Mrugesh P. — CTO
I am a technology executive with 21+ years of global leadership experience across the U.S., Europe, APAC, and India—building high-performing engineering organizations, modernizing SaaS platforms, and leading large-scale AI/GenAI transformation initiatives.Across startups and enterprises, I’ve scaled engineering orgs from 0→1 to 150+, enabled 300+ offshore expansion, and managed distributed teams across India, North America, and EMEA. My work includes unifying complex product suites, consolidating 50+ legacy systems, and modernizing 12+ SaaS platforms into scalable cloud-native architectures.My recent focus centers on GenAI-driven engineering acceleration—integrating LLMs, RAG pipelines, vector databases, semantic search, and AI-assisted SDLC automation to deliver 60–80% productivity uplift and 75%+ quality improvement. I’ve deployed AI-powered workflows across QA, CI/CD, code reviews, observability, and developer experience to help organizations move faster with greater consistency and rigor.In roles including CTO, VP Engineering, Regional Site Leader, Startup Co-Founder, and Fractional CTO, I’ve led 0→1 product development, SaaS transformation, cloud migration, platform consolidation, and multi-region scaling. My leadership blends clarity, autonomy, and system-level thinking—enabling teams to innovate quickly while building durable, scalable foundations.As Sr. Director of Engineering, I lead 150+ engineers, drive org restructuring, build CoEs for AI/ML, DevOps, Quality, and Architecture, and anchor India expansion efforts. I’m passionate about building metrics-driven engineering organizations that balance innovation velocity with operational excellence. If you're modernizing platforms, scaling engineering teams, or adopting AI/GenAI at scale, I’m always open to connecting.⭐ Key Highlights• Scaled engineering orgs from 0→150+ and enabled 300+ offshore growth• Modernized 12+ SaaS platforms; consolidated 50+ legacy products• Delivered 60–80% productivity uplift and 75%+ quality gains through GenAI• Built global CoEs (AI/ML, DevOps, QE, Architecture) & BOT-based tech hubs• Delivered $100M+ revenue impact at Cisco and contributed to $170M acquisition at Bash Gaming• Architected cloud-native, multi-tenant SaaS platforms across AWS, Azure, GCP🔷 GenAI LeadershipDriving enterprise-wide GenAI adoption through LLM integration, RAG architecture, vector search, AI-assisted development workflows (QA, CI/CD, code reviews), and AI-driven engineering observability—achieving 60–80% acceleration and 75%+ quality uplift across global engineering teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Gaming technology leader with extensive experience in AI-driven transformations.
Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Experience: 20 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Saas Transformation
- Engineering Management
- Ai/genai
- Program Management
- Quality Assurance
- Software Development
- Startup Growth
- Technical Leadership
- Game Development
- Project Management
Career Highlights
- Scaled engineering organizations from 0 to 150+.
- Modernized 12+ SaaS platforms into cloud-native architectures.
- Achieved 60-80% productivity uplift through GenAI initiatives.
Work Experience
Confidential Jobs
Sr Director of Engineering (2 yrs)
MeasureOne
Director of Engineering (5 mos)
Optimizely
Sr Engineering Manager (11 mos)
Korn Ferry
Technical Program Manager & Delivery Manager (2 yrs 1 mo)
Berkadia
Software Engineering Manager (9 mos)
AppYogi Software
Consulting CTO (7 mos)
Cisco
Sr Engineering Manager (7 mos)
Engineering Manager (3 yrs 2 mos)
Technical Leader (3 yrs 11 mos)
Esports Labs
Chief Technology Officer & Technical Co-Founder (2 yrs 5 mos)
JoinEight
Head of Engineering & Founding Member (10 mos)
Bash Gaming (Formerly Known as BitRhymes)
Team Lead & Architect (Founding Engineer) (1 yr 7 mos)
NDS service Pay TV Technology
Senior Software Engineer (1 yr 7 mos)
Vizualize Technologies
Sr Associate Development (Flash & Flex, ActionScript 2.0/3.0, AIR) (8 mos)
RadixWeb
Project Lead (5 mos)
Italia Glass Pvt. Ltd
Sr. Exe. Software Developer (Team Lead) (1 yr 1 mo)
eInfochips (Ennovate)
Software Engineer (1 yr 1 mo)
Assistant of R & D Work (11 mos)
Next Step Software Solutions
Jr. Programmer (1 yr)
Education
Chief Technology Officer Programme at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Master of Engineering - MEng at Dharmsinh Desai University
Bachelor of Engineering - BE at Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) at Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering
H. S. C. (10+2 / PUC - Higher Secondary Education) at Shree Vidyanagar High School
S. S. C. (10th / Secondary Education) at Shree Vidyanagar High School