Guna Shekar
@gunashekar
Engineering leader specializing in Java, cloud-native microservices, and AI-driven automation.
What I'm looking for
I am a software engineering leader with 14 years of hands-on Java and cloud-native experience, and eight years of team leadership including managing teams of up to 28 engineers. I have led end-to-end delivery of AI bots and scalable microservices, driving measurable improvements in developer velocity, release cadence, and production reliability.
I specialize in designing and deploying resilient, observability-driven systems using AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines while integrating AI/ML solutions (NLP, LLMs, generative AI) to automate business and developer workflows. I focus on transparent people management, mentoring, and agile delivery to build high-performing, remote-first teams that consistently meet SLAs and product goals.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Manager, Software Engineering
GupShup
Jul 2024 - May 2025 (10 months)
Managed 28 engineers and drove roadmap execution for a high-throughput conversational messaging platform; architected dual AI bots and cloud-native microservices, reducing development cycle time by 35% and defects by 42%.
Manager, Software Engineering
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Jul 2022 - Jul 2024 (2 years)
Led a 16-member team delivering enterprise cloud applications and an AI bot, implemented AWS EKS-based infrastructure and data workflows, improving deployment agility and meeting SLAs consistently.
Software Engineer IV
Oracle Cerner
Aug 2021 - Jul 2022 (11 months)
Delivered backend services for healthcare products using Java, Spring Boot and MySQL, and engineered PySpark/Oozie pipelines on EMR to process petabyte-scale clinical datasets.
Alfresco Java Lead Developer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Oct 2019 - Aug 2021 (1 year 10 months)
Led a team building enterprise content management solutions with Alfresco, designing REST/SOAP integrations and applying containerized DevOps practices to improve deployment reliability.
Lead Alfresco Developer
Amzur Technologies
Jul 2011 - Oct 2019 (8 years 3 months)
Headed development of Alfresco-based ECM systems, delivering custom modules and big data integrations while managing offshore/onshore teams for scalable content services.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Unknown (India)
Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Completed a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, awarded in 2011 in India.
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