Sai Karthik GanguruSG
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Sai Karthik Ganguru

@saikarthikganguru

Visionary engineering leader with 16+ years of experience.

India
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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a leadership role that fosters innovation and team growth.

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

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Current

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.

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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.

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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.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

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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.

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