SGSai Karthik Ganguru
@saikarthikganguru
Visionary engineering leader with 16+ years of experience.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I am a visionary engineering leader with over 16 years of experience in building and scaling high-performance engineering teams in fast-paced, high-growth environments. My proven track record includes driving organizations to grow by over 20% annually while fostering technical innovation and operational excellence. I have a strong expertise in AWS cloud platforms, distributed systems, and AI integration, which has allowed me to reduce incidents by 80% and optimize costs by 50%.
Throughout my career, I have successfully led diverse teams across various organizations, including HiTek Force LLC and AFFIRM, where I built scalable AWS AI platforms and implemented strategic hiring plans. My leadership style emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, culture building, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring that engineering efforts align with business objectives. I am passionate about creating inclusive engineering cultures and have a strong commitment to operational excellence and performance improvement.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Director of Engineering, AI Platform
HiTek Force LLC (Nike)
Nov 2024 - Present (8 months)
Built and scaled highly-scalable AWS AI platforms. Implemented strategic hiring plans by growing team size from 10 to 14 in 6 months.
Director of Engineering, Infrastructure & AI Platform
AFFIRM
Sep 2022 - Present (2 years 10 months)
Built and scaled highly-scalable AWS platforms serving multiple engineering teams, increasing team size by 50% in one year. Reduced P0/P1 incidents by 80% and decreased MTTR/MTTD by 30% through improved KPIs and monitoring systems.
Senior Engineering Manager, Credit Card Platform
BLOCKFI
Mar 2021 - Present (4 years 4 months)
Grew engineering team from 4 to 16 members in 14 months while building a crypto platform handling millions of daily transactions. Established robust hiring processes and onboarding programs during period of rapid organizational growth.
Engineering Manager, Cloud Platform
NEW RELIC
Aug 2017 - Present (7 years 11 months)
Led cloud platform engineering team, reducing AWS spend by 30% year-over-year through strategic optimization initiatives. Built comprehensive observability and alerting systems, ensuring high-quality, on-time project delivery across multiple teams.
Engineering Manager
NIKE
Jan 2014 - Present (11 years 6 months)
Designed and developed Big Data systems to monitor online data flow during high-traffic product launches. Led comprehensive migration from on-premises infrastructure to AWS, spearheading cloud cost optimization initiatives.
Senior Software Engineer
Gainsight
Apr 2013 - Present (12 years 3 months)
Developed and maintained customer retention data systems. Contributed to the improvement of data processing and analysis for customer insights.
Senior Software Engineer
UnitedHealth Group
Aug 2011 - Present (13 years 11 months)
Developed and implemented fraud detection systems using Hadoop. Contributed to enhancing data security and integrity within the organization.
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant
Jan 2009 - Present (16 years 6 months)
Performed full-stack web development tasks, contributing to various projects. Gained foundational experience in software development and programming.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
JNTU
Bachelor's Degree, Information Technology
Completed a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology. The curriculum covered various aspects of IT, preparing for a career in the field.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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