Rakesh Khanduja

About Rakesh Khanduja

I believe the future of the enterprise will be powered by agentic AI systems that work in production — secure, governed, and accountable by design.For 22+ years, I’ve built the infrastructure that makes this possible.My career spans two complementary worlds. As a Startup Founder & CTO, I learned how to build fast, innovate under pressure, and take products from idea to acquisition. As a Senior Engineering Leader at Microsoft, I learned how to scale those innovations to serve millions of users and highly regulated enterprises.Today, I work at the intersection of AI, data, and security, shaping platforms such as Microsoft Purview and Sentinel. My focus is on:Data foundations, governance, and trustCloud-native security and observabilityAgentic workflows that move beyond demos into reliable executionI’m a builder at heart, with 6+ US patents reflecting a long-term commitment to applied R&D. I’m most energized where deep technical complexity meets real business outcomes — from zero-trust architectures to AI-ready data platforms.Beyond systems, I mentor teams and leaders to adopt AI responsibly — not just faster, but safer, more observable, and aligned with how decisions actually get made.Topics I write and speak about:• Taking AI from demo to production• Data foundations, governance, and trust• Enterprise-ready agentic AI• Scaling engineering teams and platformsIf you’re building AI systems that need to work in the real world — or figuring out what breaks when they don’t — let’s connect.

Experience

1. Principal Software Engineer Lead

   Microsoft

   Aug 2019 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Worked as Primary Architect for designing the core compliance and data governance capabilities in Azure SQL Server with RBAC and ABAC policy frameworks. Led the architecture, design and successful integration across the data platforms.

Education

• Shri Vaishnav Institute of Technology & Science, Baroli, Sanwar Road, Indore

  BE, Information technology

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Soa
• Web Services
• Team Management
• Information Security Management
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Java
• C#
• Software Development
• Product Management
• Business Intelligence
• Technical Architecture
• Weblogic
• Agile Methodologies
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Spring
• Information Security
• Software Quality Assurance
• Sql
• Xml
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Software Project Management
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Enterprise Architecture
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Software Engineering