Debashish Panda
Technical Talent Strategist | AI, Cloud & Backend Engineering | Scaling High-Impact Teams @ Salesforce
- Role
- Talent Advisor at Salesforce
- Location
- Hyderabad, TG, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Debashish Panda
I build high-impact engineering teams across Backend, Cloud Infrastructure and AI/ML at Salesforce.With 15+ years in technology recruiting across semiconductor and enterprise SaaS, I specialize in hiring for:• Distributed Systems• Backend Engineering (Java, Golang, Microservices)• Cloud & Platform Infrastructure• Generative AI & ML Engineering• Senior IC & Tech Leadership rolesMy approach is strategic — not transactional.I partner closely with engineering leaders to align hiring with product velocity, scalability, and long-term technical depth.Previously, I led large-scale campus and semiconductor hiring at Cypress (now part of Infineon), giving me a strong foundation in deep-tech and systems talent.Today, my focus is future-ready hiring — AI-native engineering, platform scalability, and high-performance technical teams.If you are building at scale or exploring backend / AI opportunities, let’s connect.
Experience
Talent Advisor
Jul 2019 — Present · Hyderabad, IN
Lead hiring for Backend, Cloud Infrastructure and AI-focused engineering roles across Availability & Platform teams.Key Focus Areas:• Distributed systems & microservices• Backend (Java, Python, Golang)• Kafka, Caching, High-Scale APIs• AI/ML & Emerging Tech hiring• Security & Platform EngineeringImpact:• Scaled backend & AI engineering teams from 0 → 100 engineers across platform availability group.• Reduced time-to-fill by 25% through structured pipeline design and passive talent engagement strategy• Built strong passive talent networks across backend & AI ecosystems
Education
Sanjay Memorial Institute of Technology (SMIT), Berhampur
MBA, Human Resource Management
Skills
- Recruiting
- Interviews
- Social Media Marketing
- Screening
- Campus Placement
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Candidate Screening
- Technical Recruiting
- Sourcing
- Screening Resumes
- Pipeline Building
- Direct Sourcing
- Candidate Generation
- Talent Acquisition
- Full-Cycle Recruiting
- Networking
- Executive Search
- Human Resources
- Employer Branding
- Social Networking
- Vendor Management
- Research
- Internet Recruiting
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