New Delhi, Delhi, India
Prerit Munjal is a Cloud-Native Platform Leader with deep expertise in building scalable, secure, and resilient systems. As the former CTO of KubeCloud, he led the development of no-code platforms that bridged the Cloud, DevOps, and SRE worlds. Currently, he leads multiple engineering teams at Groupon across Cloud-Native, Observability, CI/CD, AI Prototyping, and Databases. His work focuses on enabling high-velocity engineering through platform innovation, developer experience, and next-gen AI infrastructure. A sought-after keynote speaker with over 50 speaking engagements worldwide, Prerit has built a global technical audience with his content on Kubernetes, AI platforms, and cloud-native architecture garnering more than 19 million impressions the previous year. He is known for making complex infrastructure approachable and actionable for developers and decision-makers alike. 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗠𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 | 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁. All views expressed are his own and do not represent those of his current or past employers. Queries: [email protected]
Interim Engineering Manager for Global Data Infrastructure
• Leading the Cloud Native, Observability, CI/CD, Rapid Prototyping AI, and Databases teams. • Defining product strategy and roadmap for engineering platforms that enable rapid innovation and resilient operations across Groupon’s ecosystem. • Driving adoption of cloud-native technologies to modernize Groupon’s infrastructure, improve developer velocity, and ensure scalability and security. • Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to align technical initiatives with business goals.
Advised on scaling cloud-native product offerings and integrating with new parent organization’s technology ecosystem.
• Built and launched no-code solutions bridging Cloud, DevOps, and SRE, including Lemon (Cost Optimization) and Nuts&Bolts (Automation Center). • Led engineering efforts that enabled rapid adoption of cloud-native tools, accelerating customer onboarding and platform scalability. • Designed modern onboarding frameworks and internal developer platforms (iDPs) improving developer velocity and operational efficiency. • Directed technical strategy prioritizing cost optimization, security, and high availability, resulting in a 5x increase in platform adoption.
• Implemented cloud-native solutions on Google Cloud, reducing billing costs by 30% while achieving 80% concurrency for all applications. • Led a team to migrate 120+ internal applications to a redesigned architecture, significantly improving efficiency and security. • Developed a comprehensive security strategy resulting in zero breaches, cutting potential risk exposure by 50%. • Identified and resolved critical architectural bottlenecks, enhancing reliability and performance. • Delivered MVPs leveraging GKE, Jupyter Notebooks, and GCP, driving a 10% increase in platform adoption. • Designed backup networks ensuring data integrity and minimal downtime. • Managed and mentored a team of eleven engineers.
• Oversaw platform infrastructure and security leveraging Google Cloud APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code. • Spearheaded initiatives to modernize platform deployment pipelines. • Mentored and onboarded new team members, strengthening overall team capability and performance.
• Advised multiple enterprises on improving cloud-native architectures, service reliability, and developer velocity. • Enhanced clients’ SLAs by implementing best practices in observability, automation, and platform modernization. • Delivered tailored DevOps strategies leading to faster deployments and reduced operational overhead.