Hi, I'm Om.
Engineering Leader & Principal Architect
Engineering Leader and Principal Architect with 14 years of experience specializing in SaaS platforms, API-first architectures, and enterprise cloud-native transformations. Proven expertise in architecting high-performance Java/Spring Boot microservices, orchestrating AWS Serverless environments, and integrating Agentic AI workflows. Passionate about driving technical strategy, designing autonomous engineering pipelines, and building scalable system infrastructures from the ground up to support critical business growth.
Experience
Senior Engineering Manager
October 2024 - PresentLeading the development and engineering strategy and delivery for 'Agent OS,' an AI-enabled platform designed to transform digital experiences through context-aware automation.
- Architecture & AI Integration: Architecting and engineering the core infrastructure for 'Agent OS,' an AI-enabled platform driving context-aware automation. Defining the technical roadmap for large-scale AI integration utilizing secure, API-first, and cloud-native architectural patterns.
- Core Product Engineering: Directed the technical execution for the Agentic AI platform for CMS in utilizing NestJS, Node.js, React, and Kubernetes, driving the development of collaborative, on-platform editing features.
- Scalable Architecture & Governance: Spearheading the design of secure, API-first, and cloud-native architectural patterns for distributed systems and LLM integration.
- Security & Compliance for Scale: Architecting industry-leading security frameworks, including PII masking and RBAC, to ensure data integrity and global privacy compliance for SaaS environments.
- Production Reliability & Observability: Established robust incident response protocols and streamlined triage processes to ensure high availability for enterprise customers, reducing blockers for critical business operations.
- Team Growth & Technical Mentorship: Driving hiring strategy and mentorship for the Bangalore team, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and technical excellence in a fast-paced environment.
Engineering Manager
May 2018 - October 2024Full Stack Lead Engineer and Engineering Manager to architect and build a comprehensive B2B Solar SaaS platform, championing API-first development and establishing a robust microservices architecture from the ground up.
- Full-Lifecycle Architecture & Modernization: Architected and built the original SaaS platform from the ground up, later leading its strategic migration from a legacy Java monolith to a highly scalable AWS Serverless ecosystem (Lambda, Python, Node.js). Engineered scalable 'Broker System' design patterns, successfully reducing overall system latency by 15%.
- Algorithm & Core System Design: Developed the solar industry's first automated financing algorithm in Java to calculate cash flow and ROI for solar installations. Engineered complex domain-specific algorithms for automated solar panel layouts and battery discharge modeling.
- SaaS Security & Compliance Strategy: Led the end-to-end security roadmap for the B2B SaaS platform, implementing granular RBAC for tenant isolation and achieving GDPR compliance for the European market. Integrated Snyk and automated audits into the CI/CD pipeline.
- Engineering Excellence & Observability: Overhauled the incident management lifecycle by integrating observability tools (LogRocket, Highlight.io), which improved cross-team collaboration and increased bug resolution rates by nearly 50%.
- Process & Delivery: Implemented Agile methodologies and optimized CI/CD workflows, resulting in a 12% increase in team productivity and a 10% reduction in project delivery timelines.
- Business Impact: Led the technical rebuild of core platform functionality, directly contributing to a 53% revenue growth and a 120% increase in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR).
- Technical Leadership: Designed complex domain-specific algorithms for automated solar panel layouts and financial ROI cash-flow modelling, securing a 150% increase in client retention.
- People Management: Established structured performance evaluations, career pathing, and feedback loops to maintain high retention and align individual engineering goals with company strategy.
Software Design Engineer
June 2012 - May 2018Designed and optimized core software solutions for high-performance Oscilloscopes, focusing on embedded systems, data visualization, and framework efficiency.
- Performance Engineering: Engineered high-performance data display components utilizing Core Java and Java NIO, successfully optimizing and reducing application heap memory usage by 50%.
- Algorithm Development: Designed and implemented complex DSP algorithms and core rendering logic for advanced Oscilloscope features (FFT, Spectrograms, Histogram, Eye Diagrams) utilizing Java Swing and C++/Qt.
- System Implementation: Built an event-driven core framework to handle real-time data acquisition, ensuring highly responsive and seamless interaction between embedded Linux systems and PC interfaces.
- Feature Architecture: Owned the full architectural lifecycle for key software modules, authoring detailed Architectural Decision Records (ADRs) to guarantee long-term system maintainability.
- Global Collaboration: Collaborated closely with Product Owners and cross-functional teams across three countries to define requirements, provide accurate timeline estimates, and demo features directly to customers.
Technical Arsenal
Architecture & Cloud
Agentic AI & LLMOps
Languages & Frameworks
Data & AI
Observability & Tools
Engineering Leadership
Education
Bachelor of Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore, IN