Vidyasagar Velur

Technology leader with 17+ years of experience in the software industry, specializing in data platforms, cloud infrastructure, and AI/ML technologies. Proficient in managing teams and individuals with 8+ years of people management experience, including engineering managers, tech leads, and senior engineers. Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, deliver mission-critical solutions, optimize performance, and drive innovation. Skilled in managing distributed systems, developing scalable platforms, and ensuring data quality and governance. Experienced in leading software development teams to deliver innovative solutions, utilizing agile methodologies and strategic planning to manage complex projects effectively and known for fostering collaborative environments and consistently achieving project success.

• Senior Software Engineering Manager, Rubrik, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 10/01/22, Present, Led a team of 13 full-stack developers within the Data Protection Organization, developing a customer-centric product that automates Data Lifecycle features in core platform engineering., Drove initiatives that led to the successful IPO of Rubrik in 04/2024 by ensuring customer adoption of SaaS solutions, influencing 10k customers to migrate their 100k active SLAs within 6 months., Spearheaded the transformation of legacy on-premises systems into scalable shared SaaS platforms, increasing capacity to handle 50k operations per second, boosting platform efficiency by 50%, and diminishing the operational workload of the team by 80%., Led the collaboration to scale the platform for SaaS and Cloud Native customers, such as SalesForce, Google Suite, and Office 365. Our efforts reduced new tenant onboarding time from 3 months to under 1 month by redesigning the component with a layered architecture, consolidating APIs, and improving testing infrastructure., Groomed and mentored senior engineers throughout the organization and facilitated the promotion of two individuals to senior positions.
• Software Development Manager, AMAZON, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 06/01/20, 10/01/22, Led a high-performance team of 16 members responsible for automating operations for Amazon's offline physical stores in the retail space. Focused on reducing product shrinkage by 10% annually through effective tools and processes, managing inventory for millions of customer transactions, reducing costs, and maximizing operator efficiency., Conceptualized and implemented the Centralized Reporting Platform, a custom solution for Tableau BI, in collaboration with partners and other tech teams. Delivered the solution within 8 months, resulting in annual cost savings of $1.77 million., Grew team members by providing opportunities for business and tech enhancement projects, leading to their advancement., Successfully led the team in delivering all external committed projects, enabling Amazon to enter new business and markets such as Fashion/Style categories and facilitating the global launch of new stores across North America, Europe, and Australia., Efficiently managed programs and operational excellence load. Initiated a campaign to reduce Android app crashes from 500 to under 50 per month.
• Software Development Manager, OLA (ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 04/01/15, 05/01/20, Managed a team of 26 high-performance engineers to deliver software and tech platforms such as Driver Earnings (Payments), Locations (Maps), and Marketplace Signals for OLA's ride-sharing business., Conceptualized and led the team on tech initiatives such as real-time driver status (200k active drivers) and the migration of the rewards platform (200 Cr), which helped achieve a 10% increase in global revenue., Scaled and stabilized platforms for international launches in London, Australia, and New Zealand, resulting in 2 million daily ride bookings., Initiated engineering projects aimed at cutting down expenses on Google Maps and AWS infrastructure by 30% while maintaining operational readiness.
• Software Architect, NetApp, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 08/01/07, 04/01/15, As a software architect and lead engineer in the supportability group, I built features and tools using ExtJS Web Dashboards, Big Data, and DWH technologies to drive customer adoption and supportability., Led the architecture design of premium features such as Storage Efficiency and Performance Visualization, leading to a 40% annual increase in customer adoption., Streamlined the big file ingestion process into Flume and Hadoop. 100 TB flat file of daily ingestion.

• Architecture for Growth, My architecture and design for Rubrik's SaaS solution directly influenced key IPO decisions, driving 10,000 customers (100k transactions) to adopt new SLA flows within 3 months.
• Leveraging Technical Expertise to Deliver Impactful Solutions, Led the flawless execution of a complex, multi-stakeholder project, replacing a licensed solution with an in-house tool. This saved the company $1.7 million annually.
• Empowered High-Performing Team, Mentored and coached engineers to adopt best practices, streamlining processes for a 30% productivity boost.