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PRADEEP GUDIPATI
Fractional CTO & Engineering Leader | Enterprise Software & AI Systems Architect | Helping SMEs Build Modern Software Products
+917093750123pradeepgudipati@gmail.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/pradeepgudipati/https://pradeepcg.com/Hyderabad, India
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Technology Director and Fractional CTO with 22+ years of experience building software products, modernizing enterprise platforms, and translating technology strategy into measurable business outcomes.
Led engineering organizations of up to 120+ professionals and delivered digital banking products serving 3M+ users.
Partner with founders and executive stakeholders on technology strategy, product architecture, enterprise modernization, AI adoption, and delivery transformation.
Built platforms across FinTech, enterprise SaaS, digital health, mobility, workflow automation, and Generative AI.
Combine executive leadership with hands-on architecture across AI agents, RAG and enterprise knowledge, cloud-native systems, integrations, DevSecOps, and platform engineering.
Delivered measurable improvements including 10-minute release cycles, 60% higher QA throughput, 40% better deployment reliability and incident resolution, and 25% higher team retention.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
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Forward-Deployed Engineering
Bridged business, operations, and engineering to turn complex workflows into scalable digital solutions and drive end-to-end digitalization.
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AI led Delivery
Accelerated Delivery using AI tools for Coding, automation, deployment, system design.
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AI Therapeutic Agents
Built AI platform, boosting therapeutic interactions for 50 users daily.
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Automated Release Engineering
Implemented GitOps and CI/CD automation for a 70-member engineering organization, reducing release cycles to 10 minutes and enabling reliable, near-autonomous deployments.
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Team Retention Growth
Led 25% YoY team retention improvement by fostering engineers as leaders.
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Recruitment Optimization
Automated Analysis of 100k resumes to streamline recruitment for diverse global teams.
EXPERIENCE
Fractional CTO
VASPP
10/2025 - PresentHyderabad, India
Partner with executive stakeholders on product strategy, enterprise architecture, AI solutions, and modernization of business-critical applications.
Lead cross-functional product and full-stack delivery, turning complex workflows into scalable platforms that improve operational efficiency and business decision-making.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
M.Tech. - CSE - 2026
KMCE - JNTU Hyderabad
Project Management Professional (PMP)®
Project Management Institute
Certified SAFe® 6 Practice Consultant
Scaled Agile, Inc.
General Management Program
ISB Hyderabad
Google Cloud Big Data & Machine Learning Fundamentals
Google
Creating Successful new Products at IIM Bangalore
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Bachelors in Engineering - 2004
PCCE - Goa University
AWARDS
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SAP and Google Apps Challenge
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SAP Mobile Apps Challenge for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 2014
EXPERIENCE
Co-founder - Fractional CTO
Kovaad Technologies Private Limited
02/2024 - PresentRemote
Co-founded an AI product company focused on digital therapeutics for neurodiverse users; define product roadmap, AI strategy, platform architecture, and commercialization priorities.
Lead engineering and customer validation for an adaptive LLM-based communication-training platform with context-aware memory, multi-agent orchestration, and production observability.
Technical Matcher
Turing
08/2024 - 01/2026Hyderabad, India
Architected AI-powered recruitment intelligence that transformed candidate matching, interview analytics, deduplication, and knowledge-management workflows.
Delivered solutions processing 100K+ resumes, 10K+ interview assessments, and a 300K-profile talent knowledge base for data-driven hiring decisions.
Head Of Engineering
tonik
06/2021 - 05/2024Chennai, India
Directed a 70-120-member organization across mobile, backend, QA, and DevOps, delivering digital banking products to 3M+ users in Southeast Asia.
Reduced release cycles from hours to 10 minutes through CI/CD automation and increased QA throughput by 60% through Python-based test engineering.
Introduced observability and GitOps workflows that improved deployment reliability and incident-resolution speed by 40%, while sponsoring AI prototypes for customer service and fraud detection.
Developed senior engineers into technology leaders, improving retention by 25% YoY and achieving a 70% success rate in hiring high-performing engineers.
Head Of Development
Wave Money
03/2020 - 05/2021Yangon, Myanmar
Led engineering execution for Wave Agent and Wave Pay, expanding financial access, growing the mobile-wallet user base by 25%, and supporting 2M+ transactions monthly.
