Ram Sukhdev Nalawade

RAM NALAWADE Mumbai, India |-| - | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ram-nalawade/ PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Currently VP of Engineering with over 16 years of experience designing and scaling cloud-native applications for millions of users, achieving 99.9% uptime and 40% latency reduction. Proven expertise in AI-driven architectures, microservices, and cost-effective cloud solutions. Adept at stakeholder engagement, cross-functional collaboration, and aligning technology strategy with business objectives. Strong background in leading highperforming teams, driving digital transformation, and executing strategic planning and change management initiatives. Passionate about combining technical innovation with business alignment to deliver scalable, futureready platforms. EXPERIENCE VP of Engineering | Sigmoid Frogs | June 2019 – Present • • • • • • • • • • - Designed and deployed a multi-cloud (AWS & GCP) microservices architecture, reducing system latency by 30% and cutting cloud costs by 20%, supporting 10M+ users. - Established a forward-looking technical roadmap, emphasizing AI-driven automation and security-first cloud practices to enhance system resilience. - Implemented real-time analytics dashboards to drive data-informed decisions, improving operational efficiency by 15%. - Architected and led the development of enterprise platforms, scaling to 10M+ users while ensuring 99.9% uptime through AWS & GCP. - Established robust CI/CD pipelines, accelerating feature deployments by 40%. - Scaled the engineering team from 5 to 15+, hiring top talent and boosting sprint velocity by 40% through Agile practices, mentorship, and automated DevOps pipelines. - Optimized backend services and APIs, reducing response times by 35% and enhancing scalability in hightraffic environments. - Optimized cloud infrastructure, cutting costs by 20% while maintaining peak performance and scalability. - Led cross-functional alignment between engineering, product, and executive stakeholders to ensure strategic business outcomes and technology roadmap execution, accelerating feature delivery by 25%. - Optimized PostgreSQL indexing and caching layers, eliminating bottlenecks, reducing query times by 50%, and boosting system performance during peak loads. Technical Lead | Cinestaan Digital Pvt. Ltd. | Jan 2015 – June 2019 • • • • • • • - Defined and managed product requirements, ensuring the software architecture was aligned with strategic business objectives. - Researched and adopted emerging technologies to enhance performance, scalability, and security, ensuring a future-ready architecture. - Designed scalable and secure software platforms, enabling efficient solutions to complex business challenges. - Led backend architecture redesign, improving scalability and reducing downtime by 20%. - Spearheaded the shift from a monolithic to a microservices model using Node.js and AWS Lambda. - Mentored and coached technical teams, fostering skill development and increasing efficiency by 25%. - Designed and deployed AWS Lambda-based microservices, enhancing scalability, reducing downtime by 20%, and increasing concurrent user capacity by 30%. Senior Software Engineer | Genesys International Corporation Ltd. | Feb 2012 – Mar 2015 • • • • • - Built and fine-tuned high-performance applications, utilizing various programming languages and frameworks to enhance functionality and reliability. - Led full-cycle software development, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive innovation, enhance efficiency, and ensure technical excellence. - Developed, optimized, and debugged complex applications, leveraging multiple programming languages and frameworks for high-performance solutions. - Conducted rigorous validation and verification testing, ensuring software reliability, security, and compliance with industry standards. - Authored and maintained comprehensive technical documentation, including architectural diagrams, API references, and system design documentation to enhance long-term maintainability. EARLIER CAREER Software Engineer | Blue Star Infotech | Nov 2010 – Jan 2012 Software Engineer | ITISL Technologies Pvt. Ltd. | Nov 2007 – Oct 2010 • Contributed to enterprise-grade solutions across .NET and SQL-based systems. PROJECTS • • - Designed to decentralize media access across low-bandwidth regions, developed a blockchain-based decentralized media streaming system with MI Router and distributed storage, improved content delivery speed by 50%. - Built a secure Raspberry Pi-based intranet system for military-grade communication. EDUCATION Bachelor of Science (I.T.), Mumbai University – 2006 SKILLS • • • • • • - Programming & Development: Node.js, C#, JavaScript - Web Frameworks: Next.js, React.js, Scrapy - Cloud & DevOps: AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform - Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Redis - Security & Infrastructure: Burp Suite, OWASP Security, SonarQube, Zero Trust Architectures - Hardware & Edge Computing: Raspberry Pi, NIB Bubble, IoT Systems