Veeresh T
Engineering Leader | Building Observability Suite| AI/ML Enthusiast | E-Commerce | AI-Driven Data Quality | Distributed Systems
- Role
- Engineering Manager at Rakuten India
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Veeresh T
Results-oriented Engineering Leader with 12+ years of experience driving end-to-end product development, from MVP to enterprise-scale SaaS solutions in observability, data platforms, and e-commerce. Proven track record in building and mentoring cross-functional teams (up to 20+ engineers), architecting scalable microservices on AWS/GCP, and delivering measurable impact—such as reducing infrastructure costs by 30%+ and scaling systems to handle 100K+ QPM. Excel in balancing hands-on technical contributions (Java, Python, React) with strategic leadership, fostering ownership-driven cultures, and aligning engineering with business goals.
Experience
Engineering Manager
Aug 2020 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Lead a 20+ member cross-functional team (backend, frontend, QA, DevOps & Data Engineering) across Application Observability, Data Observability, and Security Observability products, driving monthly releases, sprint planning, and agile ceremonies to ensure on-time delivery of enterprise features- Architected and scaled two flagship SaaS products from scratch: Application Observability (APM, log/infra monitoring) and Data Observability (ETL pipeline monitoring with AI-driven data quality checks for freshness, volume, schema drift), onboarding 5+ external enterprise clients via demos, custom deployments (SaaS/on-prem), and handling escalations—achieving ROI within 6-8 months and generating new revenue streams- Integrated AI tools (e.g, CoPilot, RAG) into Data Observability for natural language querying (e.g,\"Number of incidents last week\") and automated monitoring configs, enhancing user efficiency by 40% and reducing manual data validation efforts- Mentored 15+ junior engineers on ownership, debugging, and long-term solutions, resulting in 5+ promotions/transitions to independent feature leads; recognized with \"Best Leadership and Mentorship Leader\" award- Grew the R&D team from 3 interns + 1 senior engineer to 20+ by leading hiring, career pathing, and cross-functional collaboration with product/program managers, building trust and alignment for roadmap execution- Directed technical roadmap for observability suite, incorporating open-source foundations into full-featured tools, scaled adoption across Rakuten\'s 5+ internal products, reducing third-party tool costs by 50%- Oversaw release management, production stability initiatives, and observability enhancements (e.g, job metrics dashboards, synthetic monitoring), minimizing downtime by 35% through proactive issue resolution and team accountability.
Education
St.Johns High School Fort Bellary
S.S.L.C, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates
2000 — 2004
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
2010 — 2013
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