Krishna Atmakuru

Technical Program Manager

United States22 yrs 1 mo experience
AI EnabledHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led platform programs enabling 10x scale growth at GitHub.
  • Achieved 41% reduction in operational effort through automation.
  • Managed global programs for 1000+ agents at Google.
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Skills

Core Skills

Technical Program ManagementPlatform EngineeringOperational ExcellenceInfrastructure AutomationData-driven Decision MakingAi/ml ProgramsBusiness IntelligenceData IntegrationAgile MethodologiesProcess Improvement

Other Skills

Global Cross-Functional Team LeadershipStrategic Project ManagementKubernetesAWSAPI GatewaysDistributed SystemsData PipelinesMicroservicesGoPythonKustoMySQLAutomationData Center ExpansionAI

About

๐Ÿš€ Staff Technical Program Manager | Agentic AI + Machine Learning | Engineering Manager | People Leader | Scaling Platforms & Products I am a Staff Technical Program and People Leader who builds and scales platforms and products from 0-to-1 to millions of users. I excel at driving complex, large-scale technical programs from ideation to launch in global distributed environments, with a strong focus on business outcomes and operational excellence. As a Technical Program Manager at GitHub, I led platform programs enabling 10x scale growth, while also building and mentoring high-performing teams. Previously, I consulted for Google to optimize business operations for 1000+ agents across 14 products. ๐Ÿ’ก **What I Do Best:** โœ… Build foundational platforms and products (0-to-1) that scale to millions โœ… Manage and mentor high-performing engineering and program teams โœ… Drive operational excellence through automation and process optimization โœ… Lead cross-functional teams through ambiguous, high-impact initiatives โœ… Drive technical roadmaps with measurable business outcomes โœ… Bridge engineering complexity with executive strategy ๐Ÿ“Š **Recent Impact:** - 41% reduction in operational effort through automation programs (cost reduction, drive efficiency) - 50% faster decision-making via centralized dashboards - 10% improvement in system reliability across large-scale infrastructure - 5% increase in user retention through a key product feature launch - Led a business operations initiative that reduced overhead by 15% ๐Ÿ”ง **Technical Depth:** AWS/Azure, Kubernetes, Databases & Storage, Data Pipelines, AI/ML Programs, Distributed Systems Currently open to Principal/Staff/Senior TPM / Senior Engineering Manager opportunities in Platform Engineering, Infrastructure, AI/ML, Product, and Developer Experience. Technical Program Leadership: Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Program Management, Risk Mitigation, Resource Planning, Timeline Management, Vendor Management, Executive Reporting, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Go-to-Market Strategy, Budget Management, Program Governance Project Management Methodologies & Tools: GitHub, JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Asana, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Agile/Scrum/Kanban, Waterfall, SAFe, OKR Planning, KPI Tracking #TechnicalProgramManager #PlatformEngineering #ScaleGrowth #GitHub #engineeringmanager

Experience

22 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
5 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
6 mos
Current Experience

Clover

TPM

Dec 2025 โ€“ Present ยท 6 mos

Github

Staff Technical Program Manager

Jan 2022 โ€“ Jul 2025 ยท 3 yrs 6 mos ยท San Francisco Bay Area

  • ๐Ÿ—๏ธ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ : Led definition and execution of 10x scalable platform strategy across API Gateway, Authentication & Authorization, and Application layersโ€”foundational to GitHub's growth serving 100M+ developers
  • ๐Ÿš€ 0-๐ญ๐จ-1 ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: Orchestrated multiple critical initiatives delivering new platform offerings in Data Services, Storage, and Data Pipelines, enabling large-scale data management capabilities
  • โšก ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Spearheaded fleet management automation and Data Center Expansion programs, achieving 41% reduction in human effort while ensuring high availability for mission-critical services
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: Drove complex Availability programs from ideation to launch, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to improve system uptime and resilience for millions of users
  • ๐Ÿ” ๐€๐ˆ & ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ: Partnered with AI & Data teams to design and implement analytics solutions, providing actionable insights that improved decision-making for large-scale data-driven products
  • Key Technologies: Kubernetes, AWS, API Gateways, Distributed Systems, Data Pipelines, Microservices, Go, Python, Kusto, MySQL
Global Cross-Functional Team LeadershipStrategic Project ManagementKubernetesAWSAPI GatewaysDistributed Systems+8

