Summary
Principal Engineer with 15 years of experience architecting and delivering cloud-native platforms,
microservices, and distributed systems for on-premises and hybrid environments. Deep expertise in
Kubernetes, operators, observability, and scalable control-plane design. Proven track record leading
cross-functional teams, raising the technical bar through mentoring and design reviews, and driving
innovations from concept to production, including multiple patent filings.
Core Skills
- Languages: Go, Python
- Cloud-Native & Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, Operator SDK, Helm, Domain-Driven Design, Microservices, REST APIs
- Observability: OpenTelemetry, OpenMetrics, Jaeger, Prometheus, Grafana, AlertManager, Fluentd / Fluent Bit
- Data & Messaging: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, RabbitMQ
- Cloud & Architecture: AWS, Azure, VMware / vSphere, OVA packaging, CI/CD (Jenkins)
- Leadership: Technical roadmap ownership, cross-functional design leadership, mentoring, patent & innovation facilitation
Experience
NetApp India Pvt Ltd · Bangalore, India
- Architected and delivered the platform architecture for NetApp Console Local (NCL), including AI-assisted sizing at VM and container level, cutting solution-scale effort from roughly 2 months to 2-3 weeks.
- Led architecture for the next-generation NetApp Console Agent, including the technology roadmap with product management from concept through launch, high-availability and scale constructs for the control plane, and cross-functional delivery of packaging constructs (including OVA).
- Mentored engineers on system design and coding standards; led patent mining and filings for the team.
NetApp India Pvt Ltd · Bangalore, India
- Led platform design, implementation, and deployment of the next-generation OTV VASA Provider (OVA-bundled), scaling OTV to an industry-first 150k+ vVols.
- Led design for VASA Specification 5, enabling VMware vVol+ certification.
- Architected NVMe and Fibre Channel protocol support within OTV.
- Led platform design and implementation for Astra VMware plugin and ADS VASA provider; designed and delivered the ONTAP Tools Manager backend.
- Designed a Kubernetes-based HCI management node and a Docker Swarm to Kubernetes migration path that cut the release cycle from three months to a biweekly cadence.
- Designed end-to-end observability for OTV, including customer adoption metrics ingestion into AutoSupport (ASUP).
- Built polyglot microservices (Go, Spring Boot, Python/Flask) and Kubernetes operators via Operator SDK for component deployment.
- Contributed open-source fixes to Bitnami MongoDB Helm charts; mentored engineers and filed patent applications for platform innovations.
VMware India Pvt Ltd · Bangalore, India
- Designed and developed microservice-based internal tools, services, and applications that saved approximately $18M per year.
- Built Hardware-as-a-Service capabilities to manage enterprise assets (servers, switches, storage).
- Operated and extended an internal Kubernetes-based container cloud; delivered features for the internal CI/CD and on-demand apps platform (Jenkins, SonarQube).
Lava International · Bangalore, India
- Led backend engineering for tools, integrations, and custom product requirements that generated nearly $1M per year in revenue.
- Built recommendation and messaging systems for Android launcher and theme-store apps; developed REST APIs for mobile clients.
- Delivered user-behavior analysis and persona scoring pipelines on AWS (Redshift, data pipelines).
Intacct Corporation · Bangalore, India
- Designed and built sales-organization applications and third-party integrations that improved lead-to-customer conversion for a SaaS financial platform.
- Delivered features on a proprietary PHP stack with MySQL and responsive web UIs.
Tata Consultancy Services · Bangalore, India
- Designed a customer service management application that improved customer satisfaction by 20%.
- Built and deployed the application on Azure using CodeIgniter, MySQL, and REST services.
Education
- BE, Computer Science and Engineering, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Bagalkot, India (2011) · GPA 9.03
- PG Program, Management and Leadership, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, India (2019)
Certifications
- CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
- PCA: Prometheus Certified Associate
Awards
- Spot Award, NetApp: Outstanding contributions delivering the microservices-based VASA Provider and ramping the team on Kubernetes.
- Spot Award, VMware: Outstanding contributions delivering applications on time with quality.
Additional
- Multiple patent filings for platform and product innovations at NetApp.
- Volunteer, Vidya Poshak: fundraising and pro-bono technical support.