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Mahesh Purushothaman
Senior Director of Software Engineering specializing in cloud-native microservices for streaming platforms
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Engineering leader who drove TiVo IPTV’s client-facing API modernization from a monolith to AWS-based microservices (API Gateway, Lambda, EKS, Kafka, DynamoDB/RDS), including phased/blue-green production routing of millions of calls. Emphasizes org scaling through skill-based hiring, mentorship, and a you-build-you-run ownership culture, while balancing technical leadership with executive stakeholder communication and budgeting.
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Key Strengths
- Led monolith-to-microservices transformation for TiVo IPTV client-facing APIs
- Designed AWS-based architecture using API Gateway, Lambda, and managed Kubernetes (EKS)
- Executed phased/blue-green production rollouts routing millions of calls to reduce regression risk
- Built streaming ingestion pipeline for external TV guide metadata using managed Kafka into DynamoDB/RDS
- Drove org/process change: redefined roles, change management, and adopted you-build-you-run ownership
- Formed and enabled full-stack cross-functional teams (server, client, DevOps, QA) with training and mentorship
- Established KPI-driven measurement of productivity and quality (dev/deploy time, quality and production metrics)
- Strong executive/stakeholder communication and budget management alongside hands-on technical leadership
- Led architectural selection of modern UI framework (chose VueJS over ReactJS based on microservices-driven UI update needs)
- Implemented automated end-to-end testing infrastructure to catch regressions early
- Introduced API versioning to maintain backward compatibility amid breaking changes
- Resolved cross-team Agile planning conflicts by aligning two teams with input from Product Marketing and Customer Success
- Improved developer experience by launching a Swagger-based API developer portal and chatbot documentation; reduced support tickets
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