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PRADEEP GUDIPATI

SENIOR DIRECTOR / HEAD OF ENGINEERING

Technology Strategy | Engineering Transformation | AI & Digital Platforms

+91 70937 50123pradeepgudipati@gmail.comlinkedin.com/in/pradeepgudipatihttps://pradeepcg.com/Hyderabad, India

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Senior technology and engineering leader with 22+ years of experience building and transforming engineering organizations, digital platforms, and enterprise technology products across FinTech, SaaS, healthcare, mobility, and AI.

Led engineering organizations of up to 120+ professionals across product engineering, mobile, backend, QA, DevOps, and architecture, delivering digital banking platforms serving 3M+ customers.

Track record spanning technology strategy, engineering operating models, organizational scaling, platform modernization, portfolio and delivery governance, cloud adoption, architecture governance, and AI strategy and adoption. Known for connecting business priorities with technology investment decisions and converting complex operational problems into scalable digital platforms.

Delivered measurable outcomes including release-cycle reduction from hours to 10 minutes, 60% improvement in QA throughput, 40% improvement in deployment reliability and incident resolution, and 25% improvement in engineering retention.

Currently focused on helping organizations adopt AI, agentic systems, and enterprise knowledge platforms pragmatically while maintaining strong engineering governance, security, scalability, and measurable business value.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Technology strategy and transformation
Engineering organization leadership
Engineering operating models
Product, platform, and portfolio strategy
Portfolio and delivery governance
Organizational scaling
Executive stakeholder management
Architecture governance
Cloud and platform modernization
AI strategy and adoption
DevSecOps, reliability, and engineering excellence
Talent development and partner management
FinTech and digital banking

SELECTED LEADERSHIP IMPACT

120+: Largest engineering organization led across mobile, backend, QA, and DevOps.
3M+: Digital banking customers supported by platforms delivered under engineering leadership.
2M+ / month: Transactions supported during Wave Money leadership.
10 minutes: Production release cycle achieved through CI/CD and engineering automation.
60%: Improvement in QA throughput through test-engineering transformation.
40%: Improvement in deployment reliability and incident-resolution speed.
25%: YoY improvement in engineering talent retention.
100K+: Resumes processed through AI-powered recruitment intelligence platforms.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Fractional CTO

VASPP

10/2025 - PresentHyderabad, India

Advise executive stakeholders on technology strategy, modernization, enterprise architecture, and AI adoption for business-critical platforms.
Own technology direction across product architecture, engineering execution, and platform modernization, translating complex operational workflows into scalable digital solutions.
Lead cross-functional engineering initiatives spanning enterprise applications, analytics, cloud platforms, and AI-enabled workflows.
Establish architecture and engineering governance that balances business value, delivery speed, scalability, and long-term maintainability.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Co-Founder & Fractional CTO

Kovaad Technologies Private Limited

02/2024 - PresentRemote

Co-founded an AI technology venture and own product strategy, technology roadmap, AI strategy, platform architecture, and engineering priorities.
Led development and market validation of an adaptive AI platform incorporating LLMs, contextual memory, agent orchestration, and production observability.
Translate customer and market feedback into product investment priorities, balancing innovation with commercial viability and engineering cost.
Established the technology foundation for scaling from early validation toward production adoption.

Technical Matcher / AI Engineering

Turing

08/2024 - 01/2026Hyderabad, India

Architected AI-powered recruitment intelligence capabilities supporting candidate matching, interview analytics, knowledge management, and talent decision-making.
Delivered AI systems processing 100K+ resumes, 10K+ interview assessments, and a 300K-profile talent knowledge base.
Applied Generative AI and automation to high-volume recruitment workflows, demonstrating enterprise-scale AI adoption beyond experimentation.

