kgp leaders shaping the data ai industry

subject matter experts in sre, devops, cloud and data.

iit kgp alumni are excelling in all fields.

seeing the increasing readership of this newsletter, young kgp startup founders are reaching out to seek guidance from senior alumni as they build their ventures.

we are starting our subject matter expert series to help young kgp startup founders connect with alumni in different domains.

in this series, we plan to share thought leadership, industry insights and alumni experts that can offer guidance and support as founders build.

today’s newsletters brings the kgp leaders at Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and more together in the following fields:

• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE): Ensuring high availability and performance of critical systems.

• DevOps: Bridging the gap between development and operations for faster, more reliable software delivery.

• Cloud Computing: Leveraging platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP for scalable, cost-effective solutions.

• Data Engineering: Building and maintaining infrastructure for large-scale data processing and analysis.

if you are building in this domain, it could be beneficial to connect with these alumni as they can help you identify the right problems that you can solve, secure initial funds to support and a source of pilot customers.

Pravanjan Choudhury

Pravanjan is the visionary behind Facets.Cloud, a platform designed to simplify deployment across infrastructure. His work is at the forefront of making complex processes more accessible and efficient. He was CTO at capillary technologies.

Ayush V

Ayush has made significant contributions as a DevOps expert in multiple companies, including AirAsia and Delivery Hero. His expertise lies in optimizing and streamlining operations for high-performance environments.

Pavan Reddy Bommana

Pavan has an impressive background with leading tech companies such as Amazon and Snowflake. His experience in these top-tier organizations reflects his deep understanding of cutting-edge technology.

Anmol M.

Anmol's career spans leading roles in tech giants like Amazon, Cohesity, Oracle, and Salesforce. His work across these industry leaders highlights his extensive knowledge and skill in the tech field.

Sharang Agarwal

Sharang has experience as an MLOps Engineer at Sabre and as a Cloud Engineer at Google. His expertise in machine learning operations and cloud computing is vital in today’s data-driven world.

Anil P.

Anil has worked with AWS, contributing to the Aurora Database Storage Layer, and later at Uber, offering fully managed Redis caching infrastructure. His deep technical expertise ensures robust and scalable solutions.

Sriharsha Madala

Sriharsha started at Fujitsu, working on the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) team, and now serves as a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, focusing on Hyper-V and kernel debugging.

Chiranjeevi Pendem

Chiranjeevi's role as a Data Engineer at Roku and Booking.com highlights his expertise in handling large datasets and optimizing data processes in the tech industry.

Pruthvinath J.

Pruthvinath is a Data Engineer with experience at Spring Infotech and Northern Trust. His work ensures that data infrastructures are robust, reliable, and scalable.

Yogesh Verma

Yogesh has worked on building ML pipelines using AutoML and VertexAI, with projects ranging from detecting optic atrophy to modeling unemployment insurance data. His data engineering skills are crucial in driving machine learning innovations.

Brij S.

Brij is a Senior Data Engineer at AMN Healthcare, where he plays a key role in managing and optimizing data pipelines for healthcare applications.

Suranjan Pramanik

Suranjan is an SRE at TikTok and a Data Architect at Bank of America, with expertise in maintaining reliable, scalable systems and data architectures.

Mahesh Murarka

As VP of Software Engineering at GE Digital, Mahesh has improved system availability and reduced outage times, establishing a strong focus on reliability and incident management.

Ayan S.

Ayan serves as Director of Software at Dematic, leading teams focused on cloud platforms, DevOps, SRE, and cybersecurity to ensure technology solutions meet non-functional requirements.

Bharat Nagpal

Bharat is the Director of Software Engineering at Capital One, where he oversees software development processes that drive business success.

Sushant Jain

Sushant is a Senior Program Manager at Intuit, where he has implemented processes to enhance release management, cybersecurity, and cloud migration readiness.

Srinivasan (Srini) Padmanabhan

Srini is the VP of Technology at Fidelity Investments, managing a large team across multiple regions and implementing DevOps and SRE principles to reduce incident frequency.

Somenath Das

As Senior Director of Data and Analytics, Somenath leads initiatives in building data lakes, running machine learning algorithms, and transforming data warehouses to modern analytics platforms.

Krishnan Anantheswaran

Krishnan is a Principal SRE 2 at Elastic, where he is responsible for ensuring the reliability and scalability of Elastic’s services.

Rajesh Peddibhotla

Rajesh is a Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft, managing a team focused on security and privacy for Azure, including EU data residency initiatives.

Narayan Bharadwaj

Narayan is VP and GM at Broadcom, leading VMware Cloud on AWS, a service that integrates VMware Cloud Foundation with Amazon EC2 for hybrid cloud environments.

Rajarshi Chakraborty

Rajarshi is a Manager SRE at Apple, where he manages a team supporting applications and services for Identity Management of Apple's customers.

Debasis Datta

Debasis is a Senior Manager of Big Data at General Motors, leading teams that support global AI/ML, data science, and data engineering organizations with robust data infrastructure and platforms.

Karunik De

Karunik is the Manager of Data Engineering at Walgreens, overseeing the development and maintenance of data systems that support critical business operations.

these alumni represent just a fraction of the expertise in kgp circles in this field.

if you are working in this domain and want to help young kgp startups, reach out to apoorva, founder of origins ai to get your name added to this list.

feel free to share your feedback as we continue bringing the kgp community closer.