Dhana Shunmugasundram
Scaling teams. Modernizing platforms. Turning strategy into measurable results — with fewer meetings than you’d expect.
- Role
- Senior Director of Engineering at Salesforce
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Dhana Shunmugasundram
I’m a technology executive with 15+ years leading high-performance engineering organizations, building scalable SaaS platforms, and transforming operations for high-growth companies.My leadership style blends strategic vision with operational discipline — I align technology strategy with business outcomes, empower global teams, and deliver measurable improvements in product quality, customer experience, and operational efficiency.My career highlights include:• Post-M&A integration of 40+ engineers across U.S. and Poland, creating unified culture, governance, and delivery practices.• Driving 10x operational efficiency, 34% API error reduction, and a 92% support backlog decrease.• Launching the first Clari-Sisense joint product, earning Best New Product recognition from enterprise customers.• Leading zero-disruption migrations to AWS and Stripe, enabling scalability and revenue continuity.• Defined and executed AI strategy, delivering prioritization engines, smart prospecting tools, and AI-powered personalization features that strengthened competitive advantage through strategic build-vs-buy decisions.I’m passionate about building resilient engineering organizations that can adapt to change, close competitive gaps, and seize new market opportunities. My teams know me for clarity of direction, decisive execution, and a commitment to developing leaders at every level.
Experience
Senior Director of Engineering
Dec 2025 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Leading the Shopper Agent team
Education
University at Buffalo
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering
University at Buffalo
Bachelor of Science (B.S), Computer Science
University at Buffalo
Master of Arts, Informatics
Skills
- Mobile Devices
- User Interface
- Zend Framework
- Usability
- Ajax
- Agile Methodologies
- Performance Tuning
- Codes
- Javascript
- Html 5
- Programming Languages
- C#
- Html5
- React
- Sql Server
- Front-End
- Microsoft Sql Server
- User Experience
- Sql
- Php
- Representational State Transfer (Rest)
- User Interface Design
- Jquery
- Software Development
- Python
- Grunt
- Web Applications
- Web Development
- SEO
- Backbone.js
- Html
- Rest
- Css
- Web Services
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