Improved transaction efficiency by 25% across consumer-wallet and OTC agent journeys.
Integrated CI/CD with test automation to improve release confidence, delivery speed, and operational reliability.
AI platform for neurodiverse individuals to practice, improve, and gain confidence through personalized conversations.
25 neurodiverse children practicing communication skills on Kovaad daily.
Scaling to 50 in a few months.
EXPERIENCE
Technical Manager to Senior Technology Manager / Program Director
Innominds
02/2016 - 03/2020Hyderabad, India
Progressed through technology and program leadership roles, directing 30+ engineers across architecture, product delivery, engineering operations, and customer engagements.
Led Microsoft Dynamics CRM offshore delivery and strategic programs for Microsoft, Qualcomm, Deloitte, Axway, and other global enterprises.
Delivered platforms spanning CRM, HIPAA-compliant healthcare, retail IoT, energy analytics, SDK generation, and VR streaming over 5G.
Improved delivery predictability, cross-functional collaboration, engineering practices, and talent development across distributed teams.
Mobile Technology Head and Innovation leader
Innovapptive Inc
03/2015 - 02/2016Hyderabad
Led 70+ cross-platform engineers across Android, iOS, Windows, and JavaScript product teams, fostering innovation and accountable technical leadership.
Established engineering standards, CI/CD practices, and Agile delivery across a rapidly scaling organization.
Improved delivery consistency through technical governance, mentoring, and cross-team problem-solving.
Cofounder & Mobility Services Head
VASPP Technologies
01/2013 - 03/2015Bengaluru, India
Co-founded an enterprise mobility and SAP consulting company serving SAP AG, the Qatar Government, and other enterprise customers.
Led and mentored a 21-person organization delivering mobile-first and SAP Fiori solutions, including HCM workflows for the Qatar Ministry.
Built a culture of product innovation recognized through two global application challenges.
Lead Engineer (Enterprise Mobility)
Innominds
08/2010 - 01/2013Hyderabad, India
Led R&D and solution engineering for Sybase Unwired Platform and SAP Mobile Platform, designing scalable enterprise mobility architectures.
Designed offline, push-synchronization, and role-based mobile strategies for SAP logistics, HR, and field-service workflows.
Partnered with SAP product and pre-sales teams on solution blueprints, feasibility studies, client architecture reviews, and early SAP Fiori and SAPUI5 evaluation.
Application Systems Developer/Designer
MoadBus Inc
01/2009 - 07/2010Paramaribo, Suriname & Hyderabad, India
Designed and developed the complete J2ME mobile application suite for a multi-market transportation platform.
Led a four-person team delivering Nokia order-management solutions using Scrum across Finland and India.
Built mobile applications using SMS, MMS, NFC payments, and web APIs, and provided test-automation expertise at the Texas Instruments Bangalore ODC.
Delivered commercial mobile games for publishers including Namco, THQ, MTV, and GameHouse.
PROJECTS
Tonik Bank Application
06/2021 - 02/2024Location
Tonik is transforming banking in Southeast Asia, targeting $140B retail deposits and $100B lending in the Philippines. We offer a simple, digital-only bank for both existing and 70% unbanked Filipinos.
Increased user Lifetime Value by {35%} by implementing targeted engagement and retargeting User Engagement Journeys.
Oversaw the deployment of multiple successful loan products keeping quality and efficiency high.
Core member of System design review committee.
Setup metrics and measures to gauge efficiency of teams.
API Security Team coordination.
Wave Agent & Wave Pay
03/2020 - 04/2021Yangon
WaveMoney, Myanmar's largest wallet app, enables public money transfers anywhere. Wave Agent app allows money withdrawals and OTC transfers. Services include withdrawals, transfers, and bill payments.
Successfully set up best practices for Agile.
Coordinated approx 18 new feature deployments in 14 months.
Part of System architecture review committee.
Managed a team of 15 - Mobile + Backend API team.
QC SIP VR project
10/2019 - 03/2020Location
Qualcomm's VR game streaming app streams games from engines like Steam to 5G HMDs, connecting to cloud VMs. Utilized Drachtio SIP for HMD-game engine calls. Node.js plugin dispatches calls to available VMs. Data on VMs, HMDs, and calls is displayed in-browser. Streams start/stop with call.
Successfully coordinated deployment of solution on in-House 5G network of QC.