Engineering Director, Cloud-Native Platform Modernization

Sanjay Belagodu

Pleasanton, CA • 408-***-**** • ******.********@*****.*** • linkedin.com/in/sanjay-belagodu CAREER PROFILE

I am an Engineering leader with 20+ years of experience building and scaling globally distributed engineering organizations across fintech, SaaS, and cybersecurity sectors. I have a proven track record of leading large-scale platform modernization, B2B and white-label B2B2C SaaS transformations that power mobile and web transaction systems. I specialize in delivering customer-focused product results for complex, global payment systems and enterprise SaaS platforms. My technical leadership has directly contributed to strategic acquisitions by JPMorgan and Akamai.

My expertise lies in managing distributed teams across the U.S., India, Europe, and APAC by providing a structured, protective environment where engineers can thrive while driving cloud-native strategy and operational excellence.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Architected a Configuration-as-Code transition, delivered by a 3-person team in 6 months. This reduced support tickets by 60%, eliminated deployment bottlenecks across thousands of configurations, and established the foundation for the Forward Deployed Engineering team.

• Recognized that a rigid B2B2C portal was driving significant operational toil and bottlenecking developer velocity; championed a SaaS transformation using Domain-Driven Design that realized 30% faster performance and a 60% reduction in support volume.

• Directed a comprehensive end-to-end migration framework and assembled a cross-functional on-call squad to migrate enterprise infrastructure from AWS to internal cloud hosting for a cloud-native client serving 1.7M end-users, delivering $500K monthly savings with 100% uptime. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AKAMAI — Santa Clara, CA 02/2018 – 03/2026

Director of Engineering, Enterprise Security Products Lead a global engineering organization of 45+ Engineers across 4 teams with a $12M annual budget, reporting directly to VP of Engineering while managing security products serving Fortune 500 enterprises.

• Led the development of a strategic knowledge intelligence system, utilizing a private LLM-based RAG application and comprehensive documentation to drastically reduce support response times;

• Led the formation of a Forward Deployed Engineering organization to manage high-demand enterprise customization needs; engineered a methodical intake-to-deployment framework that accelerated delivery velocity by 83%, compressing timelines from 3 months to 2 weeks to surpass OKRs, secure strategic accounts, and establish new service revenue streams.

• Orchestrated cross-team development to extend security protection to off-network devices to close a critical product gap for SMB and residential segments, delivering a 20% increase in subscription revenue from existing customers.

• Established DevSecOps practices and automated CI/CD pipelines across all security product lines, accelerating feature delivery velocity by 65% and reducing security vulnerabilities in production by 80%. Nominum (Akamai acquired Nominum in 2018) — Redwood City, CA 07/2013 – 02/2018 Engineering Director, Enterprise Security Products Directed Applications Engineering teams for enterprise security division with 35 Engineers across 3 cross-functional teams, overseeing $8M product portfolio while reporting to Chief Technology Officer.

• Directed transformation of complex backend DNS infrastructure into scalable cloud-native SaaS platform powering B2B2C customer-facing responsive web and mobile-integrated security experiences.

• Launched industry-first cloud-native SaaS platforms powering enterprise DNS firewall solution by orchestrating development of real-time threat intelligence platform, capturing 15% market share and generating $45M in revenue over 3 years.

• Migrated legacy security infrastructure to cloud-native microservices architecture, reducing operational costs by $2.3M annually while improving system reliability to 99.99% uptime across all enterprise clients. BLACKHAWK NETWORKS — Pleasanton, CA 03/2012 – 07/2013 Senior Engineering Manager

Managed 25-person global Engineering team across Mobile and Web platforms with $5M development budget spanning US and India, reporting to the Director of Engineering while overseeing gift card transaction reconciliation systems.

• Led modernization of Blackhawk’s consumer digital wallet platform, delivering responsive mobile experiences and RESTful API frameworks supporting large-scale global transaction systems, supporting 500+ retail brands, processing $2B in annual transaction volume while achieving 99.9% payment processing reliability.

• Partnered closely with Product and Architecture leadership to modernize legacy systems into scalable API-first fintech platforms supporting mobile and web ecosystems.

• Modernized transactional reconciliation system to scale throughput by 50%, successfully maintaining 100% SLA compliance during high-volume holiday traffic peaks. JPMORGAN CHASE (JPMorgan acquired Xign in 2007) — Pleasanton, CA 02/2001 – 03/2012 Senior Application Development Manager

Managed enterprise application development for Commercial Card and Procurement businesses under Treasury unit with 40+ Developers globally, overseeing $10M annual development budget while reporting to VP of Technology.

• Led and expanded global development teams in the U.S., India, and Hong Kong and established agile delivery practices, reducing application development costs by 35% while maintaining rigorous security.

• Directed engineering delivery for large-scale payment processing, ACH workflows, settlement systems, and ERP-integrated financial platforms operating within highly regulated banking environments.

• Architected global order-to-pay settlement platform processing $100B+ in annual transactions, achieving 99.99% uptime while supporting 40,000+ global suppliers and 1000+ large corporate and banking customers.

• Architected and extended legacy AP systems to a single-use-account (SUA) settlement model via Mastercard, processing $30B+ in annual transaction volume and generating an estimated $12M+ annually in working capital yield for large corporate clients while maintaining strict supplier SLA compliance.

• Launched an industry-first dynamic discounting solution. This innovation turned enterprise AP departments into revenue generators, driving $10M+ in annual savings for a key institutional client. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE, Mysore, India SKILLS

Languages and Frameworks: Java, Python, Node.js, Spring, Hibernate, React, Redux, Flyway, Kafka, GraphQL, Bootstrap, Angular, Play Framework, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, RESTful API Databases and Infra: Postgres, Oracle, Vertica, Cloud Hosting (AWS, GCP), TimesTen, SSO Data and Analytics: Tableau, Looker, Spotfire, D3.js, Pentaho, LogiAnalytics, Grafana, Hydraulics Standards: SOC2, PII, GDPR,FedRamp, Accessibility (WCAG), Internationalization (i18n) Others: SOWs, POs, Capex, SaaS, PaaS, Security OKR, Build-vs-Buy, SLA/SLO, Extensible-MVP, Developer Experience, Subscription Management, Performance Management CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SCRUM ALLIANCE

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