Vigneshwar M.

CTO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India20 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led LLM-powered capabilities development for Alexa.
Improved MLOps for computer vision at Amazon.
Scaled ad tech initiatives at Groupon.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Fintech expert with strong leadership in product development and machine learning.

Contact

vignesh.mani@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Machine LearningProduct DevelopmentMlopsComputer VisionAd TechPlatform Engineering

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesAlgorithmsApache KafkaApache SparkApache StormArchitectureArchitecturesBig DataCC++CassandraComplex SystemsCore JavaData StructuresDistributed Systems

About

With over four years at Amazon, I lead the development of LLM-powered capabilities for Alexa, focusing on scalable, high-impact solutions to enhance the smart device ecosystem. My work emphasizes leveraging machine learning and distributed systems to drive innovation and align with organizational objectives. Previously, I contributed to advancements in MLOps for computer vision at Amazon's Just Walk Out Tech, improving annotation accuracy and streamlining processes. My mission is to foster collaboration and empower teams to deliver transformative technologies that redefine user experiences in AI and connected devices.

Experience

20 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

5 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Amazon

2 roles

SDM - Alexa+

Promoted

Sep 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 9 mos · Hybrid

Building LLM powered capabilities for Alexa

Complex SystemsProduct DevelopmentDistributed SystemsMachine Learning

SDM - Just Walk Out Tech

May 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos · Hybrid

Experience in MLOps for Computer Vision
Built the Annotations team in Bangalore and lead the engineering road map. Our key features enhanced the accuracy of the CV usecases

Complex SystemsPeople ManagementProduct DevelopmentDistributed SystemsMLOpsComputer Vision

Groupon

2 roles

Senior Manager, Ad Tech

Promoted

Jun 2020 – May 2021 · 11 mos

Lead the ad tech initiative for Groupon - Internal (Ads on Groupon) and external (Display Advertising). Leading multiple teams including EM and Architects towards the objective of making Groupon to be the destination of experiences - where customers discover fun things to do and local business thrive.
Launched the Sponsored Listings for Groupon merchants providing them with greater reach and better deal discovery. Scaled the on boarding of merchants through self-serve app and provided operational tools simulating bids and achieving the desired ROAS. Also automated financials and accounting process. Next we are in the exciting phase of expanding it multifold and contribute significantly to the company's bottom line.

Complex SystemsPeople ManagementProduct DevelopmentDistributed SystemsAd Tech

Manager, Software Engineering - II

Jan 2018 – Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Complex SystemsPeople ManagementProduct DevelopmentDistributed Systems

Visa

2 roles

Engineering Manager

Promoted

Jul 2016 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos

Lead the Platform Engineering team of ten, responsible for components which formed the building blocks for Visa products like Visa checkout, Tokenization etc.
Contributed to team’s roadmap and setup practices for engineering excellence
Hired and expanded the existing team size and operational capacity.
Lead the Generic Search Framework from Ideation to production – solution architecture, technology evaluation, performance testing and tuning, client on-boarding and integration. Integrated with Android pay and Samsung pay
Lead the Messaging framework using Kafka initiative which is used by various Visa application as a standard messaging platform.

Complex SystemsPeople ManagementProduct DevelopmentDistributed SystemsPlatform Engineering

Staff Software Engineer

Oct 2014 – Jun 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos

Complex SystemsProduct DevelopmentDistributed Systems

Chronus - mentoring & talent development solutions

Senior Software Design Engineer

Mar 2014 – Aug 2014 · 5 mos · Chennai Area, India

Product Development

Oracle

3 roles

Project Leader

May 2013 – Feb 2014 · 9 mos

Rapid Planning, part of E-Business Suite is an event driven Supply chain planner that supports both traditional planning and incremental simulations.
Designed and Implemented a DFS based planning algorithm which solves material and capacity planning problem.
Extended the RP customer base through an initiative to integrate RP (Rapid Planning) with ASCP (Advanced Supply Chain Planner). Played client-facing role in successful implementation and promotion of the product.
Mentored 3 software developers. Also ramped up a new development team in China.

Product Development

Senior Applications Engineer

Sep 2009 – Apr 2013 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Demantra, part of E-Business Suite is a provider of demand management, sales & operations planning, and trade promotions management solutions. It supports both Desktop and Web users
Designed and developed a Translator API for internationalisation Support. This included an API for server, tag library for web pages and a library for Swing components which enabled Oracle to sell Demantra to Asian and Latin American customers.

Product Development

Applications Engineer

Jan 2007 – Aug 2009 · 2 yrs 7 mos

I was working in Demantra Team. I worked in the design, coding and maintenance of the project - Demantra Internationalization.
We created an API for Demantra to comply i18n standards.

Product Development