Technology Leader · 25+ years

Ankur Patel

VP of Engineering · CTO · Director of Technology

Results-driven technology leader with 25+ years of experience across cloud, AI, and enterprise architecture. I build and scale high-performing engineering organizations, architect resilient cloud-native platforms, and translate business strategy into measurable outcomes—driving growth, efficiency, and innovation at scale.

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Leadership Impact

Outcomes from leading engineering at multiple companies.

0 → 16
Engineers hired in 6 months, cross-functional across frontend, backend, DevOps and QA.
300%
Traffic growth absorbed on EKS / serverless platforms with zero downtime.
99.9%+
Production uptime with disaster-recovery protocols and DevOps automation.
30–50%
Cloud cost savings delivered through right-sizing, IaC, and architectural review.
24h → 60m
Release cycles compressed via Terraform / AWS CDK automation.
+30%
Productivity lift from embedding AI into hiring, execution, and product delivery.

Leadership Philosophy

Build teams that compound

  • Scaled engineering 0 → 16 in six months.
  • Defined hiring bar and interview loop across frontend, backend, DevOps, QA.
  • Established operating cadence and agile culture.
  • Velocity compounds quarter over quarter.

Architect for the next 10x

  • Cloud-native on EKS, serverless, RDS, MongoDB, ElastiCache.
  • Absorbs 3× traffic spikes without downtime.
  • Meets 99.9%+ SLOs with DR protocols in place.
  • Keeps cloud spend flat as the business scales.

Embed AI into how we ship

  • AI across the full SDLC - hiring, execution, product and deployment.
  • +30% engineering productivity.
  • +40% cost efficiency.
  • No compromise on quality or review rigor.

Turn strategy into shipped outcomes

  • Translate business objectives into engineering roadmaps.
  • +20% engineering velocity, 2× faster scaling.
  • 30% sales growth and 50% CSAT lift on a flagship SaaS overhaul.
  • Clear stakeholder comms from Engineering to C-suite.

Core Competencies

  • Engineering Leadership & Strategy
  • Technical & Solution Architecture
  • Cloud, Infrastructure & Security
  • AI-Driven Productivity
  • DevOps & Automation
  • Product Development Lifecycle
  • Technology Due Diligence
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Strategic Planning
  • Team & Culture Building
  • Performance Monitoring & Evaluation
  • Code Quality & Risk Management
  • Budgeting, Cost Control & Vendor Management
  • Training & Knowledge Sharing

Certifications & Credentials

MIT Professional Education, IIT Roorkee, 3× AWS (expired), and 6× Sisense certifications.

Leadership & Data Science

MIT Professional Education — Leadership & Innovation, July 2022 IIT Roorkee — PGCP Data Science & Machine Learning

AWS

Sisense, Data Science & BI

Awards

  • CEO's Club — Outstanding Performer · Theorem (India) Pvt Ltd
  • Outstanding Performer · iSOCRATES
  • First Runner-up · IIT Roorkee PGCP-DSML Hackathon