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Santhana Parthasarathy
Executive Engineering Leader specializing in SaaS, Security/Identity, and AI/ML
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Engineering leader (ActiveCampaign, Yalo) with a track record of scaling both systems and orgs: grew an engineering team from 90+ to 200+ (30+ scrum teams) while re-architecting a marketing automation platform from batch to near real-time. Led major infrastructure shifts (RabbitMQ to Kafka, multi-region redundancy) and reports outcomes including 600%+ throughput gains, 99.99% uptime, and business growth from ~80K to 185K customers with revenue surpassing $200M over ~3 years.
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Key Strengths
- Aligned technology roadmap to business OKRs and customer pain points
- Led multi-quarter platform/data re-architecture enabling AI/ML and real-time processing
- Drove growth from ~80K to 185K customers and revenue to $200M+ over ~3 years (ActiveCampaign)
- Managed large-scale messaging migration (RabbitMQ to Kafka) using dual-write + feature flags to minimize disruption
- Scaled engineering org from 90+ to 200+ over 3 years; oversaw 30+ scrum teams
- Implemented org structure split (Product Engineering vs Platform Engineering) to improve delivery and reliability
- Built cross-functional operating cadence with Product, Customer Success, and GTM to increase customer empathy
- Improved platform throughput by 600%+ and achieved 99.99% uptime via near real-time architecture and redundancy
- Established multi-region redundancy strategy (MRDC) and strengthened security practices (static/dynamic testing, AuthN/AuthZ, access controls)
- Created stakeholder alignment via clear weekly technical progress reporting tied to customer impact (Yalo)
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