Latesh Gowda — CTO
Sr Director of Engineering building enterprise AI systems and workforce automation platforms for Global Capability Centres (GCCs)— with hands-on experience in agentic LLM architectures, developer platforms, and enterprise identity infrastructure, and a background spanning e-commerce (B2B, B2C & D2C), supply chain technology, and digital marketing. - Currently architecting a multi-agent LLM platform (Claude, MCP servers, LangGraph) that automates complex workforce workflows for GCC enterprises at scale, and building Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers that connect enterprise HRMS APIs to intelligent agents - enabling natural-language access to live HR data across leave, lifecycle, separation, and policy systems. - Platform & AI Leadership: End-to-end ownership of business-critical platforms — from AI-powered assessment systems and enterprise identity (Keycloak, SSO, SCIM) to event-driven integrations (Kafka) and agentic LLM systems — delivering durable, reusable capabilities across products. - Delivery Discipline: DevOps mindset, release governance, and pragmatic adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices (Cursor, LLM tooling) to improve delivery velocity, code quality, and documentation. - Team Leadership: Mentoring senior engineers and tech leads through design reviews and architectural discussions. Built engineering teams from the ground up to a strength of 75 using direct and matrix reporting structures. - Cross-Functional Influence: Driving major initiatives across engineering, product, security, and customer-facing teams aligning around shared goals and complex technical decisions while representing Engineering in strategic discussions. - Hiring & Bar-Raising: Actively cultivating engineering talent on LinkedIn, contributing to hiring decisions and raising the technical bar to build teams aligned with strong engineering standards. - Certified ScrumMaster, proficient in Agile methodologies. Global experience from on-site roles in the USA and Dubai.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and E-Commerce expert with a focus on AI and digital transformation.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 21 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Ai Automation
- Multi-agent Llm
- Ai-powered Assessment Systems
- Enterprise Identity
- Supply Chain Tech
- Team Scaling
- Digital Experience Platform
- B2c Booking Website
- Digital Marketing Platform
- Component Library Development
- B2b Portal Development
- Technical Program Management
- Agile Adoption
- E-commerce Checkout System
- Hr Portal Development
Career Highlights
- Expert in architecting enterprise AI automation platforms.
- Proven track record in scaling engineering teams.
- Award-winning digital experience platform developer.
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Education
Bachelor of Engineering - BE at Visvesvaraya Technological University