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Sanjog Kumar Dash
Principal Engineer
HN B806, SBR KEERTHI PRIME, OLD MADRAS ROAD, BENGALURU
Summary
Principal Engineer with 12+ years of experience building and scaling distributed data platforms and Kubernetes-based infrastructure. Founding engineer of XDP at Acceldata, leading DevOps architecture, multi-cluster deployments, and platform reliability. Specialized in CI/CD systems, observability, and secure infrastructure design across cloud and on-prem environments. Proven track record of delivering production-grade platforms, accelerating customer onboarding, and driving cross-team engineering impact.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Engineer
Acceldata Technology Private Limited
11.2023 - Current
- Founding engineer leading DevOps architecture and delivery of XDP, a Kubernetes-based data platform enabling scalable, modular, and production-grade deployments.
- Owned end-to-end architecture of dataplane and control plane delivery, enabling lifecycle management (install, upgrade, rollback) for distributed data services.
- Architected DP Helper for secure secrets/config management, driving design, code reviews, and cross-team implementation.
- Led Dataplane V2 redesign with Helm-based automation and validation frameworks, significantly accelerating POCs and customer onboarding.
- Acted as a force multiplier across teams through architecture leadership, mentoring, and critical code contributions.
- Architected key platforms including an AI-driven Vulnerability Management system and DC Manager (VM provisioning, multi-site orchestration).
- Built next-gen CI/CD (Flow CI/CD using Argo Workflows and Go operators), replacing legacy pipelines with scalable, reliable systems.
- Drove observability transformation (SLO/SLI adoption, centralized logging, internal developer portal), improving reliability and debugging.
- Led enterprise POCs and onboarding, acting as technical owner for deployments and production readiness.
Principal DevOps Engineer
Zeta Suite
04.2020 - 10.2023
- Core member of Olympus platform architecture, building a multi-cluster Kubernetes platform for scalable workloads across zones.
- Drove traffic management, observability, CI/CD, and AWS/EKS infrastructure design.
- Led a team of 8 engineers to build Heracles (Cloudflare, Kong, Istio), achieving ~50K RPS with zero downtime.
- Built a secure CI platform integrating SAST, DAST, CVE scanning, and artifact signing for compliance.
- Developed SRE-aligned observability (SLO/SLI, tracing) and logging pipelines handling TB-scale data across 300+ services.
- Contributed to VictoriaMetrics rollout, improving monitoring scalability and performance.
SDE II
Tathastu
12.2018 - 03.2020
- Built production-grade Kubernetes platform with CI/CD (Jenkins, Spinnaker), enabling zero-downtime deployments.
- Automated infrastructure and data platforms (NiFi, Debezium) using Terraform and Ansible.
- Implemented observability and incident management (Prometheus, ELK), improving system visibility and reducing MTTR.
DevOps Engineer II
Swiggy
07.2017 - 12.2018
- Managed high-scale microservices infrastructure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and resilience.
- Built Kubernetes ecosystem with CI/CD tooling and service mesh (Istio), enabling scalable deployments.
- Led cloud cost optimization and handled production incidents, DDoS mitigation, and capacity planning.
Software Engineer
Wizergos Software Solution Pvt Ltd
06.2016 - 07.2017
- Built CI/CD pipelines and automated build systems, improving deployment efficiency and consistency.
- Managed on-prem and AWS infrastructure (Terraform), including scalable deployments and DR systems.
- Implemented observability (ELK) and performance testing, improving monitoring and reliability.
Senior Software Engineer
Browntape Technologies Pvt Ltd
08.2015 - 05.2016
- Led DevOps initiatives to improve scalability, reliability, and security of cloud products.
- Designed CI/CD pipelines and automated backend workflows.
- Managed AWS infrastructure, MySQL, and Elasticsearch for high-performance systems.
Freelance Software Developer
Freelance
11.2013 - 07.2015
- Built scalable telephony platforms on Asterisk with real-time monitoring and distributed call processing.
- Implemented centralized logging and monitoring, improving reliability and troubleshooting.
PHP Developer
Arcweb Designing LLP
03.2013 - 10.2013
- I started my professional journey as a software engineer and accomplished many projects using PHP, Laravel, CodeIgniter, Magento, and CakePHP.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering
Centurion Institute of Technology
04.2001 -
Higher Secondary (10+2) - Science
Nayagarh Junior College
Nayagarh, India 04.2001 -
Secondary (10th) -
Bahadajhola High School
Bahadajhola, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Infrastructure Automation
Kubernetes
Golang
Interests
Photography
Timeline
Principal Engineer
Acceldata Technology Private Limited
11.2023 - Current
Principal DevOps Engineer
Zeta Suite
04.2020 - 10.2023
SDE II
Tathastu
12.2018 - 03.2020
DevOps Engineer II
Swiggy
07.2017 - 12.2018
Software Engineer
Wizergos Software Solution Pvt Ltd
06.2016 - 07.2017
Senior Software Engineer
Browntape Technologies Pvt Ltd
08.2015 - 05.2016
Freelance Software Developer
Freelance
11.2013 - 07.2015
PHP Developer
Arcweb Designing LLP
03.2013 - 10.2013
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering
Centurion Institute of Technology
04.2001 -
Higher Secondary (10+2) - Science
Nayagarh Junior College
04.2001 -
Secondary (10th) -
Bahadajhola High School
04.2001 -