SATHISH BABU
Chennai
Summary
Innovative Founder and Senior Technologist with over 12 years in software product development across consumer, enterprise, and developer platforms. Experienced in guiding concepts to production, leading cross-functional teams, managing budgets, and navigating startup challenges. Focused on creating globally scalable AI-driven solutions that address real-world issues, leveraging insights gained from diverse international collaborations.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Co-Founder
FateDate
05.2023 - 09.2024
- Co-founded the company and handled technology, operations, financial planning, and hiring
- Designed and built the full platform, including identity verification, matching flows, and safety features
- Oversaw infrastructure costs, vendor relationships, and early budgets, maintaining strict oversight on cash burn
- Led multiple fundraising attempts and investor conversations
- Managed a remote team in India and the UK for Design and tech development.
- Integrated Veriff for identity checks and worked with UK safety initiatives and transport safety programs
- Conducted in-depth interviews with UK users to identify concerns around safety, trust, and real-world dating
- Decided to step away after repeated fundraising attempts and misaligned execution priorities.
- UK-based consumer dating startup focused on making online dating safer and more grounded in real-world experiences.
Co-Founder
Quadzig
04.2021 - 11.2021
- Co-founded the startup and led product architecture and engineering
- The product received early external validation: Mentioned by Jeff Barr from AWS on X, Ranked number one in an independent comparison of AWS visualization tools
- Developed MVP enabling users to visualize AWS environments with minimal setup, enhancing user onboarding experience
- Identified challenges in achieving repeatable PMF and scalable distribution model despite early validation
- Chose to shut down operations after assessing continued investment of time and capital as unsustainable.
Co-Founder
ResaleMonk
06.2018 - 07.2019
- Co-founded the platform and led both technology and day-to-day operations
- Developed marketplace for buying and selling used consumer electronics, facilitating user transactions and expanding market reach.
- Integrated Amazon India buy-back programs with cross-functional teams in Amazon Bengaluru to enhance service offerings.
- Proposed process changes and verification checklists to Amazon delivery management team, aiming to streamline operations despite slow turnaround.
- Early traction was encouraging, but operational issues surfaced quickly: Large numbers of locked iPhones with no way to reach end customers, Heavy dependency on platform policies limited recovery options
- COVID disruptions froze inventory movement and locked invested capital
- Shut down the business once it became clear the capital could not be recovered.
Principal Software Engineer III
Progress Software
03.2021 - 01.2026
- Core contributor and technical owner for InSpec, an open-source security and compliance-as-code platform used globally
- Designed and implemented features across InSpec Core and InSpec Cloud
- Led and reviewed contributions from open-source community, enhancing collaborative development efforts
- Developed Ansible-based tooling for enterprise customers to streamline compliance pipeline execution
- Collaborated with product, community, and enterprise teams to align development with user needs
- Chef
Tech Lead
Assembly
06.2020 - 03.2021
- Led team of four engineers, ensuring successful technical delivery
- Developed custom data ingestion and importer framework, integrating multiple external sources
- Improved event-sourcing workflows across the system
- Automated post-analysis processes, streamlining operational workflows.
- Oversaw ForwardPMX operations
Tech Lead
Uplight
05.2018 - 06.2020
- Led cross-functional team of eight engineers across India and the US to deliver projects on time and within scope
- Migrated large Spark workloads to Kubernetes to improve scalability and deployment flexibility
- Led development of core platforms including Flex and Measurement and Verification systems
- Executed 12 million dollar customer engagement, enhancing client relationships and project outcomes
- Developed rules-based systems to trigger demand response using real-time pricing data, improving responsiveness to market conditions
- Worked directly with customers such as Xcel Energy, Mitsubishi, and CLP.
- AutoGrid Systems
Software Architect
TringRing
03.2018 - 10.2018
- Led architecture and development of service marketplace platform to enhance user experience and service delivery
- Built the service provider web application
- Designed and developed a stock management system to support operations
- Collaborated with business stakeholders to translate requirements into functional systems, ensuring alignment with business goals.
Senior Software Engineer
Tesco Bengaluru
08.2015 - 05.2018
- Led multiple internal products including In-Fixture, Feature Space, and Floor Plan Automation
- Developed forecasting and analytics systems with UK teams to enhance data-driven decision making
- These projects contributed to roughly 25 percent profit improvement through reduced waste and better availability
- Co-created Tesco Dave, a chat-based retail assistant: transitioned from Tesco Global Hackathon project to pilot with around 100 UK customers, leading to insights despite limited traction
- Supported migration from SVN to GitHub and helped set up CI/CD pipelines
- Collaborated with Tesco Innovation Labs on early-stage retail experiments to explore innovative solutions.
Senior Associate
Amazon India Development Centre
07.2013 - 08.2015
- Collaborated with publishers including Time Inc and Vogue to enhance content distribution.
- Implemented internal tools to reduce manual operational tasks, enhancing workflow efficiency.
- Developed reporting and automation tools for e-periodicals ingestion
- Developed automation pipelines for converting publisher content into Kindle formats, streamlining content preparation process.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication
Anna University
Chennai01.2013
Skills
- Software development
- Cloud architecture
- Microservices architecture
- System integration
- Feature design
- Agile methodologies
- Security compliance
- Technical leadership
- Stakeholder management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Team building
- Strategic vision
- Product design
- Effective communication
Professional Experience
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Independent And Freelance Experience
- Nakkalites, Software Architect, 01/01/20, 03/31/20, Designed and built the core backend platform in Go for a media brand with over 2.5 million YouTube subscribers., Built the system for high availability and low infrastructure cost., Designed for traffic spikes driven by viral content releases., Platform targeted over 1 million users after launch.
- TringRing, Software Architect, 03/01/18, 10/31/18, Acted as the core architect and lead developer for a service marketplace platform., Built the service provider web application., Designed and developed a stock management system to support operations., Worked closely with business stakeholders to translate requirements into working systems.
- MIGrocer, Tech Lead, 10/01/17, 02/28/18, Led and mentored a small team of two senior engineers., Designed and built the core web platform for a local grocery delivery service., Set development standards, delivery milestones, and release processes.
- StyleNira, Software Engineer, 01/01/17, 03/31/17, Core developer on an early-stage blogging and content platform., Worked across backend and frontend features during initial product development.
Open Source And Hackathons
- Open Sourced RubyGem: dates_resolver
- Runner-up, Tesco Global Hackathon (two times): Tesco Dave, A chatbot to help shopping in a group or a single chat window later piloted with 100 UK customers; VR Shopping Experience for shopping entirely using a VR glasses built using A-Frame.
- Runner-up, National Energy Summit: Chargie, A platform to let users optimise their journey route based on the availability, usage, charging capacity, price of the EV charger, built using React Native and Rails.
Timeline
Co-Founder
FateDate
05.2023 - 09.2024
Co-Founder
Quadzig
04.2021 - 11.2021
Principal Software Engineer III
Progress Software
03.2021 - 01.2026
Tech Lead
Assembly
06.2020 - 03.2021
Co-Founder
ResaleMonk
06.2018 - 07.2019
Tech Lead
Uplight
05.2018 - 06.2020
Software Architect
TringRing
03.2018 - 10.2018
Senior Software Engineer
Tesco Bengaluru
08.2015 - 05.2018
Senior Associate
Amazon India Development Centre
07.2013 - 08.2015
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication
Anna University