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Arun Saragadam

CEO

London, England, United Kingdom12 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led digital transformation initiatives at bp.
  • Spearheaded AI innovations for enhanced customer experiences.
  • Co-founded a startup, launching a novel social networking app.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and AI-driven technology leader with extensive experience in software development and team management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Artificial Intelligence (ai)LeadershipMachine LearningC#Microsoft AzureDevopsAwsJavaSqlProduct Management

Other Skills

Heavy EngineeringAngularFlutterGo (Programming Language)Amazon Web Services (AWS)MySQLBazelPHPReact.jsAndroidDistributed SystemsPythonGitDocker Products.NET Framework

About

As the CTO of Virtual Stores at bp, I lead the digital transformation, focusing on AI-driven innovations to enhance customer experiences and operational efficiency in the energy sector. With 14+ years in the software industry, my expertise spans developing robust architectures, employing cutting-edge technologies, and driving software quality and performance. Key Highlights: AI Innovation: Championing AI to revolutionize bp's product accessibility and service delivery, aligning with digital-age demands. Facebook Integrity Org: Spearheaded efforts to combat misinformation and spam, enhancing platform trust and user safety. Microsoft Office365 Org: Developed scalable cloud solutions, significantly improving productivity tools for millions of users worldwide. Entrepreneurial Leadership: Co-founded a startup, leading the creation of a novel social networking app from concept to market. I am passionate about mentoring engineering teams, promoting a culture of innovation, and leveraging technology to solve complex problems and drive business success.

Experience

12 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
5 yrs
Current Experience

Bp

Principal Software Engineer

May 2021Present · 5 yrs · On-site

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Heavy EngineeringDevOpsAngularFlutterGo (Programming Language)+4

Facebook

Staff Software Engineer

Sep 2019Nov 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos · London, United Kingdom

LeadershipHeavy EngineeringMachine LearningPHPReact.jsAndroid+2

Microsoft

Senior Software Engineer

Jan 2018Aug 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bangalore

GitDocker ProductsC#.NET FrameworkReact.jsnodejs+1

Coupondunia

Senior Lead Engineer

Aug 2015Jan 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Led the entire tech of https://www.coupondunia.in/ desktop & mobile web and the backend; a team of more than 20 people.
  • Successfully led a major launch of cashback involving multiple engineering teams of ~40 engineers and cross functional teams (product, design, digital marketing)
  • Involved in hiring and growing the tech team.
  • Transformed the monolithic code base to a microservice based architecture for the backend which makes scaling easier and managing a growing tech team more effective
  • Introduced documentation and other software development processes like code reviews, unit testing to the company, hired and set up QA team & QA processes.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)DevOpsGitDocker ProductsLeadership

Earlydove

Founder & CEO

Jul 2012Aug 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Earlydove provides all kinds of technical solutions starting from portfolio websites to ecommerce websites, basic mobile apps to advanced mobile apps like credit card processors, desktop applications ranging from simple utilities to advanced data backup software. The clients vary from individuals, startups to medium level enterprises.
  • Hire & grow cross functional teams
  • Mentor & manage engineering teams directly
  • Define strategy & work with product teams to define roadmaps
  • Define and implement robust coding practices and set-up engineering culture
  • Involved in various facets of building several products (web, mobile and desktop applications) i.e designing architecture, coding complex components etc
  • Some of the major products are an OMR scanning software, a credit card processing android application, UDP protocol based water monitor system, a route planning software, an eCommerce website and a hybrid social networking eCommerce website.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)DevOpsGitProduct ManagementLeadership

Karlsruher institut für technologie (kit)

Intern

May 2009Jul 2009 · 2 mos · Greater Karlsruhe Area

  • In the course of development of a medical image processing and simulation software tool, I was given a distinct task including analysis, design and implementation of a specific software module.
  • Gained insights into practical software development in a team, into the basics of medical image processing and of radiology, and into clinical software applications.

Multiple companies

Freelance Contractor and Start-up enthusiast

Jan 2008Dec 2017 · 9 yrs 11 mos · India · On-site

  • During this period, I conducted user research, created prototypes, and adopted a "fail fast" approach to validate my various start-up concepts.
  • As a freelance contractor and advisor in Bengaluru, India, I engaged in diverse projects focused on enhancing software development, testing, and deployment processes. Among my achievements, I played a pivotal role in introducing Docker to enable continuous deployment and testing.
  • Furthermore, I designed a proof of concept for continuous integration, testing, and deployment, and collaborated with teams to optimize the DevOps framework, implementing necessary improvements in AWS and other areas.
  • Previously, at Apache Design Solutions, I optimized the performance of their EDA software, implemented k-d trees, and contributed to bug fixing and feature enhancements.
  • Earlier in my career, while at Sabre Holdings, I leveraged SQL to analyze search and booking patterns, developed daemon programs, and designed solutions to enhance the speed of results. Additionally, I devised basic countermeasures against hacking attempts and built a scheduling system for generating reports.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)DevOpsGitDocker ProductsPHPJavaScript+11

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Bachelor's Degree — Computer Science Engineering

Jan 2006Jan 2010

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