Cognizant

Senior Manager

Nov 2012 โ€“ Jan 2022 ยท 9 yrs 2 mos ยท San Francisco Bay Area

  • ๐Š๐š๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž - ๐๐ˆ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ:
  • ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Team Leadership: Managed and mentored 8+ Business Intelligence and Data Integration engineers, driving innovation culture while overseeing resource planning and technical execution
  • ๐Ÿ“Š Analytics Impact: Developed analytics solutions identifying operational improvements, driving 8% efficiency increase organization-wide and informing C-level strategic decisions
  • โšก Process Optimization: Implemented centralized decision dashboard reducing decision-making time by 50% and improving release quality by 20% for senior leadership
  • ๐Ÿ”„ Agile Transformation: Streamlined development lifecycle via Kanban model, providing engineering teams with critical tools and metrics, reducing turnaround time by 30%
  • Tech Stack: Grafana, Neo4j, Python, Jenkins, PostgreSQL, Java, JIRA
  • ๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ž - ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ
  • ๐ŸŒ Global Program Leadership: Managed Learning, Knowledge Management, and Quality Assurance programs for 1000+ customer-facing support agents across 24x7 operations spanning multiple geographies
  • ๐Ÿค Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnered with Google stakeholders across product, engineering, and support operations globally, implementing workflow improvements that delivered 7% efficiency gains across all teams
  • ๐ŸŽ“ Training & Performance: Led launch of worldwide training programs, improving agent performance metrics by 10% and enhancing customer satisfaction scores by 4% through data-driven tools and empowerment
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Process Excellence: Drove 20% productivity increase for Knowledge Management and Learning teams supporting 14 Google products, streamlining operations through continuous improvement
  • โšก Delivery Optimization: Directed delivery strategy across three groups, achieving 10% reduction in delivery time and increased customer satisfaction through optimized support strategies
  • Impact Scale: 1000+ agents, 14 Google products, global operations
Global Cross-Functional Team LeadershipDistributed SystemsGrafanaNeo4jPythonJenkins+5

Deloitte consulting llp

2 roles

Associate 6

Promoted

Dec 2008 โ€“ Nov 2012 ยท 3 yrs 11 mos

  • ๐Ÿฅ **Healthcare Technology:** Redesigned patient summary file submission system, dramatically improving processing efficiency and reducing error rates from 18% to <5% for better healthcare outcomes
  • โš™๏ธ **DevOps Excellence:** Implemented robust configuration management strategy and automated build/deployment framework, reducing deployment time across all CA counties from ~8 hours to <30 minutes
  • ๐Ÿ“Š **Child Welfare Impact:** Championed major Child Welfare project, leading design and implementation of comprehensive reporting framework to improve data-driven decision making for vulnerable populations
  • ๐Ÿš€ **Process Transformation:** Delivered automation solutions that transformed operational efficiency while maintaining strict healthcare and government compliance standards
  • Operational Impact:** 18% to <5% error reduction, 8 hours to 30 minutes deployment time, statewide system improvements
Global Cross-Functional Team LeadershipSoftware Solution Architecture

Lead Software Engineer

Dec 2004 โ€“ Dec 2008 ยท 4 yrs

  • Coding and Managing (MS.net tech stack)
Technical Project ManagementDatabase Management System (DBMS)

Satyam computer services ltd

Technical Lead

Jan 2003 โ€“ Jan 2004 ยท 1 yr

  • Re-architected a Microsoft internal portal application using ASP.NET, Web Services, and C#, significantly improving usability and customer satisfaction score(out of 5) from 2.8 to 4.5.
Technical Project Management

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology

Master of Science - MS โ€” Computer Science

Acharya Nagarjuna University

Bachelor of Technology

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