Karan A. Email & Phone Number

As a Software Engineering leader with over 16 years of experience and more than a decade in management, I bring a wealth of expertise in building large-scale on-premises and distributed cloud infrastructure and products. My career is defined by a balanced approach to long-term strategy and short-term tactics, driving significant revenue gains and cost savings for my organizations.I excel at bridging the gap between technology and business, leveraging my strong corporate relationship skills and effective communication to build and manage large, high-performing teams. My decision-making is guided by core principles: Customer First, Engineering Excellence, Quality Obsession, Innovation with a Fail-Fast approach, Product and Technical Vision, and identifying unmet and unarticulated needs.I have a proven track record of delivering impactful products, including five zero-to-one product lines that have scaled to over 50,000 monthly active users. This growth has been achieved through strategic hiring, product acquisitions, and organic development.Starting with a focus on specific product features, my responsibilities have expanded to encompass multiple business areas, including CI/CD, Data Engineering and Warehousing, Audit and Compliance tooling, Secure Supply Chain, and both On-Premise and Cloud Infrastructure as a Service. I have driven the hyper-scale of services, managing massive operations.Besides driving adoption, I have increased service uptime, improved the health of direct responsible individuals (DRIs), and reduced repeat and late-night incidents. My commitment to excellence and innovation continues to fuel my passion for leading and transforming engineering organizations.

Listed skills include Java, C++, C, Unix, and 15 others.