Oct 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

• As Technical Director at Druva, I lead the architecture, development, and optimization of cutting-edge control plane services for enterprise workload products, ensuring they meet the evolving needs of modern backup and restore solutions. With over 9 years at Druva, I’ve driven innovation, scalability, and high-impact results in a fast-paced enterprise environment.
• Key contributions include:
• Architected scalable platform services that seamlessly support diverse enterprise needs, powering Druva’s workload backup solutions.
• Designed a framework that accelerated new workload onboarding, reducing time-to-market by 35%.
• Built an advanced debugging platform, enabling support teams to resolve issues quickly and boost customer satisfaction.
• Directed the strategic roadmap and execution of control plane services, delivering scalable, reliable, and future-ready solutions.
• Led cross-functional teams to deploy high-availability distributed systems, meeting stringent enterprise demands.
• Optimized infrastructure, achieving significant cost reductions.
• I excel at translating complex requirements into innovative solutions, mentoring teams, and fostering a culture of technical excellence.

Apr 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

• As Senior Principal Engineer at Druva, I spearheaded the development of high-performance, scalable control plane services, delivering solutions that enhanced reliability and efficiency. Key achievements include:
• Led the migration of stateful Python services to Golang, boosting performance by more than 100%.
• Modernized legacy Python 2 services to Python 3 with zero downtime, improving security and maintainability.
• Designed end-to-end control plane services in Golang with advanced monitoring and telemetry, enhancing operational visibility.
• Created a unified client-side framework that streamlined agent onboarding, cutting deployment time-to-value by 30%.
• My strength lies in building resilient distributed systems and driving technical innovation in cloud-native environments.

Apr 2019 – Mar 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

• As Principal Engineer at Druva, I designed and delivered critical features for the cloud data protection platform, enhancing functionality and scalability.
• Key accomplishments include:
• Developed features like Authorization, Audit Trail, and Long-Term Retention, strengthening data management and compliance.
• Architected scalable solutions with cross-functional teams, improving system performance and making them more reliable.
• Mentored junior engineers, cultivating a culture of innovation and excellence.
• My focus was on delivering high-impact solutions that reinforced Druva’s leadership in cloud data protection.

Aug 2016 – Mar 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• As Senior Software Engineer at Druva, I contributed to the development of Druva Phoenix, a top-tier cloud-native data protection solution.
• Responsibilities included:
• Designed scalable backend services for seamless data backup, recovery, and management of enterprise workloads
• Build SSO support for Phoenix product
• Build support for AutoConfiguration of VMware Vms by allowing atumated discovery and configuring them for backup in scalable and efficient way
• Collaborated across teams to enhance product performance and user experience through new features and re-architecting critical code pieces