Vinay Perneti

VP of Engineering

Mountain View, California, United States18 yrs 3 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in building AI-driven software development platforms.
Proven track record in scaling engineering teams effectively.
Strong focus on user-centric product development.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with a strong background in engineering management and observability platforms.

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Skills

Core Skills

Distributed SystemsCloud ComputingObservability PlatformsData InfrastructureEngineering ManagementData ProtectionCustomer Success

Other Skills

File SystemsConfiguration ManagementNetworkingTimeseries platformRealtime analyticsDistributed tracingObservabilityLog searchFleet ReliabilityFile ProtocolsScaleWrite performanceDeduplicationDatabase resiliencyCustomer satisfaction

About

I enjoy building products that delight users with a focus on simplicity. I also get a lot of joy from hiring a great team and creating an environment where teams and individuals can thrive and deliver their best work - while having fun! "A group of people truly committed to a common vision is an awesome force.” - Peter M. Senge

Experience

18 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Augment

VP of Eng

Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 3 mos · Palo Alto, California, United States · On-site

Augment is an AI Agent company designed specifically for large codebases. We are building an Agent powered SDLC platform where Agents and Humans collaborate to produce high quality and reliable software. Built from the ground up, our stack prioritizes high-quality context, enabling developers to be more productive and efficient when navigating complex codebases.

File SystemsDistributed systemsConfiguration ManagementNetworkingCloud ComputingDistributed Systems

Pure storage

2 roles

Director of Engineering, FlashBlade

Promoted

Jan 2016 – Jan 2021 · 5 yrs

I helped build and scale the FlashBlade (FB) engineering organization from around 40 engineers to over 120 across Mountain View and Prague. I was responsible for Fleet Reliability, File Protocols, Data Protection, and Scale. Additionally, I established frameworks to clarify organizational goals and created forums to regularly measure progress and make adjustments as needed.

Fleet ReliabilityFile ProtocolsData ProtectionScaleEngineering Management

FlashArray

Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 · 3 yrs

At Pure, I enjoyed wearing multiple hats during its early startup phase. My contributions included:
Engineering Management
Improved write performance, deduplication, scale, and database resiliency for FlashArray.
Managed escalations and forensic analysis to maintain high customer satisfaction (achieving an NPS of 83).
Delivered seamless, customer-driven upgrades to enterprise clients.
Scaled FlashArray capacity from 5TB to 500TB of raw storage.
Other Initiatives
Established the initial framework and team for university recruiting.
Developed and implemented the first version of engineering levels and career progression at FlashArray.

Write performanceDeduplicationDatabase resiliencyCustomer satisfactionEngineering ManagementCustomer Success

Riverbed technology

Tech Lead Manager

Jan 2008 – Jan 2013 · 5 yrs

My foray into engineering management started as a tech-lead + eng manager to help design, implement and deliver features for Riverbed's flagship Steelhead and Interceptor product line.
This is where I learnt that effective engineering management is about staying out of the way and enabling the team to do more.

DesignImplementationFeature deliveryEngineering Management