Sumant Modak

CTO

Seattle, Washington, United States18 yrs 5 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 15+ years of engineering leadership experience
  • Expertise in security and compliance solutions
  • Proven track record in mentoring and team development
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with a strong focus on security and compliance engineering.

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Skills

Core Skills

Engineering ManagementTechnical LeadershipSecurity ManagementCompliance EngineeringSoftware Development

Other Skills

Security Data IngestionDistributed SystemsTechnical StrategyArchitectureSecurity and Compliance SolutionsData Leak PreventionEndpoint SecurityCloud PlatformsSecurity SolutionsComplianceCC++Visual C++Core C#.NetWin32

About

Seasoned engineering leader with over 15+ years of experience in leading high-performing teams, delivering innovative solutions, and driving security and compliance product charters at Microsoft. As an experienced Leader I have successfully executed multiple large-scale projects, mentored and coached junior engineers, and established culture of excellence and innovation for Org. Leveraging extensive experience in engineering management, I have consistently delivered exceptional results while navigating complex challenges and fostering innovation. Passionate about cultivating a collaborative environment, I excel in guiding teams towards achieving ambitious goals and exceeding expectations

Experience

18 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 7 mos
Average Tenure
7 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Microsoft

3 roles

Principal Engineering Manager

Jan 2026Present · 3 mos

  • Microsoft Sentinel Graph. Leading the Security Data Ingestion at Scale.
  • Lead high‑impact engineering squads delivering scalable, reliable platform systems. Own technical strategy and architecture across distributed systems, driving execution from design through production. Mentor engineers, influence cross‑team technical direction, and balance near‑term delivery with long‑term platform health, operability, and performance.
Security Data IngestionDistributed SystemsTechnical StrategyArchitectureEngineering ManagementTechnical Leadership

Principal Engineering Manager

Promoted

May 2025Feb 2026 · 9 mos

  • M365 - Protect. Identity Access Management & Data Center management tooling.

Principal Engineering Manager

Aug 2018May 2025 · 6 yrs 9 mos

  • At Microsoft, my role involves leading team of software engineers dedicated to developing and upkeeping security and compliance solutions geared towards our enterprise customers on both endpoint and cloud platforms.
  • I oversee the Data Leak Prevention initiative within the Microsoft Security Organization, a division focused on crafting high-performance, secure, native software for devices aimed at classifying and safeguarding sensitive information from unauthorized disclosure. Our built-in OS system diligently monitors, stops, and secures various vectors including Clipboard, Printers, Web Apps, Removable Media, halting data transfers based on specific classification details, labels, and Encryption, while also compiling essential forensic audit data to construct a chain of compliance events that aid in the protection of organizational intellectual property.
Security and Compliance SolutionsData Leak PreventionEndpoint SecurityCloud PlatformsSecurity ManagementCompliance Engineering

Druva

Senior Software Engineer, Lead

Apr 2018Jul 2018 · 3 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Senior Member of Technical Staff at Druva.
  • Druva is the global leader in Cloud Data Protection and Management, delivering the industry’s first data management-as-a-service solution.

Symantec corporation, india development center

Senior Software Engineer, Lead

Jan 2012Mar 2018 · 6 yrs 2 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Senior Member of Technical Staff for Data Loss Prevention Development Team at Symantec.

Persistent systems

Senior Software Engineer & Module Lead

Jan 2010Dec 2011 · 1 yr 11 mos

Infospectrum india pvt. ltd. (acquired by persistent systems in 2011)

Software Development Engineer

Apr 2007Dec 2009 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • C, C++, Visual C++, Core C#.Net, Win32, Platform SDK, ATL-COM, DCOM, .Net Interoperability, Web Services.
CC++Visual C++Core C#.NetWin32Platform SDK+5

Education

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Master of Technology (M.Tech.) — Software Systems

Jan 2012Jan 2014

Nagpur University

M.Sc (Computer Science)

Jan 2007Jan 2009

Nagpur University

Bachelor Of Computer Science (Hons) — Computer Science

Jan 2004Jan 2007

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