Rama Maddi

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India20 yrs experience
AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • 20+ years of experience in software architecture.
  • Expert in AI/ML technologies and cloud migration.
  • Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and AI/ML expert with extensive experience in cloud solutions and software architecture.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ai/ml TechnologiesSoftware ArchitectureEngineering ManagementProject ManagementFull-stack Development

Other Skills

Azure Machine LearningAI-driven solutionsSoftware EngineeringAI/ML platformsCross-functional collaborationMicroservices architectureVertex AIBigQueryPub/SubRetrieval-Augmented GenerationLang ChainAI/ML-driven solutionsGoogle Vertex AIDynamic pricing engineCloud-native services

About

"Director - ADMS & AI with 5+ year experience as AI Architect and Software Architect and 20+ years of overall experience with a passion for driving innovation, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering exceptional results. Having Management Certifications from IIM Bangalore and ISB Hyderabad and with a proven track record in Software Architecture and Project Management, I thrive in dynamic environments where precision and efficiency are paramount. My expertise spans App Modernization, Cloud Migration, People Management, Vendor Management, Resource collaboration, stake holder Management, Customer Management, process Management, Managed Inter Cultural Global teams and Cross functional department collaboration and I have successfully overseen the development and implementation of AI/ML Technologies. As a leader, I am committed to fostering a collaborative and empowering work culture. I believe in the strength of diverse teams and leverage individual strengths to drive collective success. My hands-on approach to problem-solving, coupled with strategic thinking, has consistently resulted in the timely delivery of complex projects within budget. I am adept at aligning engineering initiatives with broader business goals and possess a keen understanding of the intersection between technology and operational excellence. With Automation of some of the regular tasks, I was able to save 120 men hours /week. which resulted in the saving of 90 K USD/ year for the Organization. Also some of my initiatives on process improvement helped the organization in optimizing the product delivery. I use my Toastmasters experience in motivating the teams and inspire them to achieve more. I am currently working as Senior Engineering Manager at Wayfair and open to collaboration, I welcome connections with fellow professionals, industry leaders, and individuals passionate about the future of engineering. Let's connect and explore how we can contribute to the ever-evolving landscape of Large Language Models and it's integration. Key Skills: Azure Machine Learning, Gen AI, Project Management, Team Leadership, Cloud Migration(GCP, AZURE, AWS), Full stack Development (React, Angular,.Net core, SQL Server, Kubernetes, Docker, VertexAI), Strategic Planning, Cross-functional Collaboration. Let's build the future together."

Experience

Inoptra digital

Director - ADMS & AI

Jan 2026Present · 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • Leading the design and delivery of (ADMS) and AI-driven solutions for modern utilities. I work at the intersection of power systems, software engineering, and applied AI—driving scalable, resilient platforms that improve grid reliability, operational efficiency, and decision-making.
  • My role spans strategy, architecture, and execution, partnering closely with engineering, product, and utility stakeholders to translate complex grid challenges into practical, production-grade solutions.
  • Through Inoptra, I currently work for different clients, contributing to high-impact e-commerce platforms involving experimentation, personalization, and data-driven decision systems. My focus is on building scalable, resilient solutions, aligning engineering excellence with measurable business outcomes, and partnering closely with cross-functional teams to deliver production-grade innovation.
Azure Machine LearningAI-driven solutionsSoftware EngineeringProject ManagementAI/ML TechnologiesSoftware Architecture

Wayfair

2 roles

Senior Engineering Manager

Mar 2024Dec 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • As a Senior Engineering Manager at Wayfair, I lead multiple high-impact engineering initiatives at the intersection of AI, pricing intelligence, and cloud-scale product matching to drive innovation and customer value across Wayfair's global e-commerce platform.
  • 🔹 Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead cross-functional engineering teams building scalable AI/ML platforms for product matching, pricing optimization, and competitive intelligence.
  • Collaborate closely with product, data science, and business stakeholders to define roadmaps and translate complex business goals into technical execution plans.
  • Champion engineering excellence by establishing best practices in microservices architecture, real-time data pipelines, and ML infrastructure using tools like Vertex AI, BigQuery, and Pub/Sub.
  • Drive architectural decisions and mentor engineers on system design, cloud-native development, and productionizing ML models at scale.
AI/ML platformsCross-functional collaborationMicroservices architectureVertex AIBigQueryPub/Sub+2

AI Architect

Mar 2024May 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Led the design and implementation of an AI/ML-driven solution as an AI Architect, utilizing a multi-tenant Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture built with Lang Chain to deliver scalable and intelligent responses across tenants.
Retrieval-Augmented GenerationLang ChainAI/ML-driven solutionsAI/ML TechnologiesSoftware Architecture

Aeries technology

Architect

Mar 2024May 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos · Banglore · Hybrid

  • Led the design and implementation of an AI/ML-driven solution as an AI Architect, utilizing a multi-tenant Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture built with Lang Chain to deliver scalable and intelligent responses across tenants.
  • 🌟 Key Achievements:
  • AI-Powered Product Matching: Spearheaded the design and delivery of a visual and text-based ML product matcher leveraging Google Vertex AI, improving catalog consistency and boosting product discovery accuracy across millions of listings.
  • Next-Gen Pricing Platform: Led the engineering behind a dynamic pricing engine that leverages competitor pricing signals and internal strategy knobs to make pricing decisions at scale, increasing pricing agility and competitiveness.
  • Real-Time Competitive Intelligence: Architected and launched a low-latency competitor price-tracking platform using Pub/Sub and cloud-native services to proactively respond to market changes, leading to faster price refresh cycles.
  • Cloud-Native Scalable ML Services: Modernized the ML pipeline infrastructure with serverless design patterns, improving system resilience and reducing operational overhead.
  • Innovation Culture: Fostered a high-performance team culture focused on experimentation, continuous learning, and customer-first thinking.
AI/ML-driven solutionsGoogle Vertex AIDynamic pricing engineCloud-native servicesAI/ML TechnologiesSoftware Architecture

