Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 · 4 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

• Joined Aazeero Software Labs (https://www.aazeero.com/) as Head of Engineering to develop a multi-domain bidding platform.
• Established an engineering team and fostered an AI-first mindset throughout the product development life cycle.
• Designed user experiences that leverage NLP and Gen AI, transforming the platform into a knowledgeable partner for users.

Aug 2015 – Nov 2025 · 10 yrs 3 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

• Started as a Search specialist, expanded into DevOps evangelism and cloud transformation, and over the past decade evolved into an engineering leader overseeing 120+ engineers, driving platform strategy, GenAI adoption, and high-scale global product delivery.
• Key Responsibilities
• Lead engineering across Reach & Engagement (McKinsey.com, Alumni, Insights App, Ask McKinsey, internal microsites, compliance platforms) and Knowledge Council (enterprise search, expertise discovery, Capture & Curate, Knowledge Search, Retrieval Layer for Lilli).
• Oversee and scale a global engineering team, driving architecture, platform strategy, delivery excellence, and engineering culture.
• Partner with product, design, security, cloud, SRE, and business leaders to deliver resilient, secure, high-scale platforms.
• Drive GenAI adoption across engineering, embedding AI into developer workflows and leading RAG, NLP, multi-LLM, conversational AI, and agentic initiatives.
• Lead technology modernization, cloud optimization, platform consolidation, and performance engineering.
• Build firm-wide engineering capability as regional leader of the Software, Cloud, Architecture & Cyber guilds.
• Key Impacts
• Delivered GenAI products including Ask McKinsey and the Retrieval Layer for Lilli, plus summarization, NER, taxonomy, NLP pipelines, and editorial GenAI agent solutions.
• Achieved 99.99% uptime at multi-million request scale and industry-leading SEO, AEO/GEO, and accessibility performance.
• Reduced non-legitimate bot/LLM traffic and delivered annual cloud savings.
• Built the Search CoE supporting GenAI use cases and contributing to multiple products and client studies.
• Enabled broad developer adoption of GenAI code assistants.
• Produced multiple reusable assets via inner-source and launched the India GenAI Focus Group supporting enterprise AI programs.

Jun 2013 – Aug 2015 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Accountable for the Product Development and Research in Sport, Entertainment and Personalization (IoT uses cases). Part of Stadium Vision (500+ million $ portfolio) product architecture and development.
• Partnered with the Business and Product Management in the definition, sizing, and prioritization of initiatives.
• Research in Personalization space that includes the personalized universe, persona building, Fencing and logical Boundary.
• Minimum viable product development.
• Prof of concept’s
• Products developed built using Microservices Architecture, Event-Driven Architecture, Bigdata Platforms, Search and were deployed and tested for All-in-one Box and Premise.
• Handled multiple, concurrent Development engagements and Initiatives throughout full the lifecycle for 2 years.

Apr 2006 – Jun 2013 · 7 yrs 2 mos · India, Belgium, US · On-site

• Started my career as an Engineer and grew into a Technical Specialist contributing to multiple Bell Labs platforms across distributed systems, telecom-grade performance, analytics engines, and protocol-heavy architectures.
• 1. Open API Platform – Reports & Analytics
• Worked on Bell Labs’ Open API Platform (OAP) enabling service providers to expose network capabilities to developers.
• Tech Stack: OSGi, Camel, Core Java (Multithreading), REST/SOAP Web Services, SOA, Maven, ServiceMix/Fuse, BIRT, EJB3, Vertica, Drools, MapReduce, Cassandra, HBase
• Protocols/Standards: SOA, SMPP, MM7, PAP, MLP, HTTP, ParlayX
• Key Contributions:
• Built protocol simulators for northbound and southbound flows
• Contributed to Service Composition Framework (SCF) for QoS
• Led system setup, configuration, and NLT testing
• Partnered with T-Mobile USA on acceptance test planning
• Supported architecture reviews and HLD/LLD development
• 2. Smart Metering Platform – Tools & Integration
• Developed tools and integration components for AMI and Meter Data Management systems.
• Tech Stack: Core Java (Multithreading), J2EE, Hibernate, Spring, Oracle, SOAP/REST Web Services
• Protocols: Webolutin, COSEM/DLMS, MUX (ALU proprietary)
• Key Contributions:
• Designed and delivered new modules and change requests
• Built protocol simulators for metering and system integration
• Authored protocol specifications for metering systems
• Contributed to HLD/LLD and architecture discussions
• 3. Session Resource Broker (SRB) – QoS & Bandwidth Management
• Worked on SRB, a platform managing QoS and bandwidth allocation across ADSL networks.
• Tech Stack: Core Java (Multithreading), AOP, Hibernate, J2EE, JSystem, LDAP, JMX, JBoss, Web Services
• Protocols: RADIUS, DIAMETER, SNMP
• Key Contributions:
• Built JAFA, an automation tool using JSystem
• Designed SRB modules and platform interfaces
• Reviewed design documents and supported system testing

Sep 2004 – Apr 2006 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• SUID Project – MetLife US (TCS)
• Worked as a Developer on MetLife’s multi-country SUID platform, enabling centralized user administration for CP components (DES, KB, AURA, MIS, WFM, PIP, LSP). Built authentication and authorization features, integrated multiple systems with a unified user repository, and delivered enhancements across UI, middleware, and backend. Worked with Core Java, Struts, WebSphere, LDAP, UDB, and Web Services to support secure, scalable access management.

Dec 2003 – Aug 2004 · 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Jamcracker Product (Pivot Path) – Developer
• Contributed to Jamcracker’s Pivot Path platform, an integrated solution for Service Management, Access Management, and Provisioning. Developed modules across UI, middleware, and backend using Core Java, Struts, JSP/Servlets, EJB, Web Services, XML/XSL, JMS, LDAP, and Oracle. Built and enhanced workflows using Reactor 5.0, supported provisioning flows, and worked on integrations with SAP and shared service components to ensure scalable, secure enterprise service delivery.

Sep 2003 – Dec 2003 · 3 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

• SMIS – Honda Motors Japan (Real-Time MIS System) – Developer
• Worked on a real-time, centralized MIS platform used by Honda management, financiers, and dealership teams. Built modules in Core Java, JSP/Servlets, JDBC, and SQL Server, enabling data entry, reporting, and workflow automation. Integrated the system with the AS-400 legacy platform to fetch operational data. Contributed to key modules including Sales Progress, Inventory, Dispatch, Ordering, Floor Funding, Target Setting, and Back-Order management.