Head of Engineering

Tonik

06/2021 - 05/2024Chennai, India

Directed a 70-120-member organization across mobile, backend, QA, and DevOps, delivering digital banking platforms serving 3M+ customers across Southeast Asia.
Owned engineering execution, technology modernization, architecture governance, reliability, and organizational capability across critical banking platforms.
Transformed software delivery through CI/CD automation, reducing production release cycles from several hours to approximately 10 minutes.
Increased QA throughput by 60% through automation and Python-based test engineering.
Introduced observability and GitOps operating practices, improving deployment reliability and incident-resolution speed by 40%.
Developed senior engineers into technology leaders and strengthened the engineering leadership pipeline, contributing to 25% YoY improvement in retention.
Improved engineering hiring effectiveness, achieving approximately 70% success in identifying high-performing engineers.
Sponsored early AI initiatives across customer service and fraud-related use cases, connecting emerging technology capabilities with banking business opportunities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Head of Development

Wave Money

03/2020 - 05/2021Yangon, Myanmar

Led engineering execution for Wave Pay and Wave Agent, supporting large-scale digital financial services across Myanmar.
Helped expand the mobile-wallet customer base by 25% while supporting 2M+ transactions monthly.
Improved transaction efficiency by 25% across consumer-wallet and agent-assisted transaction journeys.
Strengthened release governance through CI/CD and test automation, improving delivery velocity, operational reliability, and production confidence.
Partnered across product, operations, and technology teams to scale financial services while maintaining platform stability.

Technology & Program Leadership

Innominds

02/2016 - 03/2020Hyderabad, India

Progressed from Technical Manager to Senior Technology Manager and Program Director, directing 30+ engineers across architecture, product delivery, and engineering operations.
Led strategic engineering engagements for global enterprises including Microsoft, Qualcomm, Deloitte, and Axway.
Directed delivery across enterprise CRM, healthcare, retail IoT, energy analytics, developer platforms, and emerging technology initiatives.
Strengthened engineering governance, delivery predictability, cross-functional collaboration, and leadership development across distributed teams.
Served as the bridge between customer executives, product stakeholders, and engineering teams for complex enterprise technology programs.

Mobile Technology Head & Innovation Leader

Innovapptive Inc

03/2015 - 02/2016Hyderabad

Led a 70+ engineer cross-platform organization spanning Android, iOS, Windows, JavaScript, and backend product engineering.
Established engineering standards, architecture governance, CI/CD practices, and Agile operating models during rapid organizational growth.
Built stronger technical leadership capability through mentoring, delegation, and cross-team engineering governance.
Improved delivery consistency while creating an engineering culture focused on innovation and accountability.

Co-Founder & Mobility Services Head

VASPP Technologies

01/2013 - 03/2015Bengaluru, India

Co-founded and scaled an enterprise technology services company serving organizations including SAP AG and the Qatar Government.
Built and led a 21-person engineering organization delivering enterprise mobility, SAP, and digital workflow solutions.
Led customer engagements, technology strategy, solution architecture, and engineering delivery for enterprise transformation programs.
Created a product innovation culture recognized through two global application challenges.

Earlier Career | Engineering & Technology Leadership

India, Finland & Suriname

2004 - 2013

Progressed through engineering, architecture, and technical leadership roles delivering enterprise mobility, Nokia order-management, payments, transportation, and automation platforms.
Built early expertise in distributed product development, enterprise integration, and mobile technology that formed the foundation for subsequent engineering leadership roles.

AI & TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION

Enterprise AI & Agentic Systems

Designed and built enterprise AI capabilities spanning LLM applications, RAG, agent orchestration, enterprise knowledge systems, AI-assisted workflows, and local/private AI infrastructure.

ContextHarbor

Created a private enterprise knowledge platform enabling organizations and approved AI agents to retrieve source-backed organizational context through Web, REST, and MCP interfaces.

GGUF Switchboard

Created an open-source control plane for operating local LLM infrastructure through an OpenAI-compatible API, simplifying model discovery, deployment, and runtime management.

TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP

AI & Data: Generative AI, LLMs, AI Agents, RAG, Enterprise Knowledge Systems, AI Automation

Cloud & Platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure, Cloud-Native Architecture, APIs, Microservices, Platform Engineering

Engineering: DevSecOps, CI/CD, GitOps, Observability, Reliability Engineering, Architecture Governance

Domains: FinTech, Digital Banking, Enterprise SaaS, Digital Health, Enterprise Mobility

EDUCATION & EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT

M.Tech - Computer Science Engineering

JNTU Hyderabad | 2026

General Management Program

ISB Hyderabad

Project Management Professional (PMP)®

Project Management Institute

Certified SAFe® 6 Practice Consultant

Scaled Agile

Bachelor of Engineering

Goa University | 2004