Trilok Ramakrishna — CTO
Passionate | Site Head | Team Builder | Product Innovator I lead Engineering teams and with over 20 years of experience drive impactful results in cloud infrastructure, B2B networks, developer platforms, and security solutions. My career spans leadership roles at industry giants like HashiCorp, GitHub, Amazon, Akamai, Ariba, etc, where I’ve built and scaled global teams, delivered high-availability products, and driven strategic initiatives generating millions in ARR. I’ve seeded and scaled teams from scratch, managed diverse teams across the US, India, China, and Europe, and spearheaded greenfield projects in microservices, automation, DevOps, and cloud-native architectures. Currently, I lead dbt labs operations in India, establishing its first engineering team and expanding across multiple product lines. Highlights of my journey include: • Leading multi-million-dollar product portfolios and driving key developer experiences like GitHub Actions and Consul Core Enterprise features. • Championing operational excellence, from CI/CD pipelines to end-to-end performance testing and automation. • Enabling global developer success with platforms like GitHub OIDC and scaling Amazon DSP experiences for advertisers. • Building a strong culture of learning, collaboration, and technical innovation across sites. Recognized for my leadership and innovation, I thrive in fast-paced environments, building scalable solutions, and mentoring teams to deliver their best work.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Infrastructure expert with extensive experience in team leadership and product innovation.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 22 yrs 3 mos
Career Highlights
- Led multi-million-dollar product portfolios.
- Built and scaled global engineering teams.
- Spearheaded greenfield projects in cloud-native architectures.
Work Experience
dbt Labs
Site lead and Head of Engineering in India (6 mos)
HashiCorp
Senior Director of Engineering (5 mos)
Director of Engineering (2 yrs 3 mos)
GitHub
Director of Software Engineering (1 yr 8 mos)
Amazon
Software Development Manager III (1 yr 7 mos)
Walmart Labs
Senior Manager II (1 mo)
Akamai Technologies
Manager..Engineering (11 mos)
SAP Ariba
Development Manager (5 yrs 3 mos)
Manhattan Associates
Principal Software Engineer (6 mos)
Senior Software Engineer (1 yr)
American Express, Fedex, US Steel as contractor
Architect (4 yrs 2 mos)
Manhattan associates
Software Analyst (2 yrs)
SLK Software Services Pvt Ltd
Software Engineer (3 yrs)
Education
Organizational Leadership at Harvard Business School Online
BE at UVCE
Diploma in Computer Science at Acharya Patashala Polytechinic
High School at Indiranagar High school
Primary School at New Horizon Public School