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Prasanna kumar

@prasannakumar7

Engineering leader with 19+ years scaling enterprise platforms across IoT, fintech, cloud, and AI/ML.

India
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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead engineering teams at the Engineering Manager/Senior EM/Director/VP level—rescues at-risk programs, aligns strategy to execution with OKRs, drives cloud cost and reliability improvements, and builds high-velocity engineering culture.

I’m an Engineering Manager and technology leader with 19+ years delivering enterprise-scale platforms across IoT, Fintech, Big Data, Cloud, and AI/ML. I’ve led programs shipping to 100M+ users globally, managed 30+ engineers, and executed $2M+ initiatives with a focus on measurable outcomes.

I’m known for rescuing at-risk programs and bridging strategy with execution. At Turing, I took over a project delayed by 2 sprints, drove 32-member cross-functional delivery for a $2M+ portfolio, and improved reliability by establishing an Azure Monitor observability framework—while boosting team productivity 15% through Agile/OKR alignment and AI-enabled workflow tooling.

I’ve also scaled platforms end-to-end—from backend microservices and real-time analytics to secure device and payment systems. At Zee Entertainment I architected 25+ microservices powering a 10M+ user short-video platform, cutting AWS costs 30% and improving uptime 30%; at Jio Platforms I scaled JioIoT from 1M to 100M+ connected devices (99.99% uptime) and built Kafka/Spark pipelines for ~50TB/day analytics, plus PCI-DSS/NPCI-aligned payments with 70% faster provisioning.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

ME

Engineering Manager

Metapix

Sep 2023 - Jun 2024 (9 months)

Led an 8-person team (5 ML, 3 backend) delivering 5 concurrent OpenCV-based computer vision models in production with sub-300ms inference latency. Reduced inference latency by 30% and improved predictive accuracy by 25% while integrating A/B testing and recommendation systems to lift engagement by 28% and conversion by 12%.

ZE

Engineering Manager

Zee Entertainment

Jun 2022 - Sep 2023 (1 year 3 months)

Architected 25+ microservices for a 10M+ user short-video platform, processing 80,000+ uploads/day with <150ms search response and ~90% AI moderation accuracy. Cut AWS costs by 30%, improved uptime by 30% and reduced downtime by 25%, while reducing bugs by 40% through CI/CD and mentoring an 8-person backend team with code review gates and TDD.

JP

Senior Engineering Manager

Jio Platforms

Aug 2012 - May 2022 (9 years 9 months)

Scaled the JioIoT platform from 1M to 100M+ connected devices with 99.99% uptime and 25% infra cost reduction. Built real-time analytics using Kafka/Spark (~50TB/day) and led fintech device/payment management with DUKPT/ISO8583 and PCI-DSS/NPCI compliance—achieving 70% faster provisioning and reducing deployments by 40%.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

JS

JNNCE Shivamogga

Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics & Communication

Earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communication through Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) at JNNCE, Shivamogga.

SP

Sandur Polytechnic

Diploma, Electronics & Communication

Completed a Diploma in Electronics & Communication at Sandur Polytechnic.

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