Preetham Umarani

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs experience

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Key Highlights

Achieved 70% revenue growth through rapid product launches.
Reduced infrastructure costs by 50% with optimizations.
Boosted developer productivity by 45% using AI tools.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and AI-driven solutions architect with extensive experience in scalable platforms.

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Skills

Core Skills

KubernetesKafkaHudiFlinkMicroservicesNode.jsReactConversational AiIot SolutionsJavaMysql

Other Skills

AI CopilotAWSAgile & Waterfall MethodologiesAgile Application DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesCore JavaDB2EclipseElasticsearchEnterEvent-Driven ArchitectureFirebaseGCPHTMLHibernate

About

Engineering leader with 14+ years of experience scaling platforms, teams, and AI-driven developer efficiency initiatives. Currently leading 3 product lines at Gupshup, I’ve built high-performing teams and delivered: - 💡 70% revenue growth via rapid product launches - ⚙️ 50% infrastructure cost savings through Kubernetes and Flink optimizations - 🤖 45% developer productivity boost using AI tools like ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf I’ve scaled products like Superlemon to 30,000+ merchants and built CDPs, campaign and retargeting engines, and conversational platforms used globally. My passion lies in: - Building platform & infra at scale (Kafka, Flink, Hudi, Kubernetes) - Empowering teams with AI tools for faster, cleaner shipping - Driving observability, cost-efficiency, and developer happiness Let’s connect if you’re building AI-native platforms or scaling engineering teams! Key Skills: 💻 Languages: Java, Node.js, Python, TypeScript ☁️ Cloud: AWS (EKS, Lambda), GCP (BigQuery, Firebase), Kubernetes 📊 Data & Infra: Kafka, Flink, Apache Hudi, Spark, Redis, MongoDB 🛠️ DevOps: Docker, Terraform, Prometheus, Coralogix, Zabbix 🤖 AI Tools: ChatGPT, Cursor, Langchain, Windsurf, Internal Copilots 📦 Architecture: Microservices, Event-Driven Design, CDP, Messaging 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Leadership: Team Building, Agile SDLC, Delivery Management

Experience

Gupshup

4 roles

Engineering Manager

Dec 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

Tech: Kafka · Flink · Hudi · Developer Productivity · Kubernetes · AI Copilot · Event-Driven Architecture
Leading 3 core product lines – IPaaS, Customer 360 (CDP), and Campaign Automation – with full-stack ownership across architecture, delivery, infra, and QA.
⚙️ Driving AI-led developer efficiency, achieving 45%+ release optimizations using tools like ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, and custom internal copilots.
📉 Reduced infra cost by 50%, improved reliability with advanced observability and alerting.
🧩 Shipped scalable data products on Kafka, Flink, Hudi, processing millions of events/day.
Highlights:
IPaaS (Integration Platform): Reduced support issues by 40%; saved 40% infra cost, supports TPS of 3000
C360 CDP: Enabled deep segmentation & personalization; delivered 50% cost savings, supports TPS of 1800
Campaign Automation: Real-time messaging workflows; 40% optimization in infra spend, Supports TPS of 1500

KafkaFlinkHudiKubernetesAI CopilotEvent-Driven Architecture

Engineering Manager

Promoted

Jan 2023 – Feb 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

Tech: Kubernetes · Spring Boot · Microservices · Revenue Growth · Messaging Platforms
Built high-performance engineering orgs and modernized architecture across microservices-based SaaS platforms:
💬 Superlemon (Shopify Plugin): Scaled to 30K+ merchants, 70 TPS; reduced cost by 50%
🤖 AskSid.ai (Conversational AI): Seamless integration with commerce and support ecosystems
📈 Led launch of 3 products in 6 months, growing portfolio by 70% and revenue by 70%
⚡ Migrated legacy systems to microservices, improved delivery cadence, and cut production costs

KubernetesSpring BootMicroservicesMessaging Platforms

Principal Software Engineer

Jul 2022 – Jan 2023 · 6 mos

Keywords: PWA · WhatsApp Commerce · Microservices · Node.js · React · GCP · Firebase
Led product and platform development for customer-facing tools like Superlemon, RetailStore, and SmartMenu used by thousands of SMBs and enterprise brands.
Drove architecture and delivery for multi-tenant, PWA-based self-serve platforms, streamlining onboarding, catalog management, payments, chatbots, analytics, and offers.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams across frontend, backend, QA, and DevOps to scale adoption across India and UAE.
Championed usage of React, Node.js, Firebase, GCP, and Kubernetes, ensuring high availability and rapid iteration cycles.

Node.jsReactGCPFirebase

Technical Lead | Solutions Architect

May 2021 – Jun 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

Tech: React · Node.js · Kubernetes · ELK · RabbitMQ · GCP · Retail Tech
Designed and architected scalable, event-driven commerce platforms serving both consumers and merchants.
Built and led a 17-member cross-functional team, setting up SDLC processes, CI/CD pipelines, and agile practices to ensure fast and reliable feature delivery.
Developed core platform modules including catalog, chatbot, payment gateway, analytics dashboard, and offer engine—now in active use by brands across multiple geographies.
Spearheaded observability and reliability improvements using ELK stack, Zabbix, Firebase Analytics, and Dockerized deployments on Kubernetes.

ReactNode.jsKubernetesRabbitMQ

Blynkspeak solutions

Founder

Feb 2019 – May 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Hubballi Urban, Karnataka, India

Conversational AI, Teleconsultation Platform, IoT Hardware | Profitably Exited
Founded and scaled a bootstrapped startup building AI-powered chatbots, IoT solutions, and teleconsultation platforms during the COVID-19 digital shift.
Built Seetok, a video consultation platform with integrated payments, helping consultants go online during the pandemic (stack: Twilio, AWS, Angular, Node.js).
Delivered custom NLP chatbots for 10+ leading brands including Lakme, Star Network, and MP Govt; scaled Hindi NLP workflows to 700K+ weekly conversations.
Created and sold 400+ units of XLR8, a hybrid IoT + robotics platform for tinkerers, earning the US-China Young Maker Award 2019.
Successfully exited with profitable IP and asset transfer, with products adopted and integrated into larger ecosystems.

Conversational AIIoT SolutionsNode.js

Netra

Head Of Engineering

Apr 2017 – Feb 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos · Hubballi Urban, Karnataka, India

IoT Center of Excellence | Full-Stack IoT Platform | Evangelism & Ecosystem Building
Built and delivered a full-stack IoT platform (hardware, software, and AI layer), enabling rapid prototyping and deployment for startups and academic institutions.
Developed a LoRa-based P2P communication module (433MHz) for IoT edge-to-gateway connectivity.
Acted as Chief Evangelist, promoting adoption across the ecosystem and driving developer engagement.
Secured government funding and won the IESA CoE Innovation Award for impactful delivery and platform adoption.

Gupshup

Senior Engineer

Dec 2014 – Mar 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Teamchat Platform | Workflow Engine | NLP Bots | Enterprise Integrations
Led architecture and development of a scalable workflow (Rule Engine) system powering 100+ enterprise customer journeys across BFSI, telecom, and retail (clients: HDFC, Airtel, Titan, Reliance).
Integrated NLP capabilities using wit.ai, api.ai, and Lucene-based indexing to power conversational bots for Sage, Cisco, and SAP Ariba.
Delivered seamless integrations with Salesforce, Jira, Zendesk, Zoho, and SageOne to build enterprise-grade bots.
Championed developer evangelism and architectural best practices, contributing to cross-functional design reviews and platform roadmap decisions.
Stack: Java, JEE, MySQL, MongoDB, JavaScript, HTML

JavaMySQLMongoDB