Hareesh Ravuri

CTO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India18 yrs 4 mos experience

Key Highlights

18+ years of experience in IT leadership.
Expertise in cloud technologies and software security.
Proven track record in building high-performing teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and SaaS expert with strong leadership in engineering and security.

Contact

ravuriharish@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Technical DirectionTeam Leadership

Other Skills

Agile Application DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesAgile Web DevelopmentAlgorithmsAmazon Web Services (AWS)CC++Cloud ComputingCore JavaCross-team CollaborationCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Database DesignDatabasesDevOpsDistributed Systems

About

Highly motivated and results-oriented IT leader with 18+ years of experience in software development, security, team management, and technology leadership across diverse industries. Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing engineering teams, fostering a culture of security awareness, and delivering secure and reliable software solutions. Deep expertise in cloud technologies (AWS, GCP), web development, microservices architecture, and big data processing. Passionate about driving operational excellence through automation, DevOps practices, and best-in-class security measures.

Experience

18 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 5 mos

Current Experience

Mpokket

VP Technology

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

As VP of Engineering at mPokket, I lead the development of our Finance Engineering teams, overseeing critical functions like Disbursements, Repayments, Collections, Autopay, and our Core Platform. My focus is on scaling systems for long-term stability and driving engineering excellence to power financial inclusion. Augmented engineering bandwidth by contracting with multiple Vendors and
successfully delivered on critical features, hired engineers in a short timespan.

Loanzy

Tech CoFounder

Mar 2024 – Jan 2025 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

In my role as a Tech CoFounder at Loanzy, I spearheaded the creation of a user-friendly platform for loan processing, enabling seamless collaboration with lender partners. By transitioning from a B2C to a B2B model, we optimized operations in Delhi and achieved significant growth in loan processing efficiency.

Leap

VP Engineering

Oct 2022 – Feb 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Built high performing engineering org defining org structure, roles, clear KPIs in engineering team
Groomed, promoted multiple engineering managers
Conducted Hackathon, engineering town halls.
Initiated biweekly Tech talks, regular design reviews
Planned and achieved 20% cost efficiencies in IT tools spend
Established platform team with robust platform services and increased observability
Established robust on call process with Sprints in place
Driving security charter, vendor contracting and security compliance certification

NegotiationSecurity AuditsTeam LeadershipOrganizational LeadershipTechnical DirectionCloud Computing+7

Rupeek

Senior Director Of Engineering

Jul 2020 – Sep 2022 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Responsible for teams working on Acquisition, Conversion, Pricing, Data Engineering and Data Science
Grown the team from 10 to 50 in a very short span, organized into multiple pods with Sprint based execution
Conceptualized platforms like Event Service, Communication Engine, A/B Service, Customer Information Service ..etc
Multiple tech driven initiatives like move to Flutter and launch our first iOS app, UXCam to Smartlook, deprecation of Segment for cost saving ..etc
Groomed engineers to step up and take additional responsibilities, drive hiring across org for key roles across like SDE2/3, SDEUI2/3, SDEM2/3, SDET2/3.

NegotiationSecurity AuditsTeam LeadershipOrganizational LeadershipTechnical DirectionCloud Computing+4

Cleartrip.com

3 roles

Director Of Engineering

Promoted

Apr 2019 – Jul 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

Driving multiple tech, business initiatives of Platform team.
Common Services, Accounts, Communication Services, Payments, Customer Experience and Fulfillment, post booking Customer Experience, Fulfillment.

NegotiationSecurity AuditsTeam LeadershipOrganizational LeadershipTechnical DirectionCloud Computing+4

Senior Engineering Manager

Promoted

Apr 2018 – Mar 2019 · 11 mos

Built Platform team from scratch, responsible for delivery related to common Services, Communication, Payments.
Also taken up ownership for delivering on multiple business initiatives related to Customer Experience, Fulfillment, AIR post booking.

NegotiationSecurity AuditsTeam LeadershipOrganizational LeadershipTechnical DirectionDatabases+3

Engineering Manager

Mar 2017 – Mar 2018 · 1 yr

Responsible for engineering delivery of Hotels product

NegotiationSecurity AuditsTeam LeadershipTechnical DirectionDatabasesAgile Application Development+1

Blackbuck (zinka logistics pvt. ltd.)

Senior Engineering Manager

Jun 2016 – Feb 2017 · 8 mos · Bangalore

Responsible for delivery of Platform, Devops, Track and Trace, Order management System teams.

NegotiationTeam LeadershipTechnical DirectionCloud ComputingDatabasesAgile Application Development

Commonfloor.com

3 roles

Senior Engineering Manager

Apr 2015 – Jun 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos

Responsible for delivery from CommonFloor Platform and Serverops Teams

NegotiationTeam LeadershipTechnical DirectionCloud ComputingDatabasesCross-team Collaboration+2

Engineering Manager

Promoted

Sep 2014 – Mar 2015 · 6 mos

Responsible for Engineering delivery of CommonFloor Groups Team.

NegotiationTeam LeadershipTechnical DirectionCloud ComputingDatabasesCross-team Collaboration+1

Lead product engineer

Sep 2011 – Sep 2014 · 3 yrs

Responsible for engineering delivery of CommonFloor Groups Team.

NegotiationTeam LeadershipDatabasesAgile Application Development

Strand life sciences

Specialist

Aug 2007 – Sep 2011 · 4 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

Worked on drupal, and helped in developing multiple web sites for avadis products like (http://www.avadis-ngs.com/)
Built CRM for company, using drupal.
Worked on designing, implementing Copy number analysis, GISTIC algorithms as part of GENESPRING project.