Maitri Chattopadhyay

About Maitri Chattopadhyay

Engineer with experience in leading and managing large-scale, high-impact projects across global markets. Recognized as a high performer for consistently delivering innovative technical solutions under tight deadlines, while maintaining productivity and quality. Expertise in microservice architecture, distributed computing, cloud technologies, ad-tech and commerce. Skilled at driving cross-functional collaboration, mentoring engineering teams, and developing scalable solutions for high-concurrency systems.

Experience

1. Engineering Tech Lead

   Disney Streaming

   Oct 2022 — Present

   I contribute to the Live-DAI (Digital Ad Insertion) stack for ad serving across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, enabling dynamic ad insertion for live streaming content. Led the design, implementation, and testing of new pod assembly architecture for ad breaks on Disney+ Live content, enabling Disney Ad Server to place ads in the LATAM and US markets. In LATAM, where peak concurrency reached 1.8M users, optimized pod creation in real-time to minimize requests per second (RPS), significantly reducing infrastructure costs while maintaining seamless ad delivery.Engineered the integration of Google Ad Manager (GAM) for the international expansion of Disney+ Ad Tier across select countries in EMEA, LATAM, and APAC. Spearheaded the technical work required to ensure seamless ad delivery through both Disney Ad Server and GAM, critical for the successful launch of the Ad-supported tier in these regions.

Education

• University of Colorado Boulder

  Master’s Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering

• SRM IST Chennai

  Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering