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Sakthivel Sundaresan

Bengaluru

Summary

Accomplished engineering leader with 17+ years experience with a proven success in retail supply chain, finance, and data portfolios with impact of $100M/year. Fostered scalable software products, building high performing teams, cross-functional collaboration, and driving operational excellence.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Engineering Manager (Associate Director)

Walmart Global Tech
Bengaluru
06.2021 - Current
  • Directed cross-functional team of 17+ engineers, product manager and 6+ vendors to establish and achieve clear goals for 4 product lines, generating annual impact of ~$60M. Grew the team from 7 engineers to 20+ engineers.
  • Enhanced the efficiency of Walmart Accounts Payable by revolutionizing the three-way matching challenge between Invoices, Purchase Orders, and Receiving processes using digital transformation for Walmart & Sams Warehouses and Stores to reduce the time of matching from 72 hours to 30 mins.
  • Led the development of a next-gen big data analytical data platform to transform record to report capability for Walmart by collaborating with Walmart & Sam's supply chain teams for Warehouses and Stores. The data platform crunches data for an amount of $500B/year to provide insights and analytics using Google Cloud Platform. The data platform tech stack is of GCP, Kafka, Apache Spark, Trino/Presto and Google BQ.
  • Oversaw the Error Reconciliation Tool team responsible for achieving 100% data quality by observing and reconciling Walmart Finance Data Factory (FDF) information in the Bronze layer of data lakes as well as downstream systems.
  • Executed a comprehensive Azure Cosmos Tiered Storage strategy, achieving $1M yearly savings by streamlining data management and reducing redundant storage costs.
  • Collaborated with 40+ engineering managers across the Walmart Finance Data Org to report operational metrics, challenges, and strategic opportunities to senior leadership towards reducing aged incidents by 90%

Technical Manager, Software Engineering

Theatro Labs Inc
Bengaluru
10.2019 - 06.2021
  • Directed a team of 12+ engineers in design, development, implementation and maintenance of 3 product lines such as Theatro Cloud Manager, Content Delivery Manager and Theatro API Platforms to support 20+ retailers like Walgreens, Macys, and Home Depot.
  • Led quality hiring, training, and coaching the team for on-time and quality delivery to grow the team by 20% in size.
  • Improved the architecture by redesigning Theatro Cloud Manager's scalability, increasing user capacity by 30% and reducing server response time by 40%, enhancing overall system performance and reliability.
  • Led the efficient project management and execution processes to ensure the successful development and deployment of Theatro Cloud Manager. Improved the developer productivity by 20% by introducing the Agile framework in development process and ensured the adoption at the organization level.
  • Coordinated tasks with sales, engineering and product teams to keep deliveries and milestones on schedule.

Software Architect

Anuvu (formerly Global Eagle Entertainment)
Bengaluru
07.2018 - 08.2019
  • Implemented efficient coding standards, code reviews procedures, effective source control management methods and streamlined build processes resulting in the successful development of the Anuvu Network Resource Manager (NRM) by overseeing a team of 8 engineers while working closely with 3 vendors and managing 2 testers.
  • Efficiently guided teams from India, US, and Spain in comprehending architectural design decisions to foster coordination and achieve timely delivery within 7 months.
  • Successfully integrated third-party solutions like Viptela by coordinating with vendors and external partners.
  • Introduced architectural governance to evaluate and enhance system effectiveness in maintainability, scalability, performance, and reliability.

Software Developer in Different Capacities

Various Telecom Companies
Chennai, Bengaluru
06.2007 - 05.2018
  • Designed and developed network management and observability systems for telecommunication equipment with companies like Tejas Networks, Nokia, and Ciana, resulting in an estimated annual impact of $50M for organizations such as Indian Defense, Bharat Electronics, and Bharti Airtel.
  • Built multiple systems from scratch using Java, Python, and clean architecture principles, resulting in high-quality software products in startup ecosystems through various funding stages.
  • Closely collaborated with CxOs in startup ecosystems and number of business customers towards on-time deliverables.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communications Engineering

College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, TN

Skills

  • Application/Backend engineering
  • Data Engineering and Management
  • Software Architecture
  • Java & Python Programming
  • Microservices
  • System Design
  • Cloud Computing
  • Retail - Supply Chain & Finance Tech
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud

Certification

  • Certificate in Leadership and Management in New Age by Wharton Business School (Upgrad)
  • Certificate in Business Management by Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMBx)
  • Certificate in Supply Chain Specialization by Rutgers University (Coursera)

Affiliations

  • Executive Committee Member (Vice President-Public Relations) Toastmasters International

Timeline

Senior Engineering Manager (Associate Director) - Walmart Global Tech
06.2021 - Current
Technical Manager, Software Engineering - Theatro Labs Inc
10.2019 - 06.2021
Software Architect - Anuvu (formerly Global Eagle Entertainment)
07.2018 - 08.2019
Software Developer in Different Capacities - Various Telecom Companies
06.2007 - 05.2018
College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University - Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics And Communications Engineering

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