Balakrishna Madduri — Director of Engineering
22+ years of experience in IT industry in which, I gained rich functional knowledge of Software Development, Quality Engineering tools, Product Management and Engineering Delivery. I have 13+ years of experience in setting up teams from scratch, leading Engineering teams from technical front and managing multiple projects independently across geographically distributed teams. Have a strong flair for creating an engineering culture that applies technology innovations to create delightful product experiences for the customer. Have managed 40+ members which includes managers, product managers, architects, data scientists and Senior Engineers. Execution, delivery and employee engagement has been my strengths to mention. @Salesforce, have setup the entire AI/ML team from scratch for Personalisation across locations with the focus on helping the product feature rich and competitive. Helped lot of other teams hiring too. @Amazon Alexa devices, have setup the entire team from scratch at India and have taken up two swim lanes ownership which are core for Alexa. Helping other teams also in setting up new teams at India. @Walmartlabs, I am played the role of Senior Engineering Manager - II responsible for Master Data Management in Transportation both on stores and eCommerce. Managed over 35 members including Managers and Architects. Had diverse, highly engaged team working across timezones under multiple projects. Specialties: • High Employee Engagement and low attrition • Focused delivery and execution and zero production leakage or noise from production • Performance Engineering – Client, DB monitoring and server side monitoring • Certified Scrum master and fan of Agile, has put together many best practices • Setting up the teams from scratch across geographical locations • Experienced in conducting campus interviews and managing relationships. Have done multiple drives during my tenure with Intuit, XactlyCorp and Walmartlabs
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in SaaS and Fintech, specializing in team management and product development.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 20 yrs 7 mos
Skills
- Product Management
- Ai & Machine Learning
- Team Leadership
- Master Data Management
- Team Management
- Quality Assurance
- Process Improvement
- Payroll Systems
- Agile Methodologies
Career Highlights
- 22+ years of IT industry experience.
- Expert in setting up teams and managing large projects.
- Strong focus on employee engagement and delivery excellence.
Work Experience
Salesforce
Director of Software Engineering at Salesforce | AI & Personalization (2 yrs 6 mos)
Amazon
Engineering Leader - Alexa Devices Team (1 yr 9 mos)
WalmartLabs India
Senior Engineering Manager - II (5 yrs 4 mos)
Xactly Corp
Engineering Leader (7 mos)
Intuit
Senior Development Manager (3 yrs)
Staff Software Engineer (2 yrs 2 mos)
Lead Engineer (1 yr 6 mos)
Senior Software Engineer (2 yrs 6 mos)
Cordys R&D India Pvt Ltd
Senior Engineer (1 yr 4 mos)
Surgical Information Systems
Software Engineer (1 yr 1 mo)
Education
M.Sc(IS) at Sri Venkateswara University
B.C.A. at Sri Venkateswara University
D.CM.E at Sri Venkateswara University
