Narayan Iyer
Grafton,MA
Summary
Experienced and certified senior engineering leader with 25+ years of expertise in driving global teams and managing portfolios valued at $200M+. Proven track record of achieving 99.999% uptime while reducing AWS costs by 90%. Instrumental in leading a $1.8B platform with a 100% team retention rate.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Engineering Manager
Gemini
08.2020 - Current
- Led global engineering teams overseeing the Gemini Credit Card product, integrating credit and fraud risk management, and optimizing a $200M+ portfolio to deliver instant crypto rewards for customers
- Led the swift implementation of key back-office features, including secure transaction synchronization (PGP & AWS KMS), enabling on-time product launch to first 10K users. Subsequently built and mentored a high-performing team of 7 senior engineers, driving operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Ensured 99.999% SLA for a $200M Credit Card platform serving 1MM+ customers, demonstrating a commitment to operational excellence and customer obsession.
- Took ownership of 2 additional teams, boosting team velocity by 5x through lean principles and Kanban, accelerating key feature delivery, and driving overall productivity improvements.
Senior Engineering Manager
Lookout
10.2018 - 08.2020
- Led development and scaling of secure products, including SecureBrowsing and DataCompromise API, to millions of users, and led Lookout's $100M+ data-centric cloud security product with defense-in-depth strategy.
- Spearheaded rapid-response troubleshooting team to detect production issues and perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA), delivering executive-level recommendations within 24-72 hours, reducing downtime, improving service reliability, and enhancing customer satisfaction.
- Achieved AWS cost optimization initiatives that reduced monthly bill from $200K to $20K by identifying inefficiencies, implementing best practices, and leveraging cost-effective cloud solutions.
Engineering Manager
Outfront Media
12.2015 - 10.2018
- Owned advertising platform that leverages the power of location, creative, and smart audience data to drive meaningful connections between brands and audiences, driving an annual revenue of $1.8B,
- Hired and mentored a 25-member metrics-driven software engineering team, achieving 100% retention, driving multiple internal promotions, and building a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and high performance,
- Architected, Led & Delivered an event-based system using CQRS to boost tracking and validation and a Big Data (Petabytes) solution enhancing data accuracy and improving conversions and revenues by 25%,
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
Oklahoma City University
OKC, OK12.1995
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
Pune University
India02.1994
Skills
- Strategic Planning & Execution
- Process Improvement & Manage Project Dependencies
- OKR & Metrics
- Performance Evaluations, Mentoring, Training & Customer Focus
- Java, Python, Elixir, Golang, TypeScript
- AWS, GCP, Azure & Cloud Optimization
- SQL & NoSQL Databases
- Load Balancing, Application Monitoring & Site Reliability Engineering
- Kafka, Kubernetes, Microservices & Distributed Systems
- Search & Discovery
Websites
Certification
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- AWS Certified Solution Architect
Timeline
Senior Engineering Manager
Gemini
08.2020 - Current
Senior Engineering Manager
Lookout
10.2018 - 08.2020
Engineering Manager
Outfront Media
12.2015 - 10.2018
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- AWS Certified Solution Architect
Master of Science - Computer Science
Oklahoma City University
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
Pune University
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