Nandakumar Subramaniam

About Nandakumar Subramaniam

Business Impact & Product Growth• Spearheaded AI/ML and LLM-powered solutions that directly enhanced Gen’s privacy platform.• Expanded data broker coverage from 40 to 200+, significantly increasing product reach and effectiveness.• Drove 75% YoY product revenue growth, scaling from $9.5M to $51.1M in three years.• Reduced cost-of-goods-sold per customer from ~$5 to $1.25, achieving approximately $1M in annual savings.AI & Technical Innovation• Specialized in applying machine learning and LLMs to real-world SaaS products.• Practical experience with automated MLOps: led end-to-end NLP pipeline setup using Doccano, Git+DVC, spaCy for training, MLflow, SageMaker, and CloudWatch for monitoring.• Focused on AI Engineering Leadership—delivering secure, performant, and scalable platforms using GenAI, Prompt Engineering. Platform Engineering & System Optimization• Designed and optimized backend systems to support privacy automation at scale.• Executed strategic backend improvements that enabled both performance gains and cost reductions.• Experienced in bridging Generative AI with robust backend platforms to solve technically complex challenges.Team Leadership & Culture Building• Scaled engineering team from 8 to 20 engineers across multiple time zones.• Mentored and promoted several team members into senior and leadership roles.• Fostered a culture of continuous improvement and innovation through regular knowledge-sharing forums.• Improved engineering efficiency by ~15% through adoption of GitHub Copilot and process optimization.Vision & Passion• Passionate about applying AI responsibly and practically, not just for experimentation but for clear product outcomes.• Committed to building high-trust, high-impact engineering teams that move fast without sacrificing quality.• Thrive in roles that combine technical depth with strategic leadership, especially in high-growth, data-sensitive environments.

Experience

1. Senior Director of Engineering

   Optery

   Jul 2025 — Present

Education

• M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science

  1996 — 2000

• University of Southern California

  Master of Science (MS), Computer Science

  2003 — 2005

Skills

• Win32 Api
• Html
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Software Engineering
• Jquery
• Chrome Extensions
• Team Leadership
• Test Automation
• Project Management
• Distributed Systems
• Software Design
• Sql
• Product Management
• Xml
• Integration
• Plannning
• Business Intelligence
• Visual C++
• Debugging
• Java
• Design Patterns
• Cloud Computing
• Management Development
• Stl
• Testing
• Javascript
• Ios Development
• Cvs
• Threat Analysis
• Threat Modeling
• C++
• Continuous Integration
• Object Oriented Design
• Sdlc
• Cloud Applications
• Visual Studio
• Quality Assurance
• Software Development
• Scrum