Sujay Jakhadi

Director of Engineering

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India12 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software.
Reduced cloud costs by nearly 50% through strategic initiatives.
Fostered a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Engineering Leader with expertise in scalable software development and team management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Engineering ManagementCloud ComputingProduct DevelopmentFrontend Development

Other Skills

Angular MaterialAngularJSBackbone.jsCSSCascading Style Sheets (CSS)Cross-functional Team LeadershipHTMLHTML5Ionic FrameworkJavaJavaScriptLeadershipMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMobile Applications

About

At Dream11, my role as Director of Engineering revolves around empowering our teams to build scalable, high-quality software that prioritizes user experience. With a focus on effective people management, I ensure that our engineering efforts align with rapid technological advancements. Our collaborative environment fosters a culture where leadership and teamwork are paramount, enabling us to meet and exceed our ambitious goals. The journey from an Engineering Manager to now a Director within Dream11, reflects my commitment to continuous learning and adapting to industry shifts. My expertise lies in orchestrating complex projects efficiently, leveraging my capabilities to communicate and drive success across diverse teams.

Experience

Dream11

2 roles

Director of Engineering

Promoted

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 8 mos

Lead a cross-functional engineering team spanning backend, mobile, and platform teams.
Drive engineering strategy and execution aligned with business vision and success metrics.
Build high-performance engineering culture through strategic hiring with high retention rate
and implementing processes that reduced time-to-hire by 50%
Drive cost optimization initiative reducing cloud/infra costs by nearly 50%.
Own release monitoring processes ensuring robust deployment, observability, and reliability.
Lead platformization initiatives unifying backend systems (16M+ RPM), reducing duplication
and accelerating feature delivery by 70% through technical leverage

Cross-functional Team LeadershipCloud ComputingEngineering ManagementPeople Management

Engineering Manager

Jul 2021 – Jul 2024 · 3 yrs

Led a team of 8 frontend engineers delivering high-scale, user-facing gameplay and
experimentation platforms.
Drove zero-to-one development of the D3 initiative, collaborating with stakeholders to define,
build, and launch a new product vertical.
Headed the core Gameplay team accountable for foundational 'golden flows'—contest joins,
leaderboard experiences, and team creation.
Built experimentation and feature flag frameworks enabling controlled rollouts and data-
informed decisions across multiple product teams
Developed engineers through regular 1:1s, actionable feedback, and career development
conversations focused on skill growth and advancement
Fostered a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement, aligning
engineering outcomes with business goals.