Saurabh Deshmukh

About Saurabh Deshmukh

I am a Senior Engineering Leader with 21+ years of experience in building and scaling global engineering organizations and delivering enterprise-scale financial platforms. Over my career at FIS, I’ve grown from hands-on engineering to leading 140+ professionals (including managers of managers), driving technology strategy, and aligning engineering delivery to business outcomes.Key highlights of my career so far:• Scaled engineering org from 25 → 140+ engineers, mentoring managers and building a strong leadership pipeline.• Oversaw modernization of a retirement platform generating $42M+ annual revenue, migrating to cloud-native microservices (Kubernetes, Docker).• Partnered with product and business leaders to launch enterprise platforms.• Championed agile transformation, analytics-driven insights, and cost optimization initiatives, saving millions in operational expenses.• Expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, Agile delivery, and US Retirement (401k) domain.I am passionate about building high-performing teams, mentoring future leaders, and driving innovation at scale. Always eager to explore challenges that combine technology leadership, organizational scaling, and business impact.

Experience

1. Associate Director - Product Development

   FIS

   Oct 2020 — Present · Pune, IN

   Platform Modernization InitiativeThis initiative has been one of the rare, end-to-end learning experiences in my career—spanning from strategic planning to execution. I’ve had the opportunity to lead this transformation from the ground up: formulating the plan, hiring the right talent, ramping up the team, and driving execution.In this challenging role, I’ve led a growing team of over 140 professionals, including fresh graduates (25%+), which has been a uniquely rewarding experience in team development and mentoring. Acting as a Manager of Managers, I’ve worked closely with cross-functional teams across Development (.NET and Java), QA, Automation, New Product Development, Legacy Systems, PMO, and Scrum Masters.Key responsibilities and achievements include:• Collaborated with senior leadership to define product and technology strategy, while maintaining alignment with budget and financial goals.• Partnered with business heads to evaluate, prioritize, and roadmap new initiatives, while setting clear objectives and KPIs for delivery teams.• Oversaw Software Development for Retirement Product Line generating $42 million in annual revenue.• Built and scaled a high-performing team culture with an emphasis on mentorship, continuous improvement, and agile delivery.Throughout this journey, I’ve remained deeply committed to personal and professional growth—continually reading, listening, analysing, and adapting to become a more effective leader. I view this as an ongoing journey, grounded in a mindset of lifelong learning.

Education

• Walchand College of Engineering(A Govt. Aided Autonomous Institute),SANGLI-M.S

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE

  2000 — 2003

• G.H.Raisoni College of Engineering

  Diploma of Education

  1997 — 2000

Skills

• Web Services
• Soa
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Sdlc
• Jquery
• Web Applications
• Asp.net
• Requirements Analysis
• Requirements Gathering
• Ajax
• C#
• .net
• Software Project Management
• Asp.net Mvc
• Software Development
• Bootstrap
• Wcf
• Xml