Angu S K.
Director of Engineering @ Saama | Growth Mindset Leader| Generative AI, LLM | Accelerating Clinical Trials | Self-starter | Building and Growing Product and Engineering Team from 0 to 1 and Enterprise scaling
- Role
- Director of Engineering at Saama
- Location
- Livermore, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Angu S K.
Director of Engineering with 10+ years building and scaling enterprise AI and distributed systems. Proven in taking customer-facing platforms from 0→1 to global scale, driving $20M+ in revenue and 75% workflow efficiency gains. Experienced in building multi-layer engineering organizations and partnering with Product and GTM to deliver search-adjacent AI platforms using LLMs, RAG, retrieval/ranking, and cloud-native architectures.
Experience
Director of Engineering
Aug 2024 — Present · Campbell, CA, US
Leadership & People ManagementLed and mentored a 15-member engineering organization comprising software engineers and engineering managersEstablished and maintained high-performing teams through strategic hiring, coaching, and talent developmentImplemented performance management frameworks and career development programs to foster team growthCreated an inclusive engineering culture promoting innovation, knowledge sharing, and continuous learningAchieved high team retention through effective mentorship and growth opportunitiesTechnical Leadership & StrategySpearheaded the development of DocGen AI platform for automated generation of clinical trial documentationArchitected end-to-end ML solutions for protocol documents and clinical study report generationDefined technical roadmap and strategic direction for AI/ML initiatives in collaboration with product teamsEstablished best practices for ML model development, deployment, and monitoringProduct Development & InnovationDrove the successful launch of DocGen SaaS product from conception to productionEstablished agile development processes resulting in consistent, high-quality deliverablesWon multiple hackathon competitions for innovative ML solutionsContributed to the ML community through open-source projects and technical blog postsCross-functional LeadershipPartnered with Product Management to align technical capabilities with market needsLed technical discussions in RFI responses and customer presentationsEstablished strong relationships with key stakeholders across Product, ML, and Business teamsDeveloped and presented executive-level updates on project status and strategic initiativesCustomer Success & Business ImpactEngaged directly with enterprise customers to gather requirements and prioritize feature developmentTranslated complex technical concepts into business value propositions for stakeholdersContributed to significant revenue growth through successful product deployments
Education
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Master's degree, Computer Engineering
2013 — 2015
Kongu Engineering College
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electronics and Communications Engineering
2008 — 2012
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