Laxminarayan Giri — Director of Engineering
A transformative engineering leader with over a decade of experience architecting, scaling, and leading high-impact data and platform engineering initiatives across healthcare, fintech, and enterprise analytics domains. I combine technical depth with strategic vision, enabling organizations to turn data, AI, and cloud technologies into competitive advantage. Depth in technology leadership, organization scaling, and program delivery defines my approach. I’ve built and led globally distributed teams that deliver mission-critical platforms, balancing architecture excellence with product velocity. My experience spans end-to-end platform engineering — from data ingestion and governance to AI/ML operations — all underpinned by sustainable delivery models and mature engineering culture. Key domains and expertise: Leadership & Strategy: People and technology management, stakeholder alignment, enterprise data strategy, and cross-functional leadership that drives innovation and accountability. Platform Architecture & Delivery: Cloud-native platform design (AWS, Azure), data lakes/meshes, lineage governance, and distributed compute. Architected systems supporting petabyte-scale throughput and high reliability. Advanced Technologies: Databricks, Kafka, Spark, Snowflake, KEDA, Airflow, Spring Boot, and Golang — building resilient, real-time, multi-tenant data ecosystems with observability and automation at the core. Operational Excellence: Building delivery pipelines, performance engineering, cost governance, and modern DevOps practices that enable scale, compliance, and business agility. Recognized for mentoring next-generation leaders, driving modernization, and delivering measurable business value through platform thinking — I focus on aligning engineering excellence with organizational growth, ensuring every system and team I lead contributes directly to strategic outcomes.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Healthcare and Fintech data engineering leader with expertise in scalable architecture.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 13 yrs
Skills
- Data Platform Engineering
- Cloud-native Architecture
- Data Platform Management
- Big Data Analytics
- Big Data Consulting
Career Highlights
- Over a decade of experience in data and platform engineering.
- Expert in architecting scalable cloud-native platforms.
- Recognized for mentoring future engineering leaders.
Work Experience
Innovaccer
Senior Engineering Manager (2 yrs 5 mos)
Engineering Manager (Data Platform Engineering) (2 yrs 3 mos)
AT&T
Data Platform Manager (2 yrs 11 mos)
McKinsey & Company
Sr. Technical Analyst-Big Data/Hadoop (1 yr 8 mos)
PwC India
Sr. Tech Analyst( Big Data / Hadoop Consultant) (1 yr 5 mos)
Digitrix Technologies
Sr. Software Engineer (2 yrs 5 mos)
Education
Post Graduate Program in Management for Professionals (PGP PRO) at UCLA Anderson School of Management
Bachelor’s Degree at Biju Patnaik University of Technology