Balaji S J

Engineering Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs 2 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Led a team of 40+ members at MediBuddy.
  • Successfully launched a reimbursement digitization system.
  • Executed a 60% cost reduction in data infrastructure.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Healthcare SaaS Engineering Leader with expertise in data-driven solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Engineering ManagementEngineering LeadershipProduct DevelopmentData StrategyMachine LearningData ManagementReporting ToolsSystem IntegrationMobile Application DevelopmentRelease ManagementUser ExperienceResearchGenerative Ai

Other Skills

Docker ProductsData EngineeringCoding PracticesSearch AlgorithmsPerformance MetricsElasticsearchMongoDBExpress.jsBuilding World Class TeamsInterpersonal CommunicationProject ManagementResource AllocationSoftware SystemsOrganizational PlanningContinuous Integration (CI)

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Accomplished engineering leader with over 10 years of experience in software development and team management, expert in microservices architecture and cross-team collaboration. My key achievements include leading a team of 40+ members to successfully drive 15+ transformative projects at MediBuddy, and launching a reimbursement digitization system that processes over 10,000 claims daily.

Experience

15 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 7 mos
Average Tenure
7 mos
Current Experience

Meesho

Engineering Manager

Oct 2025Present · 7 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Engineering ManagementEngineering Leadership

Harness

Engineering Manager

May 2025Oct 2025 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Medibuddy

2 roles

Director Of Engineering

Promoted

Apr 2021Feb 2025 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Led data strategy at MediBuddy, built the data team from ground up including data engineers, analysts and MIS executives.
  • Led & launched reimbursement digitization system, ML based solution transforming unstructured bills and documents into structured data processing 10000 plus claims / day processing 50,000 digital records per day in a cost effective manner.
  • Identified & launched unified MIS, scalable self-service reporting platform for B2C clients and third party service providers. Proactively addressed and resolved critical upstream data bugs, establishing clear data ownership at the pod level.
  • Executed a 60% cost reduction in data infrastructure.
  • Enabled operations excellence by deploying and driving the adoption of Superset (BI tool) at MediBuddy. Saw 60% adoption, empowering them to self-create metrics, experiment with processes, and significantly improve operational workflows.
Product DevelopmentDocker ProductsData Strategy

Senior Engineering Manager

Nov 2020Mar 2021 · 4 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Led the tech merger of MediBuddy Mobile and core systems.
  • Integrated DocsApp within the MB ecosystem. Re-themed the whole App with the new design system. Scaled the app from serving 0.6 M to 1.6M distinct users.
  • Led the design and implementation of a UUID-based login system, unifying user identities and data across MediBuddy and DocsApp ecosystems. This system has a 99.9% adoption rate, improved core analytics, and optimized marketing spend.
Product DevelopmentDocker ProductsSystem Integration

Docsapp is now medibuddy

2 roles

Technical Lead

Promoted

Apr 2018Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 6 mos · On-site

  • Engineering Owner of Mobile Applications, I was responsible for release management and the mobile team. Fostered and mentored mobile team from scratch and implemented SDLC, weekly release cycle with 10 Android developers to enable rapid product iteration.
  • Consistently delivered over 60 releases per year, balancing tech debt (including Google policy updates) and hotfixes with the staged rollout of new features to support business needs.
  • Implemented a remote config-based experimentation framework for server-side A/B testing, enabling real-time feature toggling and product experimentation based on user cohorts and app versions. Streamlined product funnels and metrics reporting by deploying Redash (open-source BI tool), enabling self-serve data access for product and engineering teams.
Product DevelopmentDocker ProductsMobile Application DevelopmentRelease Management

Software Engineer

Oct 2014Mar 2018 · 3 yrs 5 mos · On-site

  • As a Founding Engineer, I designed and implemented the DocsApp Patient and Doctor App, scaling it from POC to 500,000 users. The app supported real-time chat consultations through offline messaging and multi-channel text communication, along with video, audio, and text-based interactions.
  • Developed a server-based dynamic messaging system for chat workflows, enabling product experimentation and structured data collection. Product teams were iteratively able to improve the funnel from 3 to 5% by using the chat experimentation.
  • Re Architected the user login to move from imei based user identifier to phone number based user authentication system. • Improved the login funnel by 11% using auto reading SMS, this was before SMS Auto Retrieve API was available.
Product DevelopmentDocker ProductsMobile Application DevelopmentUser Experience

Indian institute of technology, madras

Project Associate

Jan 2010Jan 2014 · 4 yrs · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

Generative AICoding PracticesResearch

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Master of Science - MS — Computer Science and Engineering

Jan 2010Jan 2014

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