Anjan kumar — Product Manager
I am a Staff Product Manager at Confluent, where I lead product strategy and execution for Confluent Platform and Confluent for Kubernetes (CFK). My work spans multi-tenancy, KRaft migration, and platform enablement across diverse architectures including IBM LinuxONE (s390x). With over a decade of experience in infrastructure and data platforms, I focus on building resilient, operable systems that meet real-world customer and operator needs. My core strengths include cloud-native architecture, Apache Kafka and KRaft, Kubernetes and platform engineering, and storage and data infrastructure. I work closely with engineering, field, and customers to define roadmaps, validate designs, and benchmark performance and reliability at scale. I’m passionate about making Kafka-based platforms easier to operate, through opinionated automation, robust multi-tenancy, and safer migration and upgrade paths, and about turning these capabilities into clear customer value.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with a strong focus on cloud-native data platforms.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 11 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Product Management
- Cloud-native Architecture
Career Highlights
- Expert in cloud-native architecture and product management.
- Led product strategy for Confluent Platform and Kubernetes.
- Over a decade of experience in infrastructure and data platforms.
Work Experience
Confluent
Staff Product Manager (6 mos)
Pure Storage
Principal Product Manager (6 mos)
Senior Product Manager (2 yrs 10 mos)
GE Healthcare
Staff Technical Product Manager (3 yrs 2 mos)
Staff Software Engineer (2 mos)
DevOn
Senior Test Architect (3 yrs 10 mos)
GSN Games
Senior Test Specialist (6 mos)
Bally Technologies
Quality Assurance Specialist (4 yrs 5 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - BE at Visvesvaraya Technological University