Inovalon

Software Architect | Engineering Manager

Apr 2021Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Working as Software Architect cum Engineering Manager for a multi tenant, multi cloud SAAS Product. Specialty Pharmacy software - ScriptMed Cloud, which is rewritten in Micro Services Architecture and provided as cloud optimized solution.
  • As a Software Architect designed the solutions for the functional requirements, Propose recommendations to optimize the existing systems. Do POC on the latest tools and technologies and prepare the cost benefit analysis and present it to the higher management. Interact with multiple stake holders and explain the technical solutions to the teams. Involved in the AI initiatives and currently working on the Healthcare Generative AI tools. Managed two scrum teams with 10 - 12 members in each team and was responsible for the timely deliver of their deliverables. Also Managed the feature backlog for the teams. Mentored the team members and trained them in latest technologies.
  • Technologies Used: C#.Net, .Net Core, Oracle, MS SQLServer, Azure DevOPS, Angular, React, Kubernetes, Docker, Apache Kafka, Redis Cache, Azure API Gateway, Amazon s3 buckets, Google Cloud for Compute, DataDog, Kibana,
Microservices ArchitectureCloud ComputingAI initiativesC#.NetAzure DevOpsSoftware Architecture+1

Emids

Software Architect

Apr 2021Jul 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area · Remote

  • Working for Inovalon ODC

Mitel india

Technical Architect | Engineering Manager

Mar 2019Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Working as Technical Architect and Engineering Manager in the client location Mitel Cloud Communications Limited from Cloud Collab Technologies, Worked on a Mitel UCAS Product BOSS. Application is developed in Microsoft MVC, this application is used to on-Board customers and assign them Partitions, The Users in these Accounts were able to Provision Phone numbers by integrating with PBX. Through Order Management Billing is generated for the Customers. Some Modules of this application is developed in Angular and React. Google Cloud Platform is used to host some parts of the application.
  • Responsibilities
  • 1) Managing a team of 9 members
  • 2) Providing solutions to different problems while integrating with Other applications
  • 3) Working on Performance improvement and security enhancement in the application
  • 4) Developed Order Processing Modules – Add, Move, Change, Close Components using Angular 7
  • 5) Developed new Drag and Drop module which supports free dragging, animations using Angular7
  • 6) Interaction with Business to Propose new technical solutions to the existing Problems
  • 7) Developed hybrid sites flow to integrate Tie Trunks in Cloud to the Premise HQ
  • 8)Handled bulk Update of personal contacts from BOSS to the PBX

Arizona department of education

Sr Full Stack .Net Developer

Jun 2016May 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · Phoenix, Arizona

  • Working on multiple applications in Educational Domain, Developed Event Management System using .Net MVC with Typescript, Bootstap,Angularjs, JQuery,knockout, Web API Technologies and Backend as SQL Server. Worked on Azure SAAS to host this website in the Cloud. Through knowledge on understanding the business requirements and providing optimal Technical Solutions to the Problems. Worked as Administrator for CRM Dynamics 365 Application.
Full-Stack DevelopmentEvent Management SystemAzure SAAS

Unitedhealth group

Project Manager and Onsite Coordinator

May 2012May 2016 · 4 yrs · Cypress,CA

  • Worked on PLM Project on Migration of Legacy application to Latest Technolgies. My responsibilities are Requirement Gathering, Designing, Development of web applications and Windows applications using ASP.Net, C#.net, VB.Net MVC 4.0, WCF, AngularJs, KnockoutJs, Bootstrap, JQuery, WPF JavaScript and the backend as SQL Server. Release Management and Business Interaction.
ASP.NetC#.netVB.NetWCFAngularJsProject Management

Dxc technology

Project Lead

Apr 2011May 2016 · 5 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Worked for United Health Care Client from Offshore. Worked on the Legacy application Migration. My responsibilities are Requirement Gathering, Designing, Development of web applications and Windows applications using ASP.Net, C#.net, VB.net, MVC 4.0, WCF, AngularJs, KnockoutJs, Bootstrap, JQuery, WPF, JavaScript and the backend as SQL Server. Release Management and Business Interaction.
ASP.NetC#.netVB.NetWCFAngularJsProject Management

Camo technologies inc.

Senior Software Developer

Nov 2004Mar 2011 · 6 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Worked for Flagstone Reinsurance Client. Flagstone ReInsurance has a legacy product called FrameWork II which is used by the underwriters for the insurance calculations and for generating the reports. This product is a desktop application developed in VB, the same product is getting updated into a web application using Silverlight at the front end to give a desktop application feel to the user and also using WCF services to communication with Oracle backend. Underwriting data from different databases is migrated and integrated by ETL packages using SSIS and reports are generated using SSAS and SSRS.
VBSilverlightWCFOracleSSISFull-Stack Development

Education

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Executive Education — Innovation or Technology Management

Jan 2019Jan 2019

University of Phoenix

Certification — Strategic Leadership

Jun 2018Aug 2018

Indian School of Business

Certification — Social Entrepreneurship

Jan 2010Jan 2010

National Institute of Technology Warangal

Bachelor of Technology (BTech)

Jan 1999Jan 2003

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