Chitvan S. — Director of Engineering
Highly accomplished and visionary Engineering Leader with 19+ years of progressive experience building, scaling, and transforming high-performance engineering organizations. Proven expertise in translating complex business goals into actionable technical strategies, delivering innovative, scalable, and reliable solutions. Adept at fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration, consistently driving significant improvements in product delivery, system reliability, and team engagement. Passionate about cultivating world-class engineering talent to solve complex, cutting-edge challenges. Experience in ISO, SOC2, ISO 27001, GDPR compliance certifications. AREAS OF EXPERTISE: ● Strategic Leadership: Technology Roadmapping, Engineering Vision & Strategy, Budget Management & Cost Optimization, Talent Acquisition & Retention, Performance Management, Organizational Design & Scaling, Change Management. ● Technical Acumen: Cloud-Native Architectures (Microservices, Serverless, Kubernetes), AI/ML Integration, DevOps & CI/CD Automation, Cybersecurity Best Practices, API Design & Development, Scalable System Design. ● Operational Excellence: Agile/Scrum/Kanban Methodologies, Lean Principles, Quality Assurance Automation, Process Improvement, Incident Management & Resolution, Technical Debt Management. ● Collaboration & Communication: Stakeholder Management (C-level, Product, Sales, Marketing), Vendor & Partner Relations, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Technical Presentations & Documentation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Engineering Leader with extensive experience in cloud-native architectures and compliance.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 17 yrs 5 mos
Career Highlights
- 19+ years of experience in engineering leadership.
- Expert in building high-performance engineering organizations.
- Proven track record in achieving compliance certifications.
Work Experience
Dunzo
Director Of Engineering (1 yr)
BrowserStack
Director Of Engineering (2 yrs 3 mos)
Engineering Manager (2 yrs 2 mos)
Expedia Group
Test Manager (2 yrs 10 mos)
Adobe
Tech Lead (2 yrs 2 mos)
Yahoo!
Tech Lead (1 yr 8 mos)
Logica
IT Consultant (3 yrs 8 mos)
July Systems (India) Pvt Ltd
Member, Engineering (1 yr 8 mos)
Education
MS at Illinois Institute of Technology
BE at Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
CBSE at Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram