Narayan Iyer Email & Phone Number

As a seasoned Senior Engineering Manager with over 25 years of experience, I specialize in leading global teams to deliver high-impact technology solutions. I have managed portfolios exceeding $200M and played a pivotal role in the development of platforms with impeccable uptime performance, including achieving 99.999% SLA for systems serving millions of customers. My leadership philosophy is rooted in operational excellence, having successfully led efforts that resulted in significant cost reductions, including reducing AWS expenses by 90%, and optimizing cloud infrastructures across AWS, GCP, and Azure environments.My expertise spans a broad range of technical and strategic areas, including cloud optimization, distributed systems, site reliability engineering, and large-scale platform development using languages such as Java, Python, Scala, and Golang. Throughout my career, I have driven process improvements and implemented best practices in microservices, Kafka, and Kubernetes, while mentoring high-performing engineering teams. I am passionate about fostering a culture of ownership and continuous improvement, which has led to 100% retention and numerous internal promotions in my teams.Certified as an AWS Cloud Practitioner and Solutions Architect, I have consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to both technical excellence and customer satisfaction. My key achievements include leading secure product launches, architecting scalable systems, and spearheading rapid troubleshooting teams that enhanced service reliability and minimized downtime. With a track record of delivering results, I am driven by the challenge of leading engineering initiatives that push the boundaries of innovation and operational success.SkillsMentorship & Career Management | Project Delivery | Agile/Lean Methodologies | Cross-functional Collaboration | OKR, KPI & Metrics | Performance Evaluation | Strategic Planning & ExecutionAWS | Azure | GCP | Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) | SaaS & PaaS | DataDog | Jenkins | Process Management | AnalyticsMonolithic & Micro-services Architecture | Distributed Systems | System Design | API | Big Data | ETL | CI/CD | Docker | KubernetesJava | Python | Scala | Go | Elixir | Clojure | Rust | Javascript | Functional Programming (FP) | Object Oriented Programming (OOP)SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL) | NoSQL (Dynamo, Cassandra) | Messaging Queues | Big Data (Apache Spark) | Redis | ElasticSearch