Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Engineering leader with 16+ years of experience building and scaling high-quality, revenue-impacting products. Currently leading large, cross-functional teams, driving ownership across Identity, Access, and Platform engineering domains. I enjoy building teams, not just systems—creating a culture of ownership, innovation, and high engineering standards. Strong believer in leveraging modern engineering practices and AI-driven development to accelerate delivery, improve quality, and enhance developer productivity. Delivered and scaled products contributing to $100M+ annual revenue, with a consistent focus on reliability, performance, and customer impact. I’m less about specific technologies and more about solving the right problems at scale—technology is simply an enabler. Technical Expertise • Strong foundation in Object-Oriented Design, Data Structures, and Algorithms • Experience across microservices architecture, APIs (REST/GraphQL), and distributed systems • Deep understanding of quality engineering, automation, and performance at scale • Hands-on with modern engineering tools and CI/CD ecosystems Tech Stack Languages: Java (primary), familiar with C#, Python Frameworks/Tools: Spring Boot, JUnit, TestNG, Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, Selenium, JMeter Databases: MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle Platforms: Linux/Unix, Windows, Mac
• Lead and mentor a team of 25+ engineers, driving execution across multiple platform pillars. • Own key areas including Identity Management, Access Management, and core Product Platform, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security for enterprise customers. • Drive engineering strategy and cross-team collaboration to improve platform performance, quality, and developer productivity. • Champion adoption of GenAI developer tools such as Claude Code, Google Gemini, and GitHub Copilot to accelerate development workflows. • Enabled teams to generate test plans in hours instead of days and rapidly build AI-assisted test automation, improving coverage and release velocity. • Partner with product and architecture teams to deliver secure, scalable identity solutions for global customers.
• Developed Test Automation Framework for UI and APIs, ensuring efficient testing processes. • Created and executed Unit tests and functionality tests to maintain product quality. • Reviewed codes, test designs, and HLD/LLD for accuracy and optimization. • Worked on CI/CD using Maven and Jenkins to streamline development workflows.
• Architected and implemented API automation framework using RestAssured and TestNG • Led performance testing initiatives using JMeter and custom Python scripts for Kafka producer-consumer testing • Implemented Test-Driven Development using WireMock for API mocking and validation during development • Developed REST web services using Spring Boot while maintaining zero-defect production deployments • Mentored junior engineers and interns, fostering technical growth and best practices adoption
• Led and scaled a global Quality Assurance organization of 16 engineers, driving excellence in test automation and quality processes across product releases • Orchestrated seamless collaboration with 5 Engineering Managers across different time zones to ensure on-time, high-quality deliverables • Led hiring, coaching, and mentoring efforts, resolving team conflicts and managing budget and resources effectively. • Elevated engineering standards through active participation in technical design reviews and code quality initiatives
• Led cross-regional automation team of 8 engineers across Tokyo and Singapore, driving test automation strategy and implementation • Architected and implemented comprehensive test automation framework utilizing Java Spring, JUnit5, and Extent Reporting for enhanced test coverage and reporting • Spearheaded UI test automation initiatives using Cypress with Test-Driven Development practices • Implemented end-to-end performance testing solutions using JMeter for web applications and APIs • Designed and executed automated testing solutions for GraphQL and REST APIs, ensuring robust API validation • Pioneered accessibility testing automation initiatives to ensure compliance with web accessibility standards • Automated AWS infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, focusing on DynamoDB, DAX, and DataDog integrations