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Krishna Chaitanya Bandaru

Staff Technical Program Manager
Snohomish,WA

Summary

Experienced Technical Program Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry, managing cross functional/organization projects related to New Platforms, Features, Expansion.I bring in 13+ years of experience as a Manager &

engineer with hand's on development experience in distributed architecture, Micro services, Mobile APP & Middleware components.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Staff Technical Program Manager

Coupang
Seattle, Washington
03.2024 - Current
  • Managing Portfolio for Fulfillment Technologies organization comprising of 10 teams and 18SDM's. Maximized ROI for technology investments through careful analysis of requirements, cost-benefit assessments, and stakeholder input.
  • Improved cross-functional collaboration by establishing regular meetings and facilitating clear documentation/status reports across VP's.
  • Drove successful product launches by coordinating with stakeholders, managing schedules, and mitigating risks.
  • Led international project teams to successfully deliver complex initiatives within budgetary constraints.

Senior Technical Program Manager

Amazon
Bellevue, Washington
7 2019 - 03.2024

Working with Alexa Audio (Music & Podcast) as a Senior Technical Program Manager to provide better features to Alexa Customers on both 1P devices and 3P devices from 1P and 3P Music Service providers (MSPs).

  • Planned and executed 4-5 multi-year cross-org projects for Alexa Audio like international presence expansion by creating platform for RestOfTheWorld(ROW). Successfully optimized and expanded platform to 29 countries with MSP's like Spotify for 1P devices and 3P devices.
  • Expansion of Alexa Audio to Arabic (new locale) on ROW platform and paved future for expansion for future locales.
  • Alexa Audio domain E2E Reliability improvement.
  • Engaged and worked alongside cross-functional stakeholders to manage strategic initiatives.
  • Managed multiple strategic projects with numerous sub-projects or work streams.
  • Orchestrated smooth and efficient program development by collaborating cross-functionally across departments.
  • Collaborated with business leadership to set priorities based on business needs, resource capacity and risk exposure.
  • Established milestones and objectives based on input from functional areas and stakeholders.

Technical Program Manager

Amazon
Seattle, Washington
09.2017 - 07.2019

Part of Identity platform team for Customer/partner data creation & authentication, responsible for managing flagship projects that have direct impact on security of end users of Amazon and its subsidiaries. Driven many technical programs including

  • Migration to Amazon Trust Services vended certificates for their SSL negotiation from Symantec for 39 domains which serve Authentication, Authorization, Login with Amazon activities used by all of Amazon devices for their Authentication and maintaining Authentication state. Login with Amazon services is used by ~50,000 clients outside Amazon.
  • Login with Amazon REST Authorization solution for 3P apps like Netflix integration on FTV.
  • Security certification program: certified 4 RED applications, completed threat modeling for 24 front end services, resolved 52 critical and high risks, cancelled 10 high risks, downgraded 11 high risks.
  • Mobile Authentication Platform TPM activities for launches like Kindle Free time launch in CA & JP, Up-level based on new OS releases, security improvements.

Application Engineer

Amazon
Seattle, Washington
08.2016 - 09.2017

Application Engineer lead managing customization of Amazon Sign-in screens for 50+ Amazon websites/Apps like PrimeVideo, PrimeNow, Quidsi, IMDB, PrimeWardrobe, Amazon Business, AmazonFresh.

Application Engineer

Amazon
01.2014 - 08.2016

Application engineer lead helped creating operational excellence team for Identity services team to improve operational readiness for platform team like 1-box metrics publisher used by all of Amazon still. Migrated services from legacy servers to Amazon EC2.

Systems Engineer

Infosys Technologies
03.2011 - 01.2014

Systems engineer with Infosys, worked for client WellsFargo as Infrastructure engineer to create & manage infrastructure for 200+ core BI reporting applications on AIX, Linux and Solaris operating systems.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

JNTU Kakinada
India
08.2006 - 05.2010

Skills

Software Development Life Cycle

Cross functional Team Builder

Technical Program Management

Solution & Services Delivery

Software Agile/Waterfall Development

Vendor/Partner Management

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Planning

Languages

English
Telugu
Hindi

Timeline

Staff Technical Program Manager

Coupang
03.2024 - Current

Technical Program Manager

Amazon
09.2017 - 07.2019

Application Engineer

Amazon
08.2016 - 09.2017

Application Engineer

Amazon
01.2014 - 08.2016

Systems Engineer

Infosys Technologies
03.2011 - 01.2014

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

JNTU Kakinada
08.2006 - 05.2010

Senior Technical Program Manager

Amazon
7 2019 - 03.2024
Krishna Chaitanya BandaruStaff Technical Program Manager