Rohit Chourasia

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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India26 yrs 1 mo experience

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Key Highlights

Scaled Apple’s India engineering organization to 150+ engineers
Reduced cloud costs by up to 60% for startups
Delivered MVPs in as little as 2 months

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and AI-focused engineering leader with extensive experience in platform transformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Platform DevelopmentAi AdoptionTechnology ManagementSystem ArchitectureSoftware DevelopmentProduct Development

Other Skills

Strategic LeadershipMicroservicesStrategic Technology PlanningInnovation DevelopmentProduct InnovationCloud ComputingStartup DevelopmentAmazon Web Services (AWS)Software Development MethodologiesRecruitingData SecurityIT OperationsChange ManagementDistributed DevelopmentQuality Assurance

About

I’m an engineering and platform transformation leader with 22+ years of experience building and scaling global engineering organisations. At Apple, I was part of the leadership team that helped scale the India engineering organisation to 150+ engineers, driving platform reliability, engineering transformation, and delivery excellence across globally distributed teams. My core strength lies in helping organisations move from fragmented or early-stage systems to scalable, production-grade platforms, while building strong engineering teams and operating structures. Over the last couple of years, I’ve worked with ~13 startups in a fractional capacity, helping them: • Build MVPs in as little as 2 months • Reduce cloud costs by up to 60% • Integrate AI into engineering and product workflows • Prepare architecture and systems for scale and fundraising This combination of large-scale leadership and zero-to-one execution gives me a practical, outcome-driven perspective on platform engineering. I’m currently exploring leadership roles focused on: • Platform / architecture transformation • Scaling engineering organisations • Building or expanding India GCCs for global companies Always open to meaningful conversations.

Experience

26 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

3 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Self-employed

Engineering Leader & Fractional CTO (Startup Portfolio)

Jul 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru · Remote

Worked closely with ~13 startups across AI, SaaS, and regulated domains, providing hands-on leadership on architecture, MVP development, and early-stage platform scaling.
Delivered MVPs in as little as 2 months, helping founders accelerate time-to-market
Reduced AWS cloud costs by up to 60% through architecture redesign and optimisation
Led platform architecture, technology selection, and scalability planning for multiple AI-enabled products
Advised founders on technology strategy and fundraising readiness, including system design and due diligence
Built and structured India engineering teams, defining hiring plans, org structure, and execution models
Introduced AI co-pilot and automation workflows to improve engineering productivity
Established QE and delivery practices for early-stage teams

Strategic LeadershipMicroservicesStrategic Technology PlanningInnovation DevelopmentPlatform DevelopmentProduct Innovation+3

Apple

Sr. Engineering Manager

Oct 2014 – Jul 2022 · 7 yrs 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Part of the leadership team scaling Apple’s India engineering organisation, driving platform transformation, reliability, and engineering excellence across globally distributed teams.
Led a 50+ member global engineering organisation, contributing to the growth of India engineering to 150+ engineers
Partnered with US-based VPs and Directors on platform strategy, delivery outcomes, and transformation initiatives
Built and developed engineering managers and senior leaders, strengthening the leadership pipeline
Owned reliability across 8+ mission-critical platforms, improving system stability and operational resilience
Reduced unplanned downtime by 30% through engineering practices, governance, and observability
Led platform modernisation to microservices architecture (Java, Go) on AWS, with Kubernetes and CI/CD
Established engineering metrics, OKRs, and planning processes to improve delivery predictability and execution discipline
Founded a Code Quality Center of Excellence, reducing high-severity defects by 80%
Implemented automated quality and security practices across engineering pipelines
Led adoption of AI-driven automation, delivering ~20% operational cost reduction

Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Development MethodologiesPlatform DevelopmentTechnology ManagementRecruitingProduct Innovation+21

Envestnet | yodlee

Senior Technical Architect

Jul 2012 – Oct 2014 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

🔹 Spearheaded the development of a next-gen data platform, optimizing data acquisition and cutting costs by 20%.
🔹 Partnered with cross-functional teams to launch an AI-powered web scraping solution, accelerating customer onboarding by 70%.

FinTechPlatform DevelopmentProduct InnovationSystem ArchitectureSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Technology Leadership+2

Tech mahindra

Senior Solution Architect

Mar 2004 – Jun 2012 · 8 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

🔹 Worked closely with Apple leadership to modernize backend systems, preventing $300M in potential revenue loss.
🔹 Led a Tier-0 system migration, maintaining 99.9% uptime for mission-critical applications.

Web ApplicationsPresalesStrategy ImplementationSoftware Development MethodologiesTechnology ManagementEmerging Technologies+18

Infosys technologies ltd

Sr. Developer

Jan 2002 – Jan 2004 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

🔹 Developed a detailed migration strategy from COBOL to Java for a complex system, delivering a basic MVP within one month and completing a full migration in a year, which led to securing three migration projects worth $5 million USD

Web ApplicationsSoftware Development MethodologiesSoftware DevelopmentData ManagementBack-End Web Development

Linkedge technologies

Sr Developer

Jan 2001 – Jan 2002 · 1 yr · Gurugram, Haryana, India

🔹 Reporting to company CEO directly, responsible for end to end Issue management product development. Revamped the software system to customisable and pluggable web architecture eliminating need for costly customisations and maintenance.This solution attracted major clients like ConAgra and Xerox, leading to a 200% year-over-year growth and achieving a 70% profit margin.

Web ApplicationsProduct InnovationProduct DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentFull-Stack DevelopmentBack-End Web Development+2

Upperex

Software Engineer

Jan 2000 – Jan 2001 · 1 yr · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India · On-site

🔹 Managed all aspects of user management module. Identified a critical software improvement opportunity that has significantly enhanced our ability to scale efficiently, successfully reduced the new client onboarding time from one month to one week, while cutting costs by 70-80%.

Product InnovationProduct DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentBack-End Web DevelopmentJava Enterprise Edition