Ayyappadas Ravindran — Director of Engineering
I am an experienced Software Engineering leader with over 21 years in the tech industry, driving the design, development, and reliability of internet-scale infrastructure. Throughout my career, I’ve led large, geographically distributed teams, including a 90+ member Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) organization, focused on building and operating mission-critical systems. My expertise spans across distributed data systems, fleet management, and observability, overseeing platforms that support millions of users and handle trillions of daily transactions. At LinkedIn, I spearheaded the growth of SRE teams responsible for Kafka, NoSQL databases, Observability, Fleet Management and HDFS clusters processing exabytes of data, ensuring peak reliability and performance. Passionate about leading innovative teams, I excel at creating scalable, resilient software solutions that support business goals and optimize operational efficiency.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-heavy Infrastructure leader in the SaaS industry.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 22 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Site Reliability Engineering
- Leadership
- Architecture
Career Highlights
- Over 21 years of experience in software engineering leadership.
- Expert in building and operating mission-critical systems.
- Led large, geographically distributed teams effectively.
Work Experience
Coupang Pay
Director II, Back-end Engineering (1 yr 2 mos)
Director, Site Reliability Engineering (4 yrs 10 mos)
Site Lead, SRE (DIRECTOR, SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEERING) (6 yrs 4 mos)
Sr. Manager, Site Reliability Engineering (3 yrs 2 mos)
Manager, Site Reliability Engineering (10 mos)
Staff Engineer (6 mos)
Intuit
Senior Development Manager (1 yr)
Yahoo!
Mgr, Service Eng (1 yr 7 mos)
Principal engineer (3 mos)
Principal Engineer (9 mos)
Tech Lead (5 yrs 4 mos)
Bobcares
senior software engineer (3 yrs)
Education
B.Tech at Cochin University of Science and Technology