-PRSS team. In a typical month, 730M+ products are activated, ~44M license keys distributed, 140k pirated keys blocked, ~500k+ products published & ~30M product downloads enabled.

LeadershipPeople ManagementTechnical LeadershipSoftware Project ManagementAgile MethodologiesDistributed Systems