Nikhil Bajaj
@bajajnikhil
Director of Engineering scaling AI-native product platforms with reliability, governance, and predictable execution.
What I'm looking for
I build calm, scalable engineering organizations that deliver consistently—without relying on heroics. Twenty years in, I’ve learned engineering excellence is less about heroes and frameworks, and more about systems that hold up when no one is looking.
Today, I lead a 60+ engineer “AI First” organization at Sequifi as Director of Product Engineering, spanning product engineering, platform engineering, and DevOps/SRE. I partner directly with the CEO, CTO, and CPO on engineering strategy, organisational design, and board-facing updates.
I focus on operational maturity and execution governance to improve predictability: I reduced production incidents by 40% and improved on-time delivery by 35–40%. I’ve maintained 99.9%+ uptime while scaling the org from 15 to 60+ engineers, keeping platform performance stable through rapid growth and AI-first transformation.
I also drive responsible AI-augmented development workflows across distributed teams—introducing GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude with human-in-the-loop review and architectural guardrails. I modernize reliability and delivery systems end-to-end, including CI/CD hardening, incident management, and observability using Sentry, PostHog, and SLOs.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Currently responsible for a 60+ member 'AI First' engineering organization spanning 6 product and platform teams supporting $10M+ ARR growth initiatives.
Key impact:
• Reduced production incidents by 40% through improved observability and stronger reliability practices
• Improved on-time delivery by 35–40% through better execution planning and delivery governance
• Scaled the engineering organiz
Led product and platform engineering initiatives across 3 engineering teams in an AI-first engineering environment supporting B2B SaaS customers during a critical organizational scaling phase.
Managed a 30+ member engineering organization focused on improving delivery predictability, platform stability, execution maturity, and AI-enabled engineering productivity.
Key impact:
• Improved deliver
Associate Director, Product Engineering
Sequifi
Mar 2024 - Mar 2025 (1 year)
Led product and platform engineering initiatives across three teams in an AI-first environment supporting B2B SaaS customers during a scaling phase. Improved delivery predictability by 25%, increased sprint commitment accuracy to 95%+, reduced recurring production issues by 30%, and scaled a 30+ member engineering organization while improving execution maturity.
Led large-scale customer delivery and cross-functional execution initiatives across global B2B SaaS projects spanning the US, UK, and APAC regions.
Managed a portfolio of 40+ concurrent customer engagements, working across product, engineering, delivery, and customer stakeholders to improve execution predictability, delivery quality, and customer outcomes at scale.
Key impact:
• Improved custo
Portfolio Manager, Customer Success
Builder.ai
Aug 2021 - Feb 2024 (2 years 6 months)
Managed a portfolio of 40+ concurrent customer engagements across global B2B SaaS projects in the US, UK, and APAC. Improved customer satisfaction by 20%, maintained 90%+ satisfaction and 85%+ renewal rates, reduced project overruns by 25%, and coordinated distributed engineering delivery for multiple implementations.
Led large-scale mobile and web application delivery programs across distributed engineering teams spanning the Middle East, India, and Eastern Europe.
Managed delivery execution across 15+ concurrent programs with budgets ranging from $200K to $2M+, supporting clients across retail, healthcare, and logistics sectors.
Key impact:
• Successfully delivered 12 major digital transformation and prod
Led operations, organizational management, and business process transformation for a 50-person professional services organization during a period of sustained growth and operational scaling.
Responsible for operational strategy, process optimization, cross-functional coordination, and organizational efficiency initiatives supporting business growth and client delivery operations.
Key impact:
• R
Managed enterprise technology and transformation initiatives within a highly regulated global professional services environment spanning 20+ international offices.
Led complex cross-functional delivery programs with budgets up to £5M, operating under strict governance, compliance, security, and quality standards.
Key impact:
• Successfully led a global document management system migration across
Led operations, service delivery, and transition management initiatives for enterprise client engagements within the IT services sector.
Managed operational performance, SLA delivery, and transition programs across multiple enterprise accounts with a combined contract value exceeding £10M.
Key impact:
• Successfully transitioned 8 major enterprise client accounts across teams and operational loc
Led enterprise software development initiatives for banking and financial services clients within large-scale, high-accountability delivery environments.
Managed engineering teams delivering enterprise-grade applications and core business systems with a strong focus on reliability, delivery discipline, and technical quality.
Key impact:
• Led development teams of 8–12 engineers delivering enterp
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Indian School of Business
Mastering Executive Presence
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Bachelor of Information Technology, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
2000 - 2003
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Website
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Job categories
Skills
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