Surya Srinivas Email & Phone Number

With over 17 years of deep technical expertise and leadership, I’ve progressed from a developer to my current role as VP of Engineering, leading cross-functional teams in Development, QA, & DevOps. Starting with early experience in .NET, Java & SAP, I’ve since embraced modern revolutions of Cloud, Microservices, DevSecOps, AI & Analytics. I've traveled across the globe, gaining diverse perspectives on engineering leadership & innovation.What distinguishes my leadership approach is in driving operational excellence while nurturing a culture of innovation & continuous improvement. I've had the privilege of driving transformation in both a 60,000-person MNC across 42 countries & a 600-person Indian scale-up, providing me a unique understanding of navigating complex enterprise environments as well as agile, fast-growth settings. I’ve also been actively involved in investor discussions and M&A initiatives, ensuring technology’s critical role in strategic decision-making.Key Skills & Leadership Value* Technology Vision & Strategy: Innovating through a deep understanding of market trends and technological evolution.* Agile, Lean, & Kanban Practices: Building high-performing teams, optimising processes for security, quality & reliability by design.* Architecture & System Design: Architecting scalable, secure, and robust solutions across Mobile, Cloud (AWS/GCP), AI, Analytics & SaaS platforms.* Cross-functional Alignment: Ensuring technical goals align with business priorities, focusing on customer needs, employee engagement, and business impact.* OKR-CFR Leadership: Utilising OKRs to set strategic objectives while fostering a culture of continuous feedback & growth.* Conway’s Law & Organisational Design: Championing architecture that supports scalable, productive organisational structures.Key Achievements* Reduced hiring costs by 30%, kept turnover rates below 5% during the pandemic & great layoffs.* Scaled remote engineering teams by 100%, ensuring high productivity and engagement.* Led cloud architecture migrations, reducing infrastructure expenses by 35%.* Improved system reliability by 40% through process optimisations & benchmarking.* Delivered strategic initiatives that boosted customer retention & contributed to company growth through technical excellence.Looking ForwardI’m passionate about organisational design, emerging technologies & continuously explore new ways to leverage cloud, AI & analytics to address complex engineering challenges. Let’s connect to discuss technology leadership, innovation & how we can drive value together.

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  Